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Charles Martin LARSON [1890-1950]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 06/12/2024 - 02:12

Appears in the Jurors List in 1921. In the 1941 Jurors List, Charles M. Larson's occupation was Terminal Assistant at Standard Vacuum Oil Company's installation at Lai Chi Kok. On the Gripsholm passenger list, he gave his occupation as a civil engineer.

John Edmund PERDUE [c.1892-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 06/11/2024 - 06:16

John Edmund Perdue and his wife, Ethel were American missionaries who left for China in 1924. They served the Assemblies of God Church in South China. His wife left Hong Kong prior to the Japanese attack. Perdue aged 50 in 1942 remained in Hong Kong and was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated with other Americans in the same year.

Nell HALL (née FUNK) [1909-2004]

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 06/11/2024 - 03:50

Nell Hall was a Canadian/American missionary serving the Assemblies of God Church. Nell and her husband, Abel married in 1936 and set sail for China on Christmas Day of the same year. They arrived in Hong Kong and later pioneered a church in Tai Po Market. By December 1941, the Halls had two sons, Arlin, aged 3 and Cecil, a baby only six weeks old. Both children were born in Hong Kong.

Abel Walker HALL [1908-1990]

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 06/11/2024 - 02:14

Abel Walker Hall was an American missionary serving the Assemblies of God Church. Hall and his wife, Nell married in 1936 and set sail for China on Christmas Day of the same year. They arrived in Hong Kong and later pioneered a church in Tai Po Market. By December 1941, the Halls had two sons, Arlin, aged 3 and Cecil, a baby only six weeks old. Both children were born in Hong Kong.

Raymond Tyson MOYER [1899-1993]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 14:47

Raymond Tyson Moyer was a missionary, teacher and agricultural expert. After his graduation from Oberlin College in 1921, he was sent to their mission school, Ming Hsien Christian School in Taigu, Shanxi. At Ming Hsien, Moyer later headed their agricultural department and established a programme aimed at improving the farming methods of rural Shanxi province.

Julia A. ANDERSON (née PETERSON) [1872-1958]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 12:14

Julia A. Anderson and her husband, Benjamin L. Anderson were missionaries and arrived in China in about 1905/06. Through their hard work and devotion, they helped and established a strong Adventist presence in the province of Fujian.

In May 1938, Julia Anderson left for Hong Kong due to the Sino-Japanese War whilst her husband stayed behind in Kulangsu. He was later interned. After Hong Kong had fallen, she was sent to Stanley Internment Camp and later was repatriated with other Americans to the United States.

Elizabeth R. PARK (aka Betty) [1934-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 05:54

Born in Hong Kong to American missionaries, Catherine and Harland A. Park. 

The Assemblies of God Heritage Magazine (Winter 1991) has an article on "Missionaries Caught in the Crossfire" in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion. The Park family and their fellow missionaries are mentioned, including photos of themselves on board the exchange ship "Gripsholm". See here 

Dorothy M. PARK [1932-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 05:50

Born in Hong Kong to American missionaries, Catherine and Harland A. Park. 

The Assemblies of God Heritage Magazine (Winter 1991) has an article on "Missionaries Caught in the Crossfire" in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion. The Park family and their fellow missionaries are mentioned, including photos of themselves on board the exchange ship "Gripsholm". See here 

Catherine Elizabeth Day PARK [1909-1961]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 05:27

Catherine Park and her husband, Harland A. Park were American missionaries serving the Assemblies of God Church. They came to Hong Kong in 1930 and went into China in 1931. In 1936, she became Principal of the First Assembly of God Church Primary School in Hong Kong. 

Harland A. PARK [1907-1971]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 04:56

Harland A. Park and his wife, Catherine Park were American missionaries serving the Assemblies of God Church. They came to Hong Kong in 1930 and went into China in 1931. He later became Superintendent of the South China District of the Assemblies of God.