SettingsWorld War II civilian prisoners held by Japan
Agnes Newton Keith
Agnes Jones Goodwillie Newton Keith was an American author best known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in North Borneo before, during, and after the Second World War.
Agnes Jones Goodwillie Newton Keith was an American author best known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in North Borneo before, during, and after the Second World War.
Alan Rice-Oxley
Lieutenant Alan Rice-Oxley was a British pilot during World War I. He became a flying ace in 1918, credited with six aerial victories.
Lieutenant Alan Rice-Oxley was a British pilot during World War I. He became a flying ace in 1918, credited with six aerial victories.
Albert Aalbers
Albert Frederik Aalbers (December 13, 1897–1961) was a Dutch architect who created elegant villas, hotels and office buildings in Bandung, Indonesia under Dutch colonial rule in the 1930s.
Albert Frederik Aalbers (December 13, 1897–1961) was a Dutch architect who created elegant villas, hotels and office buildings in Bandung, Indonesia under Dutch colonial rule in the 1930s.
August Kop
August Johannes Kop (May 5, 1904 in Purmerend – April 30, 1945 in Pakan Baroe, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
August Johannes Kop (May 5, 1904 in Purmerend – April 30, 1945 in Pakan Baroe, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Ben Bot
Bernard Rudolf "Ben" Bot (born November 21, 1937) is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Bernard Rudolf "Ben" Bot (born November 21, 1937) is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Constant Feith
Jonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith (August 3, 1884, in The Hague – September 15, 1958, in Bennekom) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Jonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith (August 3, 1884, in The Hague – September 15, 1958, in Bennekom) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Day Joyce Sheet
The Day Joyce Sheet is one of the most remarkable artefacts to have emerged from the prison camps of the Second World War.
The Day Joyce Sheet is one of the most remarkable artefacts to have emerged from the prison camps of the Second World War.
Dixon Edward Hoste
Dixon Edward Hoste (23 July 1861 – 11 May 1946) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and the longest lived of the Cambridge Seven and successor to James Hudson Taylor as Genera...
Dixon Edward Hoste (23 July 1861 – 11 May 1946) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and the longest lived of the Cambridge Seven and successor to James Hudson Taylor as Genera...
Don Bell (radio broadcaster)
Clarence Alton Beliel, commonly known as Don Bell, is an American radio broadcaster best known for his radio work broadcasting from the Philippines in the years leading up to World War II.
Clarence Alton Beliel, commonly known as Don Bell, is an American radio broadcaster best known for his radio work broadcasting from the Philippines in the years leading up to World War II.
Eddy de Neve
Eduard Karel Alexander de Neve (1882-01-01 or 1885-01-02 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies - 1943-08-30 in the Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch football player, who played for Velocitas Breda, HBS Cra...
Eduard Karel Alexander de Neve (1882-01-01 or 1885-01-02 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies - 1943-08-30 in the Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch football player, who played for Velocitas Breda, HBS Cra...
Edgar Vos
Edgar Vos was a Dutch fashion designer.
Edgar Vos was a Dutch fashion designer.
Edward Banks
Edward H. (Bill) Banks (1903 – 1988) was a British administrator, amateur naturalist and museum curator.
Edward H. (Bill) Banks (1903 – 1988) was a British administrator, amateur naturalist and museum curator.
Elly Kadoorie
Sir Elly Kadoorie, philanthropist and member of the wealthy Baghdadian Family that had large business interests in the Far East.
Sir Elly Kadoorie, philanthropist and member of the wealthy Baghdadian Family that had large business interests in the Far East.
Eric Liddell
Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary.
Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary.
Ernest Tipson
Ernest Tipson (1883–1958) was a Brethren missionary and linguist who compiled a dictionary of Cantonese.
Ernest Tipson (1883–1958) was a Brethren missionary and linguist who compiled a dictionary of Cantonese.
Evelyn Witthoff
Evelyn M. Witthoff (Born March 30, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois - died 2002) was a medical doctor, missionary for the Church of the Nazarene, prisoner of war, and author.
Evelyn M. Witthoff (Born March 30, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois - died 2002) was a medical doctor, missionary for the Church of the Nazarene, prisoner of war, and author.
F. Springer
F. Springer, is the pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider, a Dutch foreign service diplomat and writer.
