Rev. T.P. Symonds becomes Chaplain. 1941 17th March. Due to the hostilities Christ Church is handed into the care of the Japanese Anglican Church through the Japanese Bishop, The Right Reverend Tomomu Sugai. The Japanese government orders all Christian denominations to unite and make up one approved Union Church. Those who disagree are imprisoned.
War breaks out.
1942 12th April. Sunday after Easter. Rev. Symonds celebrates Holy Communion for the civilian prisoners for the last time. The Church building is used as a store for the adjacent Naval Hospital. The nave and the choir becomes an officers club and theatre.