Everything tagged: WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

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

Younger (step-) brother of Edward Manwaring.

Source:

http://tallyessin.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/bardic-poetry-in-my-fathers-…

Note: this poem refers to 'your step-brother Joseph Read' (not Edward) and tells a different version of the events of 8-9 July 1945 but it seems to refer to the same family.

DoB from John Black's list, which gives her occupation in 1941 as "Teacher".

Details from John Black's list.

Lady Blackburn was the wife of Sir A D Blackburn.

Details from John Black's list, which says he was Sir A D Blackburn, with the British Embassy in 1941.

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

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

I believe she was married to D M Richards.

Details from John Black's list, which gives Richards' employment in 1941 as "Education Department".

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Mr Frelford's occupation in 1941 as "Shop Assistant".

He was an unusual internee at Stanley, as he was a soldier rather than a civilian. Philip Cracknell has written about him at:

http://battleforhongkong.blogspot.hk/2013/08/pte.html

Geoffrey Wilson joined the Hong Kong Police in 1933. In 1936 he married Joy Noel Harris-Walker.

He was chosen to be part of 'Z' Force, a special operations unit which would work behind Japanese lines after an attack, but had to withdraw after it became clear this was incompatible with police duties during an invasion.

He was interned in Stanley, and in 1943 was involved with communicating with the British Army Aid Group in the organisation of an escape which never took place.