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Marion Bailey KING [1887-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 07/22/2024 - 05:47

Marion Bailey King was the secretary of Dragon Motor Co., Ltd.. Prior to the fall of Hong Kong, he had been associated with the company since 1923. He was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Source

1. Jury Lists

George B. KING [1898-????]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 07/22/2024 - 02:43

George B. King worked for British American Tobacco Co., in Shanghai, China. In the early 1940s, he had been associated with the company for over 20 years. He was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated to the United States in 1942.

In May 1944, he joined the Tobacco Section of the Office of Price Administration to assist in price control of cigarette leaf tobacco.

Source

1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/8626-king-george-b/

2. The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury

Sarah Catherine JOHNSTON [1904-1972]

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 07/20/2024 - 09:54

Sarah Catherine Johnston better known as Sarah C. Johnston was an American missionary serving the Assemblies of God Church in South China in the Canton (Guangzhou) and Hong Kong areas.

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

William Richard JOHNSON [1878-1967]

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 07/20/2024 - 03:41

William Richard Johnson was an American missionary who sailed to China in 1906. He served as pastor, educator and school administrator for the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1941, Rev. Johnson was Assistant Director and in charge of the American Red Cross China Relief Unit in Hong Kong.

After the fall of Hong Kong, Rev. Johnson was interned at Stanley Camp and later repatriated with other Americans to the United States in 1942.

Evelyne R. HULSE (née BOLT) [1918-1999]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 07/17/2024 - 01:35

Evelyne or Evelyn Hulse, née Bolt was born in Hong Kong, a teacher and married to Aubrey James Hulse, a U. S. citizen. Her father was Tom Bolt, a British citizen and mother's name was Mary Bolt, née Yeung.

In 1942, she was 24 years of age and gave her surname as Bolt-Hulse. After the fall of Hong Kong, Evelyn Bolt-Hulse, her husband and father were interned in Stanley Camp. Evelyn Hulse and her husband were repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Aubrey James HULSE (aka Jim) [1918-2009]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 07/17/2024 - 01:17

Born in Amoy, China in 1918. Aubrey James Hulse was an assistant master at Diocesan Boys' School. After the fall of Hong Kong, he and his wife were interned in Stanley Camp and later repatriated in 1942.

During WWII. he served in the U. S. Marine Corps in China and in the Asian theatre.

Obituary Memorial: https://www.llnl.gov/community-education/employee-retirement-resources/in-memoriam/aubrey-hulse

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