Dorothy Margaret SHAW (née ROE) [1897-????]

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Names
Given
Dorothy Margaret
Family
Shaw
Maiden
Roe
Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
(Day & Month are approximate.)
Birthplace (town, state)
Rochford, Essex
Birthplace (country)
England

Dorothy Margaret Shaw (née Roe) listed her occupation as stenographer. She was married to Joseph Hilton Shaw who worked for the China Light & Power Co., Ltd.

After the fall of Hong Kong. Dorothy M. Shaw was interned at Stanley Camp. Her husband, having joined the HKVDC during the initial days of the battle was interned at Argyle Street Camp and later at Sham Shui Po Camp.

Her name/signature appears as "D. M. Shaw" under "Stanley Prison" on the "Day Joyce Sheet" held by the Imperial War Museum. See: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30083388. An explanation of the "Day Joyce Sheet" is given at: https://gwulo.com/media/46458 

Source

  1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/9640-shaw-dorothy-margaret/
  2. Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/joseph-hilton-shaw-24-5c01kh
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