F. Springer, is the pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider, a Dutch foreign service diplomat and writer.
Francis Arthur Sutton
Major General Francis Arthur Sutton M.C. (born England 14 February 1884, died Hong Kong 22 October 1944) was an English born adventurer known as "One Arm Sutton" after losing part of an arm by a...
Major General Francis Arthur Sutton M.C. (born England 14 February 1884, died Hong Kong 22 October 1944) was an English born adventurer known as "One Arm Sutton" after losing part of an arm by a...
Francis Hollis
Francis Septimus Hollis (10 November 1884 - 4 February 1955) was a British clergyman in the Anglican Church.
Francis Septimus Hollis (10 November 1884 - 4 February 1955) was a British clergyman in the Anglican Church.
Frank Buckles
Frank Woodruff Buckles, born Wood Buckles, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1917 and served with a detachment from Fort Ril...
Frank Woodruff Buckles, born Wood Buckles, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1917 and served with a detachment from Fort Ril...
Franklin Charles Gimson
Sir Franklin Charles Gimson, KCMG, KStJ, was a British colonial administrator, who served in Ceylon from 1914 to 1941, and later, the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong and the Governor of Singapore.
Sir Franklin Charles Gimson, KCMG, KStJ, was a British colonial administrator, who served in Ceylon from 1914 to 1941, and later, the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong and the Governor of Singapore.
George Cathcart Woolley
George Cathcart Woolley (1876–1947) was a British colonial administrator in North Borneo (now Sabah) in the early part on the twentieth century.
George Cathcart Woolley (1876–1947) was a British colonial administrator in North Borneo (now Sabah) in the early part on the twentieth century.
Gerard de Zeeuw
Gerard de Zeeuw (11 March 1936) is a Dutch scientist and professor Mathematical modelling of complex social systems at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Gerard de Zeeuw (11 March 1936) is a Dutch scientist and professor Mathematical modelling of complex social systems at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Gerardus Philippus Helders
Gerardus Philippus Helders (born March 9, 1905) is a retired Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Gerardus Philippus Helders (born March 9, 1905) is a retired Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Herbert Hudson Taylor
Herbert Hudson Taylor (April 3, 1861 – June 6, 1950), British Protestant Christian missionary to China, author, speaker and eldest son of James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland M...
Herbert Hudson Taylor (April 3, 1861 – June 6, 1950), British Protestant Christian missionary to China, author, speaker and eldest son of James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland M...
Hobart Baumann Amstutz
Hobart Baumann Amstutz (18 September 1896 – 26 February 1980) was a bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.
Hobart Baumann Amstutz (18 September 1896 – 26 February 1980) was a bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.
I. H. N. Evans
Ivor Hugh Norman Evans (1886–1957) was a British anthropologist, ethnographer and archaeologist who spent most of his working life in peninsular British Malaya (now Malaysia) and in North Borneo...
Ivor Hugh Norman Evans (1886–1957) was a British anthropologist, ethnographer and archaeologist who spent most of his working life in peninsular British Malaya (now Malaysia) and in North Borneo...
Ivo Samkalden
Ivo Samkalden (10 August 1912, Rotterdam – 11 May 1995, Amsterdam) was a Dutch politician.
Ivo Samkalden (10 August 1912, Rotterdam – 11 May 1995, Amsterdam) was a Dutch politician.
J. G. Ballard
James Graham "J. G." Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, and prominent member of the New Wave movement in science fiction.
James Graham "J. G." Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, and prominent member of the New Wave movement in science fiction.
Johannes Gabrielse
Johannes Gabrielse (1881, Westkapelle - 16 June 1945, Ambarawa) was a Dutch artist born in Zeeland, who died in a Japanese interment camp in the Dutch East Indies.
Johannes Gabrielse (1881, Westkapelle - 16 June 1945, Ambarawa) was a Dutch artist born in Zeeland, who died in a Japanese interment camp in the Dutch East Indies.
John Peel (politician)
William John Peel (16 June 1912 – 8 May 2004), known after he was knighted in 1973 as Sir John Peel, was a British Conservative Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Leicest...
William John Peel (16 June 1912 – 8 May 2004), known after he was knighted in 1973 as Sir John Peel, was a British Conservative Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Leicest...
