Percy LOWE [1912-1975]

Submitted by Freya Y Gwyn on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 15:03
Names
Given
Percy
Family
Lowe
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire
Died
Date

He was my father.  My name was formerly Freda Lowe, daughter of Percy and Ena Muriel (Peggy) Lowe.

My father was born in 1912, and died in 1975, aged 63. My mother died in 1990.

He served in the HKP from just after the war in 1945, until he retired in 1966.

I would be happy for anyone who knew him, or any of our family, to contact me through this website :)

Percy Lowe, Act Chief Superintendent of Police
Percy Lowe, Act Chief Superintendent of Police, by Chinarail

 

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Spouse of
Ena Muriel LOWE (née HOUGH, aka Peggy) [1912-1990]
Parent of
Freda Margaret LOWE [1950- ]

Photos that show this Person

1950 s Lancastrian Society Dinner - Percy Lowe, founder President (2).jpg
1950s
1950 s PRC Mens Bowls Championship - Percy Lowe (Capt) (2).jpg
1950s
Percy Lowe, Act Chief Superintendent of Police
1966

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As soon as I learn how to make a Gallery I shall group photos together, but in the mean time I shall just have to add comments to show them

1950 s Lancastrian Society Dinner - Percy Lowe, founder President (2).jpg
1950 s Lancastrian Society Dinner - Percy Lowe, founder President (2).jpg, by Freya Y Gwyn

Above is my father giving a speech as the President of the Lancastrian Society in the 1950's.

 

And below is my father, Captain of the PRC Mens Bowling team, at the championships in the 1950's.

1950 s PRC Mens Bowls Championship - Percy Lowe (Capt) (2).jpg
1950 s PRC Mens Bowls Championship - Percy Lowe (Capt) (2).jpg, by Freya Y Gwyn

 

He arrived in HK on 5.04.1946 along with an ex- Metropolitan Police contingent.He would then have been 34 years of age.I would therefore assume that he had previous Met (or other ) police service.He was promoted Superintendent on on 15.11.1955

Thanks for those details. I didnt have them :)

He was police officer in the Lancashire Constabulary, before and during the second world war. I have photos of that but as it was pre-Hong Kong I wasnt sure it was appropriate to add here. I remember him telling me that he was a reserved occupation therefore was prevented from enlisting in military. And that after the war there were opportunities overseas in Germany and Hong Kong. Obviously they chose to make a new life in Hong Kong. 

 

Please go ahead if you've got some of these photos to upload.

The main topic here is Hong Kong history, but it's also good to see the background of the people who moved to Hong Kong. Plus we have several readers that are interested in police history, so I'm sure they'll be interested to see them too.

Regards, David