Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Philip Cracknell wrote:
George Baxter on Page 44 of Personal Experiences During the seige of HK - " On July 15th a baby boy was born to the wife of Dr Ward, a missionary family who had been at Stanley. of American captive parents , on a Jap ship in the Indian Ocean". [...]
I think the parents were Cecil Sylvester and Margaret G Ward.
Comments
When we were about half way
When we were about half way on our journey through this body of water a missionary family received a bundle of joy, a little boy. These were lovely, young, spirited missionaries whom we had known in Hong Kong. Some of the clothes for this little newcomer had been made by the mother while in camp out of her husband's handkerchiefs.
Robert Hammond, Bondservants of the Japanese, 1942/1957, page 76.
James T Ward 15 July 1942 -
Arrival in New York 25 August 1942 Gripsholm
Cecil S Ward born 13 June 1909 Bessemer Alabama
Margaret Ward born 24 November 1909 Bessemer Alabama
James T Ward born on board SS Asama Maru 15 July 1942
Free travel for life
Ella Buuck's diary entry for 15 Jul 1942 reads:
James t Ward 15 July 1942 - 7 August 2010
US Social Security Death Index
Social Security Number issued 1958 in Florida
James T Ward born 15 July 1942
Death 7 August 2010
Last address 33070 Tavernier Monroe Florida
James T Ward 1942 - 2010 cannot be the parent of Cecil and Margaret Ward.
James Theron Ward
James Theron Ward was born on board the Asama Maru on 15 July 1942. He was the son of Cecil S. Ward and Margaret G. Ward.
Source
1. The Evening Star dated 27 August 1942. See here