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Takashi Sakai was an Officer of the Japanese Army.
He led the attack on Hong Kong in December 1941. From 25 December 1941 to 20 February 1942, he was the Governor of Hong Kong (under Japanese occupation).
In 1946, he was arrested and extradited to China. He was accused at the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal and was sentenced to death for his responsibility for murdering Chinese civilians. He was executed by firing squad on September 30, 1946.
Emelia Rose Rosselet married Harvey Leroy Decker, of the Motoring Department, Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels on 17 August 1928 in Hong Kong. China Mail of the same day refers.
Source
1. Ancestry: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GD9J-VRV/emilia-rose-rosselet-1907-1994
Brother Cassian served the Brothers of the Christian Schools - La Salle (De La Salle Brothers). He taught at St. Joseph's College from 1921 before being transferred to the newly opened La Salle College in 1932 as second Principal.
I think his name/signature appears under "La Salle College" (La Salle Relief Hospital) on the left on the "Day Joyce Sheet" held by the Imperial War Museum.
Faith Mary Snuggs was a Baptist missionary teacher. She came from a missionary family and served in South China and Hong Kong.
During the Battle of Hong Kong, she was stationed at La Salle Relief Hospital. After the fall of Hong Kong, she was interned at Stanley Camp.
Faith M. Snuggs' name/signature appears under "La Salle College" (La Salle Relief Hospital) on the right on the "Day Joyce Sheet" held by the Imperial War Museum.
List of Children in Stanley Camp here Slight discrepancy noted in the date of birth below and in family genealogy. The latter has been used .
| Cullen, Ernest | 13.10.1929 | 15 |
Source
1. Family Genealogy: https://www.lasbury.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I51867&tree=tree1
List of Children in Stanley Camp here
| Cullen, Reginald | 24.04.1928 | 15 |
Source
1. Family Genealogy: https://www.lasbury.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I51867&tree=tree1
2. Reginald Cullen's name/signature appears as a senior student under "School" on the "Day Joyce Sheet" held by the Imperial War Museum.
Source
1. Genealogy: https://www.lasbury.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I51867&tree=tree1
Frederick Solomon Cullen was a storekeeper in the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dockyard and resided on site.
He was a Private with the HKVDC during the Battle of Hong Kong. After the fall of Hong Kong, he was interned at Sham Shui Po Camp. Corporal Fred Cullen died on 2 March 1945 and is buried in Stanley Military Cemetery.
Source
1. Genealogy: https://www.lasbury.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I51867&tree=tree1
Claude Earnshaw appears to have arrived in Hong Kong in 1920 with his brother Reginald. Both brothers joined the Hong Kong Police and later were involved with Harry Abbott in the "Abbott School of Aviation" at Kai Tak.
After Reginald's death in 1925, Claude Earnshaw later became manager of the Palace Hotel. He was a keen, sportsman, cyclist and billiards player. He met with a sudden death in 1930.
Reginald Earnshaw appears to have arrived in Hong Kong in 1920 with his brother Claude. Both brothers joined the Hong Kong Police. Reginald left at the end of 1923 and became manager of the Kai Tack Motor Bus Company. He was a motor enthusiast and mechanic/engineer. Reginald and Claude were connected with Harry Abbott in the "Abbott School of Aviation" at Kai Tak.