When Ocean Island was evacuated in 1942 two officers of the U.K. Administration and two BPC employee...
When Ocean Island was evacuated in 1942 two officers of the U.K. Administration and two BPC employees stayed behind along with two European missionaries. None survived the Japanese occupation....
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1901-1959
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PXB 293/Vol. 04/Item 133
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When Ocean Island was evacuated in 1942 two officers of the U.K. Administration and two BPC employees stayed behind along with two European missionaries. None survived the Japanese occupation....
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They were:
Acting Resident Commissioner Cartwright
Wireless Officer Third.
BPC Labour Inspector L.W. Cole
BPC Employee H.A. Mercer
Father J.V. Pujebet
Brother H. Brumell
A memorial to these men was erected in 1948
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PXB 293/Vol. 04/Item 133
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nX6Oo4vY
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