Death of Thomas Knox, husband of Jessie, aged 60 at Tweed Bay Hospital. He was the father of William Thomas Knox, and perhaps of Douglas Haig Knox, HKVDC members who were in Shamshuipo before being drafted to Innoshima in Japan.
Death of Albert Edward Carey an Inspector in the Hong Kong Police, aged 43. He had joined the Hong Kong force in 1919. His wife Jean and two daughters had been evacuated in 1940.
Sources:
Knox:
Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 2008, 188
http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367491
http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/hiroshima/hiro_5_innoshima/hiro_5_british_roster.html
Carey:
Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 2008, 188
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.oceania.newzealand.general/2079/mb.ashx
Note:
A photo of Mr Carey's grave can be seen at:
http://www.thewargravesproject.org.uk/information.php?id=1817683