Everything tagged: Australia

Joy Wilson was the wife of Assistant Superintendent of Police Geoffrey Wilson.

She seems to have been in Macao at the time of the Japanese attack as during the first part of the war she worked for Consul John Reeves. After the formation of the British Army Aid Group she became an important organiser before escaping into Free China.

She predeceased her husband.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/81nOA9pAEOA

Nephew of Harry Ching.

Philip Cracknell writes:

This is an extract from an Adelaide local newspaper "News" dated 21/10/45

Nephew of Harry Ching.

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/