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Kowloon Wharf Police
Permalink Submitted by 1314 on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 03:49

In 1960 the Supt of KWP was ' Dusty ' Rhodes, one of the few ex Shanghai Municipal Policemen ,(originally numbering about 40,who had been recruited to Hong Kong in the immediate post-war period,) to remain in HK, most left on completion of their 2 year contract. I have their details.

Dusty Rhodes
Submitted by KCE78 on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 16:34

Hello there,

His entry in the 1942 list of internees:

• Forrow joined the Volunteer Air Arm as a cadet pilot and trained to fly torpedo-bombers and amphibians. These aircraft were destroyed by the Japanese when they invaded Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. Later, he was assigned to a Volunteer rescue unit and continued to rescue civilians before being captured. He was eventually imprisoned in Sham Shui Po POW camp, where his mother was also interned in Stanley.
• He helped the Hong Kong Football Club survive after WWII. His leadership rebuilt the club, which remains a thriving institution today.

Lucy Baird’s work as a missionary nurse is covered in ‘The First 25 Years of the BCMS’ report.  She also features in Jill Doggett’s ‘The Yip Family of Amah Rock’. 

She began with the BCMS in 1925 and was still serving in 1947 when the report was published.  She certainly would have left China by 1949, when the Communists took over.

• Royal Navy Paymaster Commander in Hong Kong prior to the Japanese occupation.
• In 1941, he was a member of the Hong Kong Food and Firewood Control Board (糧食柴薪統制委員會) . 
• Became a prisoner of war and was interned in Hong Kong Argyle St. Camp - POW Camp 'N' (1941 - 1945)
• The first reunion dinner of Argyle Street prisoners of war was held on August, 1948, attended by about 75 ex-POWs, with Major-General Maltby presiding. Commander Blair Hickman was one of the attendees.
   

Prisoner of war, Hong Kong 1941-1945. 
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) - Nursing Sister
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, three nurses stayed at the Hong Kong Royal Naval Hospital, and she was one of them. 
 

Prisoner of war, Hong Kong 1941-1945. 
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) - Nursing Sister
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, three nurses stayed at the Hong Kong Royal Naval Hospital, and she was one of them.