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Julius ROTTENBERG [1903-????]

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Julius Rottenberg was in the yarn, tapestry and wool business in New York. He was an importer of such merchandise from China and was in Hong Kong on a business visit when the Japanese invasion began. Rottenberg was later interned at Stanley Camp and repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Source

1. The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury

 

Leona ROSS [1890-1969]

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Leona Roschinsky later renamed Leona Ross was a missionary who served the South China Boat Mission in Canton (Guangzhou). By 1916, she had already arrived in China.

She was present in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion and later interned at Stanley Camp. Leona Ross was  repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Elizabeth Sophie RODGERS [1895-????]

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(Updated 28 December 2025)

Married to Robert Rodgers, an exchange broker. He was a Private in the HKVDC who fought in the Battle of Hong Kong. Private Rodgers was killed in action on 19 December 1941.

Elizabeth Rodgers was also in the Auxiliary Nursing Service. She was interned at Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Nadeshda S. C. RICHMOND [c.1910-????]

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Nadeshda Richmond was of Russian descent and wife of John Fletcher Richmond. Her maiden name may have been 'Kupriyanovna'. She was interned with her husband at Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Audrey E. REBER (née FOX) [1915-1987]

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Wife of Calvin Henry Reber, a Methodist missionary and professor in theology. Her husband, baby daughter and herself were interned at Stanley Camp after the fall of Hong Kong. They were repatriated to the United States in 1942.