3 Jun 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 15:15

James J. Ferguson, a POW who will later be drafted to Japan, and Mrs. P. L. O. Ferguson have a girl, Heather Carol Ogilvie Ferguson.

 

Dr. Selwyn-Clarke comes to Stanley trying to recruit nurses for Kowloon. It seems that it's still possible to be allowed out of camp.

 

American forces make initial contact with the Japanese fleet sent to attack the base at Midway Island. The internees' fate is about to be decided in one of the most important sea battles in history, taking place over 4000 miles from Hong Kong.

The Americans have broken the Japanese codes and the attacking ships are sailing into a trap.

Sources:

Birth: China Mail, September 15, 1945, page 3; Dundee Courier, 30 January 1951, 2

Selwyn-Clarke: Tony Banham, We Shall Suffer There, 2009, Wednesday, June 3, 1942

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