Norris evelyn davis biography
Norris evelyn davis biography
Evelyn D Norris (Davis) (1907 - 1994) - Genealogy - Geni.com.
Evelyn Norris
Noel Evelyn Norris (December 25, 1918 – February 15, 2014) was a Singaporean educator best known for her association with Raffles Girls' School.
She was also the first principal of Crescent Girls' School. Norris was a volunteer in the Royal Air Force during World War II and later became a Major in the People's Defence Force in charge of Singapore Women Auxiliary Corps.
Biography
Norris was born Noel Evelyn Norris on December 25, 1918.[1] She started primary school at Raffles Girls' Primary School in 1925.[1] She attended Raffles Girls' Schools until 1933, when she studied for a year at St.
George's Girls School.[2] She studied history at Raffles College and earned a degree in Education.[2]
Norris started teaching at Bukit Panjang Primary School in 1939, but when World War II broke out, she went to India and Ceylon as a volunteer in the Royal Air Force (RAF).[2][1] In the RAF, she worked as a librari