----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard de Neumann" <de.Neumann@btinternet.com> To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 5:06 PM Subject: RE: [TSL] Mata Hari > Amy, I can't help you with a photo, but I have quite a bit about her > departure from Singapore and her capture as my aunt [Pamela de Neumann] was > one of the nurses on board. The following is part of the text that I have > that was partially written by my aunt: > > "When the war started with the Japanese we were evacuated to Singapore. I > went with my mother, and my father followed later. We continued nursing at > the First Aid posts at Singapore. My mother was a trained nurse too, and > staff were needed desperately at the St Andrews Hospital at Singapore. > There we nursed wounded members of the armed forces as they came to the > hospital from the north of Malaya. We worked during the fall of Singapore > right until the day before the fall, which was on the 15th February 1942. > The police and army came and said that we had to leave quickly the best way > we could. This turned out to be by the steamship MATA HARI, which left from > the jetty at Singapore. Only my mother and I left on this ship as my father > was a local volunteer, being too old for the Army and Fighting Services. > We left Singapore at night and a Japanese warship stopped and captured us > within a short time of leaving. Under threat of the warship's trained, > loaded and readied guns, and dazzled by a searchlight, our Captain, Captain > Carson, flew a white flag and indicated there were women and children > aboard. The Japanese then took us prisoners-of-war and sent us to the > Island of Banka, Muntok then to Palembang in Sumatra; the military were > sent to Burma. [The MATA HARI, British, 1020 gross tons, was a P&O ship on > full charter to the Admiralty. Many of her officers were British India > Steam Navigation Company personnel as follows: Temp. Lieut A.C. Cars(t)on, > RNR - Commander, Temp. Sub Lieut. A.H. Hogge, RNR - Chief Officer, Temp. > Lieut. (E) F.J. Lumley, RNR - Chief Engineer, Temp. Sub Lieut. (E) H.M. > MacGregor, RNR - Second Engineer, Temp. Sub Lieut. (E) T.R. Gordon, RNR - > Third Engineer, Temp. Actg. Sub Lieut. (E) W. McCrorie, RNR - Fourth > Engineer. She sailed from Singapore on 12 February 1942 carrying refugees, > was captured by the Japanese on 15 February 1942 in position 135 Muntok 15 > miles. She was taken to Singapore. Prize proceedings withdrawn and vessel > released by Sasebo Prize Court 27 December 1943. Renamed NITIRIN MARU. > Sunk by aircraft 2 March 1945.]" > > That covers the capture of my aunt, and I can send you more on the camps and > conditions the nurses endured if you wish. > > I hope this is of some interest and would be interested to have a copy > should you acquire a photograph. > > Bernard de Neumann > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: amy.howe@zoom.co.uk [mailto:amy.howe@zoom.co.uk] > > Sent: 22 July 2006 19:18 > > To: TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TSL] Mata Hari > > > > Hello > > I am trying to find a picture of the Mata Hari 266 which was captured > > during > > WW2 in Singapore, it is to go on the front of an order of service for the > > funeral of one of its crew. I cannot find a picture anywhere and wondered > > if > > you could help me. > > > > Thank you > > > > Amy > > > > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A PLACE TO START *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > Passenger Lists on The Internet > > http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > > > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from LIST - mailto:TheShipsList-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > To UNSUBSCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:TheShipsList-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > Leave Subject Line empty * Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in body of message > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > >