he was imprisoned for six months in Changi Prison and afterwards in Taiwan (where he wrote notes on his life which are now kept at the Imperial War Museum in London) and Mukden in Manchuria. He died on 24 October 1969 in Devon, at the age of 85. References External links Picture of McElwaine in Chongqing after his release from internment 1884 births 1969 deaths People from County Roscommon People educated at Campbell College Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish officers in the British Army Irish people of World War I Royal Ulster Rifles officers British Army personnel of World War I Straits Settlements judges Attorneys General of the Colony of Fiji Attorneys-general of Fiji Chief Justices of the Straits Settlements Attorneys-General of Singapore Ethnic minority members of the Legislative Council of Fiji Straits Settlements people British expatriates in Kenya World War II civilian prisoners held by Japan British people imprisoned abroad British expatriates in Fiji British Kenya people Colony of Fiji people Expatriate judges from Ireland