09 Feb 1945, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Death at the age of 70 of Chief Engineer Officer Harry Stainfield. He'd worked for the Merchant Navy on the SS Shun Chih.

At this time, ((after the Bungalow C deaths)) the Japanese allowed the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong into camp to visit his flock for the first (and only) time. We gathered to greet this venerable figure with flowing beard. Although he was surrounded by armed Japanese officers, he spoke to us fearlesly about 'the day of victory' and gave us words of encouragement. We lay folk were not allowed to speak with him, but our senior priest Father Meyer was permitted to address him with the body-guards in attendance.

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Death: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15287667

Bishop: Mabel Winifred Redwood, It Was Like This...2001, 178