Jeremiah MCCARTHY [1894-1968]

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Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 2015-11-08 22:29

Names

Given:

Jeremiah

Family:

McCarthy

Sex:

Male

Status:

Deceased

Birth

Date:

1894-04-30

Birthplace (town, state):

Stourport, Worcestershire

Death

Date:

1968-04-27

Father Jeremiah McCarthy was a member of the British Order of Jesuits - during the occupation he seems to have passed as Irish (although born in England and possibly a British citizen) because he was serving with the Irish Jesuit Order.

In November 1942 he was sent with Fr. Thomas Cooney to Macao to run a school for refugee children. While there he used his knowledge of chemistry (he had a Masters from Oxford) to devise substitute fuels to keep the power station running. On his return to Hong Kong after the war, he continued to use his training in co-operation with the Agricultural and Fisheries Dept.

He died in Hong Kong.

http://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/J-McCarthy.htm

http://boards.ancestry.com.au/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/3...