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FOR CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH
CLAIM FOR WAR PENSION : MRS DOROTHEA MATHIAS
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WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY (DSS) HERE ABOUT A CLAIM FOR WAR PENSION MADE BY ONE MRS DOROTHEA EVELYNE MATHIAS (NEE BAIRD). MRS MATHIAS CLAIMS TO HAVE WORKED FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FROM SEPTEMBER 1941 TO NOVEMBER 1946 AS A TAX ASSESSOR BUT TO HAVE BEEN SECONDED TO WORK FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AS PAYMASTER IN DECEMBER 1941 DURING THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG. SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN IMPRISONED BY THE JAPANESE IN STANLEY CAMP FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO 15 SEPTEMBER 1945.
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GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY RECORDS OF MRS MATHIAS. THE DSS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY IN CONFIRMING THAT SHE WAS INDEED A PRISONER OF WAR. LETTER AND RELATED DOCUMENTS FOLLOW BY FAX TO YOU.
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