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Esther REITON [????- ]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-07 22:26

Status:

Unknown

Sex:

Female

Names

Family:

Reiton

Given:

Esther

The younger daughter of Albert Kato Reiton and his second wife Rose Etta.

She was in Kowloon with her parents and her sister's family (the Hammonds) during the 1941 hostilities and was interned in Stanley until the repatriation of late June 1942.

Source:

Robert Hammond, Bondservants of the Japanese (1942), 1957 ed., 15 <Read more ...>

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WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

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Rose Etta REITON (née FEMMER) [1886-1957]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-07 22:14

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Female

Names

Family:

Reiton

Given:

Rose Etta

Maiden:

Femmer

Birth

Date:

1886-10-03

Birthplace (town, state):

Americus, Missouri

Death

Date:

1957-07-25

Rose Etta Femmer married the Reverend Albert Kato Reiton in January 1913 in the United States. The couple came to Hong Kong that March to work as evangelists. In November 1914 they opened the Yaumati Peniel Misson in Kowloon.

She was in Kowloon with her family during the 1941 hostilities. After a period spent in hiding the were interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated in late June 1942.

She died in Hong Kong in 1957.

Sources: <Read more ...>

Birthplace (country):

United States

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Albert Kato REITON [1882-????]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-07 22:03

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Male

Names

Family:

Reiton

Given:

Albert Kato

Birth

Date:

1882-02-07

Birthplace (town, state):

Baldwin, Wisconsin

The Reverend Albert Kato Reiton was an American Protestant missionary.

He married Edna Greer Reiton on November 15, 1909 and the next month they founded the South China Peniel Holiness Mission in Hong Kong. Edna Greer died in Kobe en route to the USA for medical treatment in January 1912 and in January 1913 Reiton married Rose Etta Femmer. The couple returned to Hong Kong in March to work as evangelists. In November 1914 they opened the Yaumati Peniel Misson in Kowloon. <Read more ...>

Birthplace (country):

United States

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missionary

WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

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Edith Irene HAMMOND [1941- ]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-07 21:38

Status:

Unknown

Sex:

Female

Names

Family:

Hammond

Given:

Edith Irene

Birth

Date:

c.1941-03-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Birthplace (town, state):

Hong Kong

Edith Hammond was the daughter of missionary Bob Hammond and his wife Helen. She was ten and a half months old in January 1942 when she was interned in Stanley with her parents and grandparents. She was part of the Asama Maru/Gripsholm repatriation.

Source:

Robert Hammond, Bondservants of the Japanese (1942), 1957 ed., 49 <Read more ...>

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WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

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Helen HAMMOND (née REITON) [1916-2005]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-07 21:33

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Female

Names

Family:

Hammond

Given:

Helen

Maiden:

Reiton

Birth

Date:

1916-06-12

Birthplace (town, state):

Hong Kong

Death

Date:

2005-12-14

Helen Hammond was the daughter the Rev. and Mrs. A. K. Reiton who founded the China Peniel Mission. She married missionary Bob Hammond in 1939.

She went through the 1941 hostilities in Kowloon and was interned in Stanley with her husband, their daughter Edith, and her parents, until the American repatriation.

Source:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pasadenastarnews/obituary.aspx?pid=16048889 <Read more ...>

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Robert Bruce HAMMOND [1914-2002]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-07 21:13

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Male

Names

Family:

Hammond

Given:

Robert Bruce

Birth

Date:

1914-03-01

Birthplace (town, state):

Hong Kong

Death

Date:

2002-09-02

Robert Bruce Hammond was an American missionary with the China Peniel Mission, which was founded by his father-in-law the Rev. A. K. Reiton and is first wife. He went through the 1941 hostilities in Kowloon and was interned in Stanley with his wife, their daughter Edith, and the Reitons, until the American repatriation.

He wrote a memoir of his experience: Bondservants of the Japanese (1942)

Source: <Read more ...>

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Wenzell BROWN [1911-1981]

Submitted by brian edgar on Tue, 2013-12-03 17:15

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Male

Names

Family:

Brown

Given:

Wenzell

Birth

Date:

1911-05-10

Birthplace (town, state):

Portland, Maine

Death

Date:

c.1981-11-01 (Month is approximate)

Wenzell Brown was a lecturer at Lingnan University. He was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated with his fellow Americans on June 29/30, 1942.

He wrote a book, Hong Kong Aftermath (1943), which contains a partly fictionalised account of his experiences.

He became a writer of 'pulp fiction', gaining some reputation in the 1950s for his work in the 'juvenile delinquent' genre, and publishing his only Science Fiction novel in 1975.

He was a Quaker.

Sources: <Read more ...>

Birthplace (country):

United States

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WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm