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Maxwell Haymes joined HSBC in 1928, training at the London office before travelling to Bangkok in 1931 for his first overseas post. He gained valuable experience in Hong Kong, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) and Singapore, before being promoted to the role of branch manager in Malaya (Malaysia) in 1954. However, this career progression was punctured by Max’s internment during the Second World War. Explore our archives to reveal a wartime experience of frontline action, resilience and love.

World War Two (WW2) Employee images The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

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Photograph of the men’s cricket team of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation London office, UK
Photograph of the men’s cricket team of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation London office, UK
Photograph of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation staff in Bangkok, Siam (Thailand)
Photograph of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation staff in Bangkok, Siam (Thailand)
Photograph of Max Haymes
Photograph of Max Haymes
Extract from an oral history interview with Max Haymes, a junior at HSBC’s Manila branch at the time of the Pacific War
Extract from an oral history interview with Max Haymes, a junior at HSBC’s Manila branch at the time of the Pacific War
Front cover of Max Haymes’ notebook compiled during his internment in Manila
Front cover of Max Haymes’ notebook compiled during his internment in Manila
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing recipes recorded during his internment
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing recipes recorded during his internment
A plan of the Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila
A plan of the Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing the contents of an internee comfort kit
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing the contents of an internee comfort kit
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing his sketch of shanty accommodation at the Santo Tomas internment camp
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing his sketch of shanty accommodation at the Santo Tomas internment camp
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing Max and his wife Betty inside a shanty tent
Extract from Max Haymes’ notebook showing Max and his wife Betty inside a shanty tent
Extract from the Max Haymes’ notebook showing an envelope
Extract from the Max Haymes’ notebook showing an envelope
Photograph of Max and Betty
Photograph of Max and Betty