Everything tagged: WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Mary Seed is the daughter of Selwyn and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke.

She studied at Somerville College, Oxford, and became a Doctor.

Dr. Nicolson (sometimes called Nicholson in wartime sources) qualified in 1924 at Glasgow University and was registered to practie in Hong Kong in 1925, eventually becoming Port doctor.

He remained outside Stanley in 1942 to help Selwyn-Clarke with his public health work in occupied Hong Kong. He was interned on May 7, 1943 in the wake of the latter's arrest.

At some point after the war he emigrated to the USA, living in Sacramento, California.

Sources:

Molly Mackie was a member of a prominent Eurasian family.

She entered Stanley on May 7, 1943.

Source:

Peter Hall, In The Web, 2012, 193

Dr. Mackie was appointed a Hong Kong Medical Officer in 1930.

He stayed out of Stanley to help Selwyn-Clarke with his public health work in occupied Hong Kong, but was interned on May 7, 1943 in the wake of the latter's arrest.

He was a malariologist, who continued the camp's campaign against that disease.

Sources:

http://hongkongsfirst.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/biographical-dictionary-of…

Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, Footprints, 1975

Details from John Black's list, which gives Davies' pccupation in 1941 as "Lawyer".

Details from John Black's list, which gives her occupation in 1941 as "Nursing Sister".

Details from John Black's list, which gives his occupation in 1941 as "Draughtsman".

Details from John Black's list.

He is shown as a 'Principal Officer' on the list of Prison Officers in 1940, joining the prison service on 4 Sep, 1924. (It also spells his surname "Floyde", which is the spelling I've used.)

Tony Banham notes Floyde served as a private in the Stanley Platoon.

DoB from John Black's list, which lists "Miss R C M Matheson" and gives her occupation as "Manageress".

Details from John Black's list, which gives his title as Captain and occupation as Master Mariner in 1941.

Additional information from:

http://www.wikiswire.com/wiki/William_(Bill)_Roy_Worrall