George DANKWERTH [1896-1974]

Submitted by David on Sun, 11/28/2021 - 12:29
Names
Given
George
Family
Dankwerth
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
San Francisco, California
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date
(Day is approximate.)

Several records spell his surname 'Dankworth', but from the comments below 'Dankwerth' looks to be the correct spelling.

The page at https://gwulo.com/node/23955 mentions him as 'G.C. Dankworth', but others just use George, so I'm not sure if he had a middle name or not.

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Comments

Age 48 in 1945.  Worked for Marsman HK China Ltd.  Repatriated aboard SS Gripsholm 1942. (Source: Leck, Captives of Empire, 622).

Jan Marsman said Dankworth was a “director” in his company, and spelled his name “Dankwerth” (Source: Marsman, I Escaped from Hong Kong, 16).