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Joan CRAWFORD (née DUCKWORTH) [1916-2014]

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2013-12-19 16:29
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Crawford
Given: 
Joan
Maiden: 
Duckworth
Birth
Date: 
1916-12-31
Birthplace (town, state): 
Wanchai
Death
Date: 
2014-01-03

Joan Crawford was the daughter of the superintendent of North Point Power Station. She was present at the siege of the station during the December 1941 hostilities and helped treat the wounded.

Sources:

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

http://gwulo.com/node/13015

Note:

Birthplace (country): 
Hong Kong
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E MCDERMOTT [c.1913-????]

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2013-12-18 16:51
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
McDermott
Given: 
E
Birth
Date: 
c.1913-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Date of birth & initial from John Black's list, which gives Mr McDermott's occupation in 1941 as "Photographer", and also has a note "Irish".

He isn't listed in the 1939 Blue Book or the 1941 Jurors List.

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Peggy HARRISON [????- ]

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2013-12-17 18:33
Status: 
Unknown
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Harrison
Given: 
Peggy
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Jean POMMERENKE (née MACPHERSON) [1895- ]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-12-16 17:10
Status: 
Unknown
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Pommerenke
Given: 
Jean
Maiden: 
Macpherson
Birth
Date: 
c.1895-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Wife of Herbert H Pommerenke.

Date of birth from the Biographical History at the Finding Aid to the Pommerenke family papers, online at:

http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/findingaids/fa.cfm?record_id=193

She gives a brief description of her experiences in Hong Kong on page four of the Perry Herald, Perry, NY on 13 Jan 1943:

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WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm

John STEINER [????- ]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-12-16 16:48
Status: 
Unknown
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Steiner
Given: 
John

A Presbyterian Missionary, he was caught in Hong Kong in 1941 when the Japanese refused permission for him to return to the mission in Hainan:

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WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm

E CARRUTHERS [c.1896-????]

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2013-12-15 21:58
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Carruthers
Given: 
E
Birth
Date: 
c.1896-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Date of birth from John Black's list, which gives Mrs Carruthers's occupation in 1941 as "Aux Nursing Service".

Eric MacNider's diary mentions she was "former Matron of War Mem Nursing Home".

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L. N. WINFIELD (née WOODS) [1892-????]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-14 16:36
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Winfield
Given: 
L. N.
Maiden: 
Woods
Birth
Date: 
1892-01-01

Mrs L. N. Winfield was the manageress of the Caravan Shop. She was the sister of Aileen and Doris Woods.

Source:

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

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Dorothy Phyllis GEEN [????-????]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2013-12-13 18:48
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Geen
Given: 
Dorothy Phyllis

The Supplement to the London Gazette, 13 June 1946 records the award of her M.B.E.:

Miss Dorothy Phyllis GEEN, Colonial Nursing Service, Matron, Hong Kong Government Medical Department. For services during internment.

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Mavis Ena LEE (née BUSBRIDGE) [1896-1959]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2013-12-13 17:18
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Lee
Given: 
Mavis Ena
Maiden: 
Busbridge
Birth
Date: 
c.1896-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Kent
Death
Date: 
c.1959-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Her husband was C R Lee.

She accompanied the Japanese when they made their first "Peace Mission" from Kowloon to Hong Kong on the 13th Dec 1941, requesting the British surrender.

Birthplace (country): 
England
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Charles Rene LEE [1890-1959]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2013-12-13 17:14
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Lee
Given: 
Charles Rene
Birth
Date: 
c.1890-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.1959-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

In Dec 1941 he was the Governor's Private Secretary.

Date of birth from comment below (John Black's list gives DoB as 1891).

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