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Lorenz August BUUCK [1905-1993]

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-06-19 22:01
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Buuck
Given: 
Lorenz August
Birth
Date: 
1905-07-16
Birthplace (town, state): 
Wren, Ohio
Death
Date: 
1993-09-15

Reverend Buuck was an American missionary.

Birthplace (country): 
United States
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm

Edward Francis GINGLE (aka Gingles / Jingles) [c.1893-1960]

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2012-05-13 17:22
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Gingle
Given: 
Edward Francis
Alias / nickname: 
Gingles / Jingles
Birth
Date: 
c.1893-08-17 (Year is approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Ashland, Wisconsin
Death
Date: 
1960-06-20

You can read more about Mr Gingle on this page.

Brian has also wriiten a good account of Gingle's time in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation.

Birthplace (country): 
United States
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Merrill Steele ADY [1895-1982]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2012-04-17 11:57
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Ady
Given: 
Merrill Steele
Birth
Date: 
1895-12-15
Birthplace (town, state): 
Omaha, Nebraska
Death
Date: 
1982-11-02

Mr Ady was an American missionary working in Southern China.

He was interned at Stanley by the Japanese in 1942, and repatriated with the other Americans later that year.

He returned to South China where he worked with the OSS.

Click here for more about Mr Ady's work with the OSS.

Birthplace (country): 
United States
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm

Donald Leo HESSLER [1912-1985]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-02-27 12:08
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hessler
Given: 
Donald Leo
Birth
Date: 
1912-04-15
Birthplace (town, state): 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Death
Date: 
1985-10-02

Barbara Anslow:

Father Hessler was an RC priest with Maryknoll.

Birthplace (country): 
United States
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Bernard Francis MEYER [1891-1975]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2012-02-22 22:18
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Meyer
Given: 
Bernard Francis
Birth
Date: 
1891-02-16
Birthplace (town, state): 
Brooklyn, Iowa
Death
Date: 
1975-05-08

Barbara Anslow:

Father Meyer was an older RC priest with Maryknoll.

Birthplace (country): 
United States
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Chester BENNETT (aka The American Hero of Hong Kong) [1892-1943]

Submitted by brian edgar on Wed, 2011-11-16 22:40
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Bennett
Given: 
Chester
Alias / nickname: 
The American Hero of Hong Kong
Birth
Date: 
1892-02-12
Birthplace (town, state): 
San Francisco, California
Death
Date: 
1943-10-29
Cause of death: 
Execution

Bennett was involved in the Hong Kong film industry, then became a restaurateur.

He was executed for his involvement in smuggling money into Stanley Camp and other HK resistance activities.

More information:

http://brianedgar.wordpress.com/

Birthplace (country): 
United States

James HICKMAN [c.1866-1915]

Submitted by joe_mitchell on Wed, 2011-11-02 01:27
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hickman
Given: 
James
Birth
Date: 
c.1866-06-04 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Lavina, Montana
Death
Date: 
1915-08-03
Cause of death: 
Heart attack due to complications from Malaria

James Hickman 1866-1915
I want to thank the creator(s) of this website. After three generations of searching for information on James Hickman, this website provided the first new information we have seen in some time.
Birthplace (country): 
United States

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