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Reference codeI158Name of interviewee (English)WARD, WynneDate of interview27/06/2008BiographyWynn Ward was born in Hong Kong. Her father came to Hong Kong in connection with the British Army and later worked as an architect. Ward was evacuated to Australia during the Second World War, where she worked in the censorship office and met her husband, John Ward.Interview summaryRelates her father's career as an architect, his move to Hong Kong before her birth, and later journey to the United Kingdom on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Describes her childhood living in pre-war North Point and subsequent evacuation to Australia during the war years. Talks of her father's internment in a prisoners-of-war camp, her sister’s life in the U.S. Navy, as well as her own work in the Australian censorship office. Latter part of the interview mainly focuses on Ward's recollection of her days living in Hong Kong.Duration45 minutesInterviewerAmelia AllsopTopicNorth PointRepulse Bay HotelWWIILanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryWARD, Wynne

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