Everything tagged: England

Barbara Anslow:

Mrs. Betty Drown was a talented pianist who played for us every Sunday evening in the Prison Officers' Club  aka American Club aka Central Recreation Club.

Barbara Anslow:

She lived in Block 5, [Married Quarters, Stanley Internment Camp], with husband,and 2 children from her previous marriage - Betty and Jacky FitzGerald, both of whom were half-Chinese with American connections, and were repatriated with the Americans in June 1942.

Barbara Anslow:

In December 1941 he was a Government clerk.

Barbara Anslow:

[In 1942] he was a medical professor.

Barbara Redwood:

[In 1941, my sister] Olive was engaged to Sam ('Topper') Brown of the Royal Artillery.

Topper died as a p.o.w in Japan.

Barbara Anslow:

[In late 1941] I had an unserious boyfriend - Band Sergeant Arthur Alsey, of the Royal Scots.

Arthur survived the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, and the subsequent years as a POW in Japan.

Barbara Anslow:

In 1941 my sister Mabel had a serious boyfriend in the Royal Scots Band, a pianist and clarinetist named Harry Hale (known by his second name 'Sid').

Sid survived the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, and subsequent years as a POW in Japan.

Barbara Anslow: In 1941, Mr Puckle was Director of ARP (Air Raid Prevention).

Barbara Redwood: In 1941 he was Deputy Director of ARP (Air Raid Precautions).

Barbara Anslow: "[In 1941] Mr C.T. Bailey was a father figure in ARP Dept."