Everything tagged: WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

M.F. Key,   O.B.E. - Secretary to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce - was an internee in Stanley Prison Camp during WWII. For some time he shared a room with the Vice-Chancellor of the University - (who was giving lectures at the camp on English literature for two years, twice a week).

Mr Key published a small, 12 page, soft-cover booklet/pamphlet initially in Kaplee, Kapunda, Australia, in November 1945.  Because of heavy demand, he re-produced the booklet in Hong Kong in June 1946.

The booklet is titled:

HONG KONG 

Duncan George MacPherson was in the HK police. He was a Lance-Sergeant in 1941 when captured by the Japanese and interned at Stanley prison camp. 

Roland Henry John Brooks (Ron), Deputy Chief Office of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade, was one of the few to be awarded the King's Police and Fire Brigade Medal for gallantry. 

Barbara Anslow refers to him as "Dr. Hackett"

Barbara Anslow:

An old man of the sea, he was tattooed almost from head to foot, and was known as 'Canaker Dick'.