Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Gordon Castle was my great uncle. He was an internee at Stanley Civilian Prison Camp during the Second World War, then emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. For part of his working career, he was a purser on the Empress ships. Then he moved into a government position, possibly in finance.
I am writing a creative non-fiction book about him and my great-aunt Sally Castle (née Staley), focusing upon their experiences at Stanley.
Any help is gratefully appreciated.
Comments
Mr & Mrs Castle lived in
Mr & Mrs Castle lived in Bungalow A in the camp: https://gwulo.com/node/26516
In the comments on that page, Tideswell27 writes:
The latest edition of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, (no. 57, 2017), contains a very interesting article written by local historian Tony Banham which details the history of the bungalow. The article gives some interesting information regarding the 32 people who lived there during the Occupation.
If you haven't seen that already, it will give you a good background on who they spent their time with. Here's how to contact the local branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for details of how to order a copy of the journal: http://www.royalasiaticsociety.org.hk/contact
Gordon Castle 1889 - 1978
1911 13 Friern Park Finchley North London
Living with parents and siblings age 22 single bank clerk born Hull
Passenger List 1947 sailing from Hong Kong to Los Angeles
Gordon Castle mercantile assistant 58 born Hull UK and Sarah Effie Castle 56 born Leicester UK in transit. Place of previous permanent residence Kowloon
Gordon Castle birth registered Quarter 2 1889 Sculcoates East Riding of Yorkshire
Gordon Castle married Sarah Effie "Sally" Staley
Death Gordon 14 July 1978 Vancouver BC Canada
Sarah Effie Castle/ nee Staley 1891 - 1979
Bungalow A (Mr. and Mrs. Castle)
Dear David:
Thank you so much for this remarkable information.
I have ordered a copy of the journal through the Royal Asiatic Society. Are there any other sources of information regarding the residents of Bungalow A?
Roberta Staley
Other residents of Bungalow A
Once you have the journal with the list of names, you can see what information about them we have here on Gwulo (https://gwulo.com/list-of-person) and use these tips to search other sources (https://gwulo.com/node/9374).
Regards, David