Joyce McCoan BASSETT (née THORNHILL) [1907-1977] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Joyce McCoan BASSETT (née THORNHILL) [1907-1977]

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Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2013-12-19 17:16
Names
Given: 
Joyce McCoan
Family: 
Bassett
Maiden: 
Thornhill
Sex: 
Female
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1907-01-01
Death
Date: 
c.1977-04-28 (Month, Day are approximate)

Joyce Bassett was a Government secretary during the December 1941 hostiities.

Interned at Stanley.

Source:

http://gwulo.com/node/13016

Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by annpake on Mon, 2020-04-13 23:36.

Passenger List 1939 Southampton to USA

Joyce M Bassett age 32 place of birth Hong Kong China Race  British Country of last permanent residence England

Joyce McCoan Thornhill baptised St Johns 5 April 1907

Joyce McCoan Bassett cremated 29 April 1977 age 70

Betty Steel's Diary ....." Some of the English girls were Vera Stanley, Joyce and Iris Thornhill, Beatrice Hardwick..."

She was the daughter of John Samuel Afonso McCoan Thornhill and Florence Eva Thornhill

Her siblings were Iris  McCoan Thornhill and John Henry McCoan Thornhill