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Wllliam Tillinghast STANTON [1899-1974]

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 05:09

William Tillinghast (spelt Tellinghast in the Jurors List) Stanton appears in the 1941 Jurors List as an exchange broker. 

He was interned with his wife at Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States in 1942.

1. The Occupation of Hong Kong 1941-45 by Phillip Cracknell. See here

Irene Margaret KELLY (aka Dominic / Mary St. Dominic) [1901-1975]

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 01:58

Irene Margaret Kelly was better known as Sister Dominic (formerly Mary St. Dominic). She served the Maryknoll Sisters and was sent to Korea in 1934. She appears to have been transferred to China in 1936.

In December 1941, Sister Dominic was in Hong Kong for a surgical operation and hospital care. After the fall of Hong Kong, Sister Dominic and other Sisters of the convent in Holy Sprit School on Caine Road were interned. They arrived in Stanley Camp on 21 January 1942. In camp, Sister Dominic worked in the clinic.

Mary CAIN (aka Mary de Ricci) [1904-1987]

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 00:29

Mary Cain was better known as Sister Mary de Ricci. She served the Maryknoll Sisters and was sent to Hong Kong in 1927. Prior to the Pacific war, Sister Mary de Ricci worked at Maryknoll Convent School in Kowloon and Holy Spirit School on Caine Road. She later became House Superior of Holy Spirit School.

Beatrice Ann STAPLETON (aka Matthew Marie) [1903-1990]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 22:16

Beatrice Ann Stapleton was better known as Sister Matthew Marie. She served the Maryknoll Sisters and was assigned to Hong Kong in 1935 as teacher at Maryknoll Convent School.

During the fall of Hong Kong, she was stationed at Maryknoll Convent School in Kowloon Tong. On 8 February 1942, a group of eighteen Sisters of the school, including Sister Matthew Marie were interned at Stanley Camp.

Sister Matthew Marie left Stanley Camp in June 1942 and was repatriated to the United States. After the end of the Pacific war, she returned to Hong Kong to continue her teaching.

Mary Monica COUPE (aka Mary Eucharista) [1905-1997]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 15:51

Mary Monica Coupe was better known as Sister Mary Eucharista. She served the Maryknoll Sisters and was transferred from the Philippines to Hong Kong in 1935.

During the Japanese invasion, she resided in the convent in Holy Spirit School on Caine Road. After the fall of Hong Kong, the Sisters at the convent worked at Queen Mary Hospital to help care for the wounded. On 21 January 1942, Sister Mary Eucharista and her group of Sisters from Hong Kong Island were interned at Stanley Camp. In camp, she worked in the library.