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Arthur M. FIFER [1890-????]

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Arthur M. Fifer was the Far Eastern Relief Representative of the American Red Cross and also an internee at Stanley. Before Fifer was repatriated, he devised a scheme for internees to get an outside loan so as to enable them to purchase  medicines, food and clothing from shops in the city as there was a scarcity of supplies delivered to internees. After Fifer had left Hong Kong, Red Cross relief activities were handed over to Father John Toomey.

Wesley Clair FARNHAM [1894-1981]

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Wesley Clair Farnham served as a representative of Sun Oil in Shanghai and the Far East. He had been with the Company for 20 years. 

Farnham was present in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion. He was interned in Stanley Camp and later repatriated with other Americans in 1942. Upon his return, he enlisted and joined the United States Navy as a lieutenant.

Obituary/Memorial - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225046721/wesley-c-farnham

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Ruth Evangeline ERICKSON [1916-????]

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American missionaries Ruth Evangeline Erickson and her husband, Gustav Rheingold Erickson set sail for China in October 1939 to serve the Evangelical Free Church in Canton (Guangzhou) and Hong Kong. At the end of October 1940, they were residing in Cheung Chau, House No. 4 awaiting the birth of their child. Daughter, Dorothy Ann was born on 24 November 1940.

The family was present in Hong Kong during its capitulation in December 1941 and later interned in Stanley Camp. They were repatriated with other Americans in 1942.

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Gustaf Rheingold ERICKSON [1912-????]

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American missionaries Gustaf Rheingold Erickson and his wife, Ruth Erickson set sail for China in October 1939 to serve the Evangelical Free Church in Canton (Guangzhou) and Hong Kong. At the end of October 1940, they were residing in Cheung Chau, House No. 4 awaiting the birth of their child. Daughter, Dorothy Ann was born on 24 November 1940.

The family was present in Hong Kong during its capitulation in December 1941 and later interned in Stanley Camp. They were repatriated with other Americans in 1942.

Peter James ELDER [1917-????]

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Peter James Elder appears in the 1940 and 1941 Juror Lists as an Assistant in the Union Insurance Society of Canton Co. Ltd..

After the fall of Hong Kong, he was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated with other Americans to the United States in 1942.

Henry Charles DURRSCHMIDT [1891-1972]

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A long time Hong Kong resident. Appears in the 1920 Jurors List onwards as working for Standard Vaccum Oil Co. Ltd..

After the fall of Hong Kong, he was interned in Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Felix Frederick Arthur DUNNETT [1916-1990]

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In the 1938 Jurors List, Felix Frederick Arthur Dunnett worked as a clerk for Lowe, Bingham & Matthews. He married  an American woman, Jennie Paula White whose father, Claude Ellsworth White is mentioned here. The Dunnetts had a son, Michael born in November 1940.

Marion DUDLEY [1895-1978]

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Marion Dudley began her social work career in the YMCA in 1917. She came to Hong Kong in 1927 to work for the YWCA till 1931 and then returned to China again in 1938. In 1941, she was the advisory secretary for the YWCA in South China. Marion Dudley was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated to the United States the following year.