Harrison John MULLETT [c.1892-1972] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Harrison John MULLETT [c.1892-1972]

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Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-08-27 14:44
Names
Given: 
Harrison John
Family: 
Mullett
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1892-01-03 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Castleton, Ontario
Birthplace (country): 
Canada
Death
Date: 
c.1972-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Mullett's occupation in 1941 as "Dentist".

Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
WW2: repatriated 1943 Teia Maru + Gripsholm
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Submitted by Nicola on Wed, 2014-08-27 23:09.

Harrison John Mullett born 3rd Jan 1892 Castleton Ontario. Died 1972. Repatriated on Gripsholm. Had accompanied wife Pearl Jane back to Canada in May 1940 and seemingly returned to China alone. United Church of Canada Archives have following details. www.united-church.ca/local/archives/on/search

Biographical Sketch: Harrison J. Mullett (1892-1972) taught dentistry and served as a missionary in China. He attended the Regina Normal School and the Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. He was appointed to China in 1917 to serve on the staff of the West China Union University. He was interned in a prisoner-of-war camp in from 1941 to 1943. He returned to China from 1945 to 1950. Upon his return to Canada, he joined the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto.

 Son John Harrison Mullett  born Chengdu c1919 also a dentist.  Major in the Canadian Dental Corps and was the Regimental Dentist for the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Italy and Holland during the Second World War. See www.albertaonrecord.ca/john-harrison-mullett-fonds

Submitted by David on Thu, 2014-08-28 18:25.

Thanks for the extra detail, I've updated the page.

1940 was the year that many western women were evacuated from Hong Kong. Most we hear of went to Australia, so it's interesting to hear of the Mulletts evacuating to Canada.

The repatriation from Hong Kong in 1943 was mostly made up of Canadians, see: 

http://gwulo.com/70-years-ago?date_filter[value][year]=1943&date_filter[value][month]=9&date_filter[value][day]=23

Regards, David