Kenelm Hubert Digby
Kenelm Hubert Digby MBE (10 March 1912, London – 5 August 2001) was the proposer of the notorious 1933 "King and Country" debate in the Oxford Union, and later Attorney General and judge in Sarawak.
Kenelm Hubert Digby MBE (10 March 1912, London – 5 August 2001) was the proposer of the notorious 1933 "King and Country" debate in the Oxford Union, and later Attorney General and judge in Sarawak.
Kenelm Hutchinson Digby
Kenelm Hutchinson Digby OBE FRCS (4 August 1884 - 23 February 1954) was a British surgeon who lived and worked for many years in Hong Kong, where he held various Professorships at Hong Kong Univ...
Kenelm Hutchinson Digby OBE FRCS (4 August 1884 - 23 February 1954) was a British surgeon who lived and worked for many years in Hong Kong, where he held various Professorships at Hong Kong Univ...
Kick Stokhuyzen
Willem Anton Frederik "Kick" Stokhuyzen (Soerabaja, October 7, 1930 - Voorburg, January 12, 2009) was a Dutch politician, radio broadcaster, and voice actor.
Willem Anton Frederik "Kick" Stokhuyzen (Soerabaja, October 7, 1930 - Voorburg, January 12, 2009) was a Dutch politician, radio broadcaster, and voice actor.
Langdon Brown Gilkey
Langdon Brown Gilkey (February 9, 1919 – November 19, 2004) was an American Protestant Ecumenical theologian.
Langdon Brown Gilkey (February 9, 1919 – November 19, 2004) was an American Protestant Ecumenical theologian.
Leo Vroman
Leo Vroman is a Dutch-American hematologist and a prolific poet mainly in Dutch.
Leo Vroman is a Dutch-American hematologist and a prolific poet mainly in Dutch.
Leonard Wilson
John Leonard Wilson KCMG (23 November 1897 – 22 July 1970) was an Anglican bishop.
John Leonard Wilson KCMG (23 November 1897 – 22 July 1970) was an Anglican bishop.
Lewis Morley
Lewis Morley, born in Hong Kong, 1925, to English and Chinese parents, is a photographer.
Lewis Morley, born in Hong Kong, 1925, to English and Chinese parents, is a photographer.
Lizzy van Dorp
Elisabeth Carolina "Lizzy" van Dorp (September 5, 1872, Arnhem - September 6, 1945, Banju Biru, Java) was a Dutch lawyer, economist, politician and feminist.
Elisabeth Carolina "Lizzy" van Dorp (September 5, 1872, Arnhem - September 6, 1945, Banju Biru, Java) was a Dutch lawyer, economist, politician and feminist.
Lubertus Götzen
Lubertus Götzen (10 October 1894, Amsterdam - 13 July 1979, The Hague) was a Dutch accountant and politician.
Lubertus Götzen (10 October 1894, Amsterdam - 13 July 1979, The Hague) was a Dutch accountant and politician.
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (Bodegraven, 16 March 1904 - The Hague, 25 July 1979) was Dutch politician.
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (Bodegraven, 16 March 1904 - The Hague, 25 July 1979) was Dutch politician.
Marcus Clarke (doctor)
Marcus Carlyle Clarke (born 1915) is an Australian medical doctor who at the age of 23 was appointed District Surgeon, North Borneo, based at Kudat after answering an advertisement in the Medi...
Marcus Carlyle Clarke (born 1915) is an Australian medical doctor who at the age of 23 was appointed District Surgeon, North Borneo, based at Kudat after answering an advertisement in the Medi...
Margaret Dryburgh
Margaret Dryburgh (1890-1945) was born in Sunderland, England and trained as a teacher.
Margaret Dryburgh (1890-1945) was born in Sunderland, England and trained as a teacher.
Mary Previte
Mary Evelyn Previte (born September 7, 1932 in Kaifeng, China) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represented the 6th legislative...
Mary Evelyn Previte (born September 7, 1932 in Kaifeng, China) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represented the 6th legislative...
Michael P. O'Connor (writer)
Michael Patrick O'Connor, (1896–1967) was an Irish doctor, author and broadcaster.
Michael Patrick O'Connor, (1896–1967) was an Irish doctor, author and broadcaster.
Norman Howard Cliff
Norman Howard Cliff was an British Protestant Christian author who wrote about Christianity and the history of missionary work in China.
Norman Howard Cliff was an British Protestant Christian author who wrote about Christianity and the history of missionary work in China.
