This is the first post in a series that will constitute a Macanese roll of Honour – the names of the men and women from the Macanese (aka Portuguese) community who were arrested at some point in the occupation for their work in illegal relief or in resistance. Although in many cases it is impossible to establish exactly what they did, it is certain that all or most of them were ‘guilty’ of something.
This Roll contains the names only of civilians. A complete list of Macanese in the Volunteers, indicating those who died in the fighting or in the POW Camps, is available in the private section of the excellent Macanese Families website. This section is open only to Macanese, but there is a public area with some interesting information and articles e.g.
https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uiwarmemories.htm
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