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Everything tagged "WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp"

Doris Emily Elizabeth MACPHERSON (née BROOKS, aka Zoe) [1913-2000]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
MacPherson
Given: 
Doris Emily Elizabeth
Maiden: 
Brooks
Alias / nickname: 
Zoe
Birth
Date: 
1913-12-14
Birthplace (town, state): 
London
Death
Date: 
2000-11-07
Cause of death: 
complications of old age

Doris Emily Elizabeth MacPherson (nee Brooks), was interned in Stanley Prison Camp by the Japanese. She married Lance-Sergeant Duncan MacPherson of the Hong Kong Police in Stanley prison camp on 9 June 1943. 

Birthplace (country): 

Maurice Frederick KEY [1886-1969]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Key
Given: 
Maurice Frederick
Birth
Date: 
c.1886-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Chester, Cambridgeshire
Death
Date: 
c.1969-04-01 (Day is approximate)

M.F. Key,   O.B.E. - Secretary to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce - was an internee in Stanley Prison Camp during WWII. For some time he shared a room with the Vice-Chancellor of the University - (who was giving lectures at the camp on English literature for two years, twice a week).

Mr Key published a small, 12 page, soft-cover booklet/pamphlet initially in Kaplee, Kapunda, Australia, in November 1945.  Because of heavy demand, he re-produced the booklet in Hong Kong in June 1946.

The booklet is titled:

Birthplace (country): 

Duncan George MACPHERSON [1912-1989]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
MacPherson
Given: 
Duncan George
Birth
Date: 
1912-06-20
Birthplace (town, state): 
Bridge of Orchy
Death
Date: 
1989-04-15
Cause of death: 
Heart Attack

Duncan George MacPherson was in the HK police. He was a Lance-Sergeant in 1941 when captured by the Japanese and interned at Stanley prison camp. 

Birthplace (country): 

Roland Henry John BROOKS (aka Ron) [1910-1970]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Brooks
Given: 
Roland Henry John
Alias / nickname: 
Ron
Birth
Date: 
1910-06-09
Birthplace (town, state): 
London
Death
Date: 
1970-06-14

Roland Henry John Brooks (Ron), Deputy Chief Office of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade, was one of the few to be awarded the King's Police and Fire Brigade Medal for gallantry. 

Birthplace (country): 

Elizabeth Mary FYFFE [1942- ]

Status: 
Unknown
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Fyffe
Given: 
Elizabeth Mary
Birth
Date: 
1942-07-31
Birthplace (town, state): 
Stanley Internment Camp
Birthplace (country): 

Dorothy Anne Charlton FYFFE (née WONG) [????- ]

Status: 
Unknown
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Fyffe
Given: 
Dorothy Anne Charlton
Maiden: 
Wong

Christine Miriam ROSS [1884-1942]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Ross
Given: 
Christine Miriam
Birth
Date: 
c.1884-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1942-07-30

William KERR (aka Bill) [????-????]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Kerr
Given: 
William
Alias / nickname: 
Bill

Edward William Ronald HACKETT (aka Billy) [1912-????]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hackett
Given: 
Edward William Ronald
Alias / nickname: 
Billy
Birth
Date: 
1912-01-01

Barbara Anslow refers to him as "Dr. Hackett"

Birthplace (country): 

Gerard Patrick MURPHY [????-????]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Murphy
Given: 
Gerard Patrick

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