Yvonne CUMINE (née HO) [1920-2004]

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Yvonne
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Cumine
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Ho
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Female
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Yvonne Ho is said to have helped the POWs during the occupation. 

She married Eric Byron Cumine in 1952.

The couple were involved with racing at Happy Valley but eventuallly moved to Kensington.

Sources:

Peter Hall, In The Web, 2012, 34-38

Gomes Newsletter, 1 April, 2004

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Child of
Cheuk HO [1892-1925]
Florence HO (née SIN / SINN/ HALL) [1893-1977]
Spouse of
Eric Byron CUMINE [1905-2002]

Photos that show this Person

yvonne 01 0
1988
Horse Racing Photos and Memories
1990s
Helen Ho recalls her sister Yvonne's brave work as a spy during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
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Carl Smith Card 92419

SCMP 26 June 1952 Yvonne Ho daughter of Mrs Florence Ho Cheuk and the late Mr Ho Cheuk married Eric B Cumine architect of Embassy Court and formerly of Shanghai. son of Mrs Winifred Cumine at London and Mr H M Cumine......[card illegible]

UK Death Index

Yvonne Cumine died 2 April 2004 in London

Birth 16 January 1920

UK Electoral Register 2002 - 2004

Mrs Yvonne Cumine

Flat 56, Palmerston House, 60, Kensington Place, London W8 

  • Auxiliary Medical Corps 
Hong Kong War Diary  
Uniformed Civilians - Auxiliary Medical Corps (La Salle Relief Hospital) :  
Ho, Miss Helen, eldest sister (何婉衡 / 何婉衍)
Ho, Miss Kathleen,  Kitchen Staff, second elder sister (何婉昆)
Ho, Miss Yvonne, Kitchen Staff, third elder sister (何婉元)
Ho, Miss Elaine, Kitchen Staff, fourth elder sister (何婉基)
  • Japanese Foreign Affairs office in Hong Kong

Oda (黃田多喜夫) was different; the Ho girls, who worked in his office, were so upset by his departure that they wanted to quit, though other jobs were impossible to get and they depended completely on their salaries. They acted with Oda like handmaidens, in an innocent way, rather than like typists, and the other Japanese looked on sourly at the intimacy Oda achieved with their family group.

Kathleen, the elder of the two, decided to quit after all and to marry her cousin in Kwangchowwan. Yvonne, the younger sister, was a girl of unbelievable beauty and almost incredible innocence, though she considered herself very sophisticated. Both girls went to fortunetellers all the time, chattered like adolescent magpies, and added a good deal to the gaiety of the Foreign Affairs office.

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"Well," said Mr. Hattori(服部恒雄). His smile was as wide as ever, and I took heart. "There is a sad thing," he said, "about Selwyn-Clarke. But we cannot discuss that here. The little Ho girls are very much upset about their sister (Helen HO [c.1917- ]), and I have asked in certain places what can be done to hasten her release.... "

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Helen Ho recalls her sister Yvonne's brave work as a spy during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, by Alan Ho

Sources :

1) http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/uniformedcivilians.html

2) "China to me" by Hahn, Emily