Photographs Relating to the Hong Kong Volunteers - Public Records Office

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 15:52

I've found an album of over 700 photos in the PRO archives, but one has to go through them one photo at a time.  So, I'm trying to make them easier to access.  I am just putting each photo URL sequentially - which is why some are blank.  This is just the first pass, so the Captions are not with the photos yet.

Here is the search link http://www.grs.gov.hk/PRO/srch/english/show_detail.jsp?recordkey=453700&srchscreen=sys_all&source=Y&version=internet

And if there are any former Volunteers out there, could you help with this:

"183 photos are missing because the Director of Urban Services claimed that these items were not transferred to the Museum by the Royal Hong Kong Regiment in September 1995 when they disbanded. See (37) in A 8/1."

Here are the first photos ...

1. HAPPY VALLEY 1859 (2 PRINTS).

2. FORM THE ORDER OF MARCH, APRIL 1895. (MISSING) 

3. GROUP OF VOLUNTEER OFFICERS - PRE-1895?

4. "ACTION FRONT" - 1895 (2 PRINTS). (MISSING) 
5. PICNIC TO LANTAO 1895.
 6. BEGGAR - LANTAO 1895.
7. SAME PICNIC 1895.
 8. SAME "ARMY" - AFTER, 1895?

9. CAMP AT STONECUTTERS, 1895.

10. CAMP AT STONECUTTERS, 1895.

11. THE "ARMY", 1895?

12. VOLUNTEERS ON H.Q. PARADE GROUND, 1895.

13. GROUP OF OFFICERS OUTSIDE VOLUNTEER H.Q. FEBRUARY 1895.

14. UNVEILING OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S STATUE, 28-05-1896.

 

 15. GUNNER E.B. WETENHALL, 1897.

16. H.K.V.C. - STONECUTTERS ISLAND 1899?

17. GUN DRILL 1899 (2 PRINTS).

18. GROUP OF OFFICERS - 1900.

19. OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY (HONG-KONG CONTINGENT). SEP. 22. 1900.

20. H.K.V.C. 1901 FAREWELL PARADE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON.
 

21. SGTS. MESS 1901.

22. STONECUTTERS CAMP 1902.

23. GUN TROOP OF H.K.V.C. 1904 OR 1905.

24. H.K.V. CORPS. 1904 - 1908.

There is a picture posted by me which shows a group of HK Volunteers outside the HSBC bank posted  sometime back under the heading Soldiers. Shows my great grandfather who was a gunner in the regiment for several years. If you search John Olson it will pop up for you.

You are welcome to take it for any collection you may be putting together.