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John Black's list notes Pearson's profession as "musician" in 1941.

R. J. Hardy was a Sergeant in the R.A.F.

He was senetnced to 15 years in jail for his participation in the resistance in Shamshuipo POW Camp.

He served his time in Stanley Prison and in Canton, survving a serious illness to return to Hong Kong and marry his pre-war fiancee in early September 1945. 

He later gave evidence at a War Crimes Trial.

Hazel Hardy was a Hong Kong civil servant in the period leading up to the Japanese attack. She was not interned after the surrender because she had Irish papers.

Her fiance before the war was Sergeant R. J. Hardy (R.A.F.), who became a POW in Shamshuipo. He sent her letters through Chinese labourers when he was part of a party forced to work on the extension of Kai Tak airport. She sent in replies by the same route and also smuggled in medicines and food - hence the nickname.

Details from John Black's list, which gives his profession in 1941 as "Dairy Farm".

He's mentioned in the 1941 Juror's list:

Mary Seed is the daughter of Selwyn and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke.

She studied at Somerville College, Oxford, and became a Doctor.

Details from John Black's list, which gives his title as Captain and occupation as Master Mariner in 1941.

Additional information from:

http://www.wikiswire.com/wiki/William_(Bill)_Roy_Worrall

He appears in the Jurors lists for 1898, 1899, and 1900:

That would have been the golf course inside the Happy Valley Racecourse.

In 1941 he was a policeman.

(John Black's list gives DoB as 1897, but I'll use the date given by "1314" below.)