Leslie John MCTAVISH [????-1990]

Submitted by Jaxxy on Sat, 03/28/2020 - 15:48

Names

Given

Leslie John

Family

Mctavish

Sex

Male

Status

Deceased

Died

Date

31 Dec 1990

(Day & Month are approximate.)

Leslie John Mctavish was my Uncle and he is buried in Happy Valley.He died in 1990.He was a Prison Officer and came over in the early 1930s

i was wondering if anyone knew of him.i know little about his like in HK.

We have family photos of him but I had difficulty working out how to post them on here.

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Here's the little we know about him:

He's shown on the list of Prison Officers as having started working there on 30 June 1932.
He'd have been a member of the Stanley Platoon and there's a mention of him in the fighting on 24 Dec 1941.
He'd then have spent 1942-1945 interned in Stanley Camp.

I'll enjoy seeing any photos of his time in Hong Kong. Here's how to upload a photo to the site: https://gwulo.com/node/2076

Find a Grave shows a picture of him on the headstone

Hong Kong Cemetery Happy Valley Leslie J McTavish Born on 27 April 1906 - Died on 12 January 1990

UK Birth Index Leslie John McTavish birth registered Quarter 2 1906 Colchester Essex

1911 Census living with parents and siblings 33 Fairfax Road Colchester Essex

Passenger List 26 February 1937 departed London for Hong Kong L J McTavish Crown Agent

Passenger List 10 October 1945 arrived in Fremantle from Singapore address in Australia c/o H.K. Agents Sydney