Melicent Wathen
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Born19 March 1883
Died4 May 1984 (aged 101)
KnownforDiarist
Melicent Wathen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1883 |
| Died | 4 May 1984 (aged 101) |
| Known for | Diarist |
Melicent Wathen (19 March 1883 – 4 May 1984) was a British artist, wife of Gerard Wathen, and diarist, known for her memoirs surrounding the Amritsar massacre of 1919.[1][2][3][4]
In her 1919 diary, she writes about rumours of rebellion, that Reginald Dyer did not act alone, and how her husband helped prevent aerial bombing of Amritsar and the Golden Temple.[5][6][7][8]
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