John STEINER [????- ]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 12/16/2013 - 16:48
Names
Given
John
Family
Steiner
Sex
Male
Status
Unknown

A Presbyterian Missionary, he was caught in Hong Kong in 1941 when the Japanese refused permission for him to return to the mission in Hainan:

http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=S9zeSbSFIwwC&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=john+steiner+missionary+hong+kong+1941&source=bl&ots=E6BVzrtspx&sig=P2oWWObsEE4n54hTaR0fqSqHWT8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RcSuUsO3NeuNiAfrxIDQCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=john%20steiner%20missionary%20hong%20kong%201941&f=false

He appears in a photo of the "Officials of the American Community in Stanley Camp" on page 56 of Geoff Emerson's book Hong Kong Internment:

http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=n3BvnhsnOngC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=reverend+john+steiner+hong+kong&source=bl&ots=VYdiHAbioc&sig=9m-yvKSTSrhOFQXThxU5ueWbrCo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9MWuUoyBBvG7iAe4o4HADg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%20john%20steiner%20&f=false

I've assumed he was part of the American repatriation in 1942, but I don't have a reference.

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