William Derrick ORCHARD [1922-1998]
Notes moved here from the page for his second wife, Wendy:
Submitted by clithering on Sun, 2022-02-20 00:08.
Everything tagged: HKVDC
William Lodge ALEXANDER [c.1901-1941]
Entry in the list of casualties:
| HKVDC | Alexander W L | Gunner | DR234 | 1941-12-25 | killed |
Entry in the 1941 Jurors List:
| c | Alexander, William Lodge | Chartered Accountant, Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming. | 276 The Peak. |
Barry O'Meara DEANE [1911-1998]
Entry in the 1941 Jurors List:
| c | Deane, Barry O'Meara | Assistant, Mercantile Bank of India, Ld. | Courtland Hotel, Kennedy Road, |
Entry in the 1942 list of POWs:
| Deane B O'M | HKVDC | Gunner | 3310 | 10 |
Geoffrey Clayton JITTS [1919-1941]
Private G. C. Jitts of the HKVDC was killed in action in the Battle of Wong Nei Chong Gap. His heroics are mentioned in the China Mail dated 1 January 1946.
Frederick James Duncan CLEMO (aka Freddie) [1922-1999]
[Update: I originally titled this page 'R. Clemo', based on the 1940 newspaper clipping with his photo. It has since been confirmed that the young man in the photo was Frederick James Duncan Clemo, so I've updated the details.]
Extracts from his obituary:
John Edward POTTER (aka Jack) [1905-1941]
John Potter went to Oundle School in England and later qualified as an architect (ARIBA).
He went to Hong Kong in 1931 as Assistant Architect at Leigh and Orange Architects, becoming a partner in 1935.
He was responsible for the design and completion of many buildings in Hong Kong, both public and private. A number of his buildings still stand 80 years later.
John married Norah Huson in November 1939 and they had a son, Christopher, in 1941.
Michael George CARRUTHERS [????-????]
Entry in the 1942 list of POWs:
| Carruthers M G | HKVDC | 2nd Lieut. |