Now unknown location. The wife and newly born baby of Sgt "Dutch" Holland-Merton as seen from the back of our 3 tonner after picking him up in the morning to go to Tai Mo Shan. His Flat was nearby.
Date picture taken
1958
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Sgt Dutch Holland-Merton
Dutch was the the RAF cricket team umpire and I had my first chinese meal cooked by Mrs Holland-Merton. I would like to send belated thanks to her for her kindness. Stephen Chadwick
Sgt Dutch Holland-Merton
Looks like the gent entering Lucky Store has had more than his share of Mrs HM's dinners ..... :)
Mrs Holland-Merton
I have no idea where she and Dutch lives now. If you find out please let me know. Eddie
Re: Photo
The slope of the road looks like Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (east of Nathan Road) with the steps on the right leading up to Hillwood Road.
I recall the Austin Hotel on Austin Road at the time was used to house Sergeants and lower ranks until permanent accommodation was found. So just a guess on the photo's location.
The three buildings on the…
The three buildings on the right of the photo below look a bit similar, but we'd need a sharper copy to be sure: