Jeremiah MCCARTHY [1894-1968]

Father Jeremiah McCarthy was a member of the British Order of Jesuits -  during the occupation he seems to have passed as Irish (although born in England and possibly a British citizen) because he was serving with the Irish Jesuit Order.

In November 1942 he was sent with Fr. Thomas Cooney to Macao to run a school for refugee children. While there he used his knowledge of chemistry (he had a Masters from Oxford) to devise substitute fuels to keep the power station running. On his return to Hong Kong after the war, he continued to use his training in co-operation with the Agricultural and Fisheries Dept.

He died in Hong Kong.

http://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/J-McCarthy…

http://boards.ancestry.com.au/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/…