Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Interned at Sham Shui Po camp during WW2, Corporal in the No 2 Company (Scottish) HKVDC.
Boilermaker by trade, Foreman at HK & Whampoa Shipyard. Lived at 4 Inverness Terrace, Hong Kong Dockyard
Wife - Margaret Malcolm (nee Haugh)
Daughter - Elsy Sