Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Dr Frederick Bunje came from a well-establised Hong Kong family.
He was registered as qualified to practise medicine in Hong Kong in 1927.
He was appointed Major in the Field Ambulance Unit of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps in 1941.
As a Eurasian he wasn't interned during the occpation, but allowed to live at the French Hospital where he probably formed part of Dr Selwyn-Clarke's team of public health workers, which also carried out illegal relief operations. He was arrested alongside Selwyn-Clarke on May 2, 1943 and eventually sent to Stanley Prison.
He resumed practice in Hong Kong after the war.
Sources and more information:
https://jonmarkgreville2.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/dr-frederick-bunje/
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“Residents who returned by…
“Residents who returned by the Blue Funnel liner Hector from Home included Dr. and Mrs. F. Bunje, Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Bailey and family, Mr. and Mrs. F.W. James, Miss E. O’Hagan, Mr. E.R. Price, Mr. and Mrs. A. Stevenson and Miss Stevenson, and Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Young.”
Source: The Hong Kong Telegraph (Final Edition), page 9, 14th November 1933