Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Dr. Hilmar Florenz Sommers was a leading American dentist residing in Hong Kong. He was married but his wife had left Hong Kong on the "Clipper" prior to the Japanese invasion. She was associated with the International Women's Club.
Dr. Sommers was interned in Stanley Camp. During his incarceration, he had undergone a major operation at the hands of two British surgeons, Dr. E. Kirk and Dr. Kenneth Digby, both were fellow internees. Dr. Sommers was repatriated to the United States in 1942.
Source
1. The Sunday Star newspaper, Washington, D. C., 8 August 1943 here
2. Dentistry career in Hong Kong: https://hkmd1841-1941.blogspot.com/2013/11/sommers-hilmar-florenz-1925.html