Ernest Percy SAMMONS (aka Red) [c.1894-1968]

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 06/05/2014 - 13:42
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Ernest Percy
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Sammons
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Red
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Male
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Deceased
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United States
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'Red' Sammons worked for the Kowloon restaurateur E. F. Gingle.

Was he related to - even the father of - Frieda Salmon who was a friend of Barbara Anslow in the 1920s?

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Ernest Percy Sammons is listed on Camp Log with the spelling of "Sammons". There is no date of birth given but age is sated as 46 (I assume as of 1942 when he left camp). He was a US National and was part of Ed Gingles kitchen crew in Camp - "Red Sammons, ex-Navy electrician, who took care of the electrical equipment, stoves and boilers" (George Baxter).  He is not on the Gripsholm Passenger Manifest/List. He appears to have left Camp (Guaranteed out) with Gingles on or around 5th Aug 1942 and I think later interned in Ma Tau Wei Camp (1944). Best regards,  Philip Cracknell

Carl Smith Card 138839

SCMP 18 July 1968 Ernest Percy Sammons died 16 July 1968. US Navy retired. Lived in Kong Kong nearly twenty years, Survived by wife Minnie Sammons 

WWII Prisoners of War Ernest P Sammons Residence USA Detaining Country Japan Stanley Camp (Civilians)  Report 20 January 1945 Individual has been reported through sources considered official

US Navy World War II Muster Rolls

Ernest P Simmons (sic) 192 40 11 Date of enlistment is blank Date recieved on board 24 April 1942

........certain reassuring facts have come to hand through different sources, indicating a slightly less rigid control of internees at Camp Stanley by the Japanese. A telegram has been received by the Red Cross, Washington from Father Twoley*, Maryknoll missionary, Hongkong. It came via Chungking. He gave news of ten Americans who refused repatriation in the Gripsholm, electing to stay in Hongkong:

1.  William Gunn, ex-Navy;

2.  "Red Salmon" (sic), ex-Navy;

3.  Ed Shanks (sic), businessman;

4.  Dr. Moulten (sic), chiropractor;

5.  Bill Kiley, ex-Socony;

6.  Mr. Jones, compradore;

7.  Paul Gregory;

8.  Capt. Miller, merchant marine;

9.  Mr. Nance, wife and three children;

10. Mr. Gingles (sic), Palace Hotel

All but Shanks in good health. More or less at liberty. The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury newspaper 23 April 1943 refers. 

* Father Twoley likely is Father John Joseph Toomey

Note 1 - As mentioned here, Mr. W. Gunn, Mrs. N. L. Gunn and two boys aged 5 & 2 were repatriated to America leaving by HMS Vindex on 18.11.45.

Note 2 - "Red Salmon" was Ernest P. Sammons, a close friend and work colleague of Gingle

Note 3 -  Shanks was Edward Dean Shank

Note 4 - Dr. Moulten was Dr. Frank Joseph Molthen

Note 5 - Kiley was William Charles Kailey

Note 6 - Likely Joel Russell Jones

Note 7 - Likely Thomas Paul Gregory

Note 8 - Capt. Miller was Captain Albert Magnus Miller

Note 9 - Nance refers to Ancil Benjamin Nance, Elizabeth Margaret Nance and their 3 Children at the time, Winifred, Ancil, Jonathan Goforth

Note 10 - Gingles was Edward Francis Gingle