S.S. “BONAVENTURE” is expected to leave for AUSTRALIA on the 3rd April, 1946.
The undermentioned are listed for embarkation:-
Major C.K.H. Begley, Mr. V.M. Benwell, Mr. E.M.G. Hanlon, Mr. W. MacFarlane, Mr. J.R. Sykes, Mr. Tang Ying Lam, Mr. C.E. Wong, Mr. F.V. Wong, Mrs. I.L. Law and three children, Dr. & Mrs. K.C. Yeo and three children, Mr. Geo. Mar, Mr. Geo. P. Mar and Master Jas Mar, Mr. Ellis Joseph.
H.K.V.D.C.:
Lt. & Mrs. R. Sleap, Cpl. I.G. Sullivan, Spr. A.D. Wong Yee, Miss Rose Gock Honson, and Mstr. Guy Gock Honson, Sgt. N. Vargassoff.
HONGKONG passengers will assemble at Queen’s Pier at 8.00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3rd 1946, and KOWLOON passengers will assemble at Pier No. 5 at 8.15 a.m. to await Embarkation Officer.
Passengers must NOT board the vessel without first obtaining their embarkation cards, which will be issued at assembly points.
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S.S. Bonaventure
“REPATRIATION NOTICE No. 69
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S.S. “BONAVENTURE” is expected to leave for AUSTRALIA on the 3rd April, 1946.
The undermentioned are listed for embarkation:-
Major C.K.H. Begley, Mr. V.M. Benwell, Mr. E.M.G. Hanlon, Mr. W. MacFarlane, Mr. J.R. Sykes, Mr. Tang Ying Lam, Mr. C.E. Wong, Mr. F.V. Wong, Mrs. I.L. Law and three children, Dr. & Mrs. K.C. Yeo and three children, Mr. Geo. Mar, Mr. Geo. P. Mar and Master Jas Mar, Mr. Ellis Joseph.
H.K.V.D.C.:
Lt. & Mrs. R. Sleap, Cpl. I.G. Sullivan, Spr. A.D. Wong Yee, Miss Rose Gock Honson, and Mstr. Guy Gock Honson, Sgt. N. Vargassoff.
HONGKONG passengers will assemble at Queen’s Pier at 8.00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3rd 1946, and KOWLOON passengers will assemble at Pier No. 5 at 8.15 a.m. to await Embarkation Officer.
Passengers must NOT board the vessel without first obtaining their embarkation cards, which will be issued at assembly points.
REPATRIATION OFFICE
Hong Kong, April 4, 1946.”
Source: The China Mail, page 7, 3rd April 1946
Ronald Sleap 22 June 1913 - 3 December 1991
All records refer to him as plain Ronald Sleap
WWII Prisoners of War Record
2nd Lieutenant HKVDC Ronald Sleap (sic) born 22 June 1913 Shanghai son of Sidney Alfred Sleap and Florence Maria Ingborg Sleap (1890 - 1926)
Corporal Sidney Alfred Sleep HKVDC born 16 December 1886 London
Sidney Alfred Sleap second marriage to Winifred Edna Dakin (1900 - 1933) in 1930 Hong Kong. Sidney Alfred Sleap born 1886 died Northamptonshire 1958
Probate Records UK
Ronald Sleap (sic) died 3 December 1991 in Tunbridge Wells Kent and buried 13 December in Kent
I'm not sure where I saw that
I'm not sure where I saw that middle initial "A", or if I just imagined it! I've deleted it.
Ronald Sleap
His father had a midle A.