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Nan GUNNING [????-????]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-21 17:07
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Gunning
Given: 
Nan

Interned in Stanley Camp with her husband Norman and her son Richard.

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Norman GUNNING [1914-????]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-21 17:05
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Gunning
Given: 
Norman
Birth
Date: 
c.1914-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Norman Gunning came to Hong Kong in 1936 to become a policeman.

He was a sergeant when the Japanese attacked in December 1941.

He was interned in Stanley with his wife Nan and baby son Richard.

He took early retirement on health grounds in 1948 and returned to the UK. He eventually became an estate manager in Lincolnshire.

In 2005 he published Passage to Hong Kong, an account of his time in the police and during the war.

 

Source:

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Jean MATHER [1917-1997]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-21 16:49
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Mather
Given: 
Jean
Birth
Date: 
c.1917-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Poona
Death
Date: 
c.1997-02-15 (Day is approximate)

Jean Mather, the wife of a soldier, was interned in Stanley Camp.

In 1994 she published Twisting the Tail of the Dragon, an account of her experiences in Hong Kong.

Gomes Newsletter, April 1, 1997

Birthplace (country): 
India
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William John HUDSON (aka Bill) [1895-1966]

Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2013-12-20 18:13
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hudson
Given: 
William John
Alias / nickname: 
Bill
Birth
Date: 
1895-02-21
Birthplace (town, state): 
West Hartlepool, County Durham
Death
Date: 
c.1966-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

William Hudson came to Hong Kong in 1925. He worked as a prison officer at Stanley Goal and during the December 1941 hostilities he fought in the Stanley Platoon.

After the surrender he was interned in Stanley Camp.

Source:

http://blunderingblindlybackwards.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=bill+hudson

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
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Anna May WATERS [1903-1987]

Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2013-12-20 17:34
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Waters
Given: 
Anna May
Birth
Date: 
1903-01-21
Birthplace (town, state): 
Strathroy, Ontario
Death
Date: 
1987-12-08

Anna May Waters arrived in Hong Kong on November 16, 1941, as one of two military nurses accompanying the Canadian soldiers of 'C' Force.

During the hostilities and the first part of the occupation she served at Bowen Road Miitary Hospital. She was sent to Stanley Camp alongside other nursing staff on August 19, 1942.

She was part of the Canadian repatriation of September 1943, returning to her home city of Winnipeg. Between September 1944 and August 1946 she served, at first in war theatres, on the TSS Letitia.

Birthplace (country): 
Canada
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WW2: repatriated 1943 Teia Maru + Gripsholm

Kathleen CHRISTIE (aka Kay) [1911-1994]

Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2013-12-20 17:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Christie
Given: 
Kathleen
Alias / nickname: 
Kay
Birth
Date: 
c.1911-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.1994-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Lieutenant Kay Christie was one of two women who arrived in Hong Kong alongside almost two thousand Canadian soldiers on November 16, 1941.

During the December hostilities and the first part of the occupation she served at Bowen Road Military Hospital. In August 1942 she was moved to Stanley Camp along with other nursing staff

She was sent home as part of the general Canadian repatriation of September 1943 as the Japanese accepted her civilian status. She returned to Toronto where she worked as a specialist medical secretary.

Sources:

Birthplace (country): 
Canada
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WW2: repatriated 1943 Teia Maru + Gripsholm

John Ian FLEMING [c.1892-1973]

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2013-12-19 21:32
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Fleming
Given: 
John Ian
Birth
Date: 
c.1892-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1973-01-17

Date of birth from John Black's list.

There are some notes about him on the HKGCC page for PricewaterhouseCoopers:

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Sarah Alice REFO (née FLANIKEN, aka Sally) [1895-1956]

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2013-12-19 17:46
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Refo
Given: 
Sarah Alice
Maiden: 
Flaniken
Alias / nickname: 
Sally
Birth
Date: 
c.1895-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.1956-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

Sally Refo was a Presbyterian missionary and teacher.

She was interned in Stanley and repatriated on the Asama Maru/Gripsholm with her husband Henry and four children.

Birthplace (country): 
United States
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WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm

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

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2013-12-19 17:16
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Bassett
Given: 
Joyce McCoan
Maiden: 
Thornhill
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

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Agnes Campbell DUCKWORTH (née CRAWFORD) [1892-????]

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2013-12-19 16:34
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Duckworth
Given: 
Agnes Campbell
Maiden: 
Crawford
Birth
Date: 
1892-07-17

Mrs Duckworth was the wife of the superintendent of North Point Power Station. She was present at the siege of the power station during the December 1941 hostilities.

Interned at Stanley.

Sources:

http://gwulo.com/node/13015

http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367487

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