Everything tagged: those not interned

In 1913 he joined the Chinese Maritime Customs, a service he remained with until the war.

During the December 1941 hostilities he was a volunteer driver taking first aid to both civilians and military. After the surrender, he continued as a driver for the uninterned medical and health workers so was never in Stanley.

He was repatriated on the Asama Maru/Gripsholm and resumed his work for the Chinese Nationalist authorities in Washington, D. C.

Sources and more information:

Barbara Merchant:

Edith May Peveril Guest  nee Fincher (sister of Teddy Fincher). Known as May. dob - dod according to Peter Hall (p.148) are 1903-1990. Married to Albert Edward Peveril Guest. Mother of Eric and Joyce, mentioned in the Diary, and others. I have made reasonable attempts at contacting the family in Australia to ask permission to use their names, but not having had a response, I have added them to the notes.

Ruth Little was an Australian missionary, 27 years old in 1941, who was allowed into Hong Kong in 1940/41, in spite of the Evacuation order, to assist Mildred Dibden at the Fanling Babies Home.

She spent the war years with Miss Dibden at the home and was never interned.

Source:

https://jonmarkgreville2.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/mildred-dibden/

Daughter of Emily Hahn and Charles Boxer.

Barbara Merchant:

Beatrice Violet Hutchinson. dob 27 June 1922 (Shanghai), dod 14 Sept 2010. Married "Y.C." - sorry, family does not wish to reveal their surname.

Barbara Merchant:

Mansfield (Mansie) Banker nee Thorburn. dob unknown, dod 25 Feb 1979.  Married George Banker who is on Patricia Lim's cemetery inscriptions list, and Juror's list 1908.

Mother of Sonny.