Edward Harold Smyth, retired merchant was better known as Harold Smyth. He was born in 1881 (John Black's List). Place of birth not known. He died in Hong Kong on 29 November 1955. His gravestone is in the Hong Kong Cemetery.
Extracted from Carl Smith Archives with additional notes:
His entry in the 1942 list of Civilian Internees:
| Glazoonoff D | 39 | Police |
His entry in the 1942 list of internees:
| Saunders S C | 43 | Police |
The 1939 Blue Book lists him as "Frank John de Rome, M.B.E", and that he'd been the Principal of Queen's College since 26 July 1930, though since 26 Aug 1939 he'd been seconded for censorship duties. It shows his first appointment to the HK Education Department was on 1 Jan 1915.
His brother Louis de Rome was also interned in Stanley Camp.
He is mentioned on the 1942 list of Civilian internees:
| Harris W B | 38 | Police |
The 1942 list of internees shows him as:
| Henderson R | 54 | Wharf Manager |
And his entry in the 1941 Jurors List is:
| c | Henderson, Reid | Wharf Manager, Holt's Wharf | Highland, Austin Avenue, Kowloon. |
Mentioned in the list of internees:
| Lawrence F E | 48 | Hong Kong Government |
