21 May 1945, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2016-04-30 20:47
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Date(s) of events described:
Mon, 21 May 1945
Ellen Field (known at this time as Ellen Lee) leaves the Rosary Hill Red Cross Home for the safety of Macao.
Field ('The Shadow') worked with Dr.Selwyn-Clarke and Kiyoshi Watanabe on legal and illegal relief for the POW camps, and, independently of these two, on helping British soldiers escape to Free China. Watanabe had pressed her to go to Rosemary Hill and live quietly for her own safety, but eventually told her she was on a blacklist and had to leave Hong Kong or be arrested.
Source:
Archives of the International Commitee of the Red Cross, Geneva: BG 017 07-073, ‘Effectives Du Home De Rosary Hill’.
Note:
Field had three daughters but the record cited only lists two of them as accompanying her.
