William Richard CHESTER-WOODS [c.1896-1946]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 12/30/2013 - 16:46
Names
Given
William Richard
Family
Chester-Woods
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
Birthplace (town, state)
Hounslow
Birthplace (country)
England
Died
Date

John Black's list notes he was a Policeman, born in 1896.

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"1314" writes:

William Richard Chester-Woods

B 1896 Hounslow

Enlisted 1919 as A 19

Chief Inspector and Principal,Police Training School 1938

Founder Member of Old Comrades Association

In Dec 1941 as Acting Asst Supt was i/c Food Control Office

In Stanley kept the Police Records. Promoted Asst Supt in 1946,retired shortly thereafter with  4 Governor's Commendations and 11 Commissioner's Commends.

Died 19.11.1946 and buried Colonial Cemetery.

Moddsey writes:

From the HK Memory Project, his headstone appears  here

Here is the inscription on his gravestone:

02---/05/01- W R Chester-Woods/ A/SP HK Police/ born 11 Dec. 1896/ died 19 Nov. 1946

From: http://gwulo.com/node/8739