Paul Thompson (sinologist)
Paul Mulligan Thompson (10 February 1931 – 12 June 2007) was a British sinologist and pioneer in the field of Chinese computer applications.
Paul Mulligan Thompson (10 February 1931 – 12 June 2007) was a British sinologist and pioneer in the field of Chinese computer applications.
Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder
Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder S.J. (January 29, 1906 - July 8, 1995) was a Dutch expert in the Old Javanese language.
Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder S.J. (January 29, 1906 - July 8, 1995) was a Dutch expert in the Old Javanese language.
Ranald Graham
Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham (3 January 1941 - 29 August 2010) was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, Th...
Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham (3 January 1941 - 29 August 2010) was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series The Sweeney, Th...
Randi Anda
Randi Anda, née Friestad (29 December 1898 – 7 May 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Randi Anda, née Friestad (29 December 1898 – 7 May 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Robert A. Jaffray
Robert Alexander Jaffray was a missionary to China, Indonesia, and several other countries, with the Christian & Missionary Alliance who served as the founding principal of the Alliance Seminar...
Robert Alexander Jaffray was a missionary to China, Indonesia, and several other countries, with the Christian & Missionary Alliance who served as the founding principal of the Alliance Seminar...
Robert Smith (colonial administrator)
Sir (Charles) Robert Smith KBE, CMG, (13 November 1887 - 4 November 1959) was a British Governor of North Borneo from 1937 until 18 January 1942, and again from 11 September 1945 until October 1946.
Sir (Charles) Robert Smith KBE, CMG, (13 November 1887 - 4 November 1959) was a British Governor of North Borneo from 1937 until 18 January 1942, and again from 11 September 1945 until October 1946.
Rudy Kousbroek
Herman Rudolf (Rudy) Kousbroek (Dutch East Indies, 1 November 1929 – Netherlands 4 April 2010) was a Dutch poet, translator, writer and first of all essayist.
Herman Rudolf (Rudy) Kousbroek (Dutch East Indies, 1 November 1929 – Netherlands 4 April 2010) was a Dutch poet, translator, writer and first of all essayist.
Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke
Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, KBE, CMG, MC, MD, FRCP, DPH, DTM&H, CStJ Barrister at Law, was the Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, from 1937–1943 and Governor of the Seychelles from 194...
Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, KBE, CMG, MC, MD, FRCP, DPH, DTM&H, CStJ Barrister at Law, was the Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong, from 1937–1943 and Governor of the Seychelles from 194...
Stephen A. Metcalf
Stephen Arnold Metcalf is a Protestant missionary to Japan, the son of George Edgar Metcalf and Elizabeth Mary (Donnelly) Metcalf, China Inland Mission missionaries to the Eastern Lisu/Lipo mino...
Stephen Arnold Metcalf is a Protestant missionary to Japan, the son of George Edgar Metcalf and Elizabeth Mary (Donnelly) Metcalf, China Inland Mission missionaries to the Eastern Lisu/Lipo mino...
Thomas Karsten
Herman Thomas Karsten (22 April 1884, Amsterdam–1945, Cimahi) was a Dutch engineer who gave major contributions to architecture and town planning in Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule.
Herman Thomas Karsten (22 April 1884, Amsterdam–1945, Cimahi) was a Dutch engineer who gave major contributions to architecture and town planning in Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule.
Tjalie Robinson
Tjalie Robinson is the main alias of the Indo intellectual and writer Jan Boon also known as Vincent Mahieu.
Tjalie Robinson is the main alias of the Indo intellectual and writer Jan Boon also known as Vincent Mahieu.
W. F. Gisolf
Dr Ir Willem Frederik Gisolf (September 4, 1884, Rotterdam – April 6, 1944, Tjimahi) was a Dutch geologist and petrographer.
Dr Ir Willem Frederik Gisolf (September 4, 1884, Rotterdam – April 6, 1944, Tjimahi) was a Dutch geologist and petrographer.
William Young (veteran)
William Alexander Smillie Young, also known as Sandy Young, (4 January 1900 – 24 July 2007) was, at age 107, one of the last surviving British veterans of the First World War.
William Alexander Smillie Young, also known as Sandy Young, (4 January 1900 – 24 July 2007) was, at age 107, one of the last surviving British veterans of the First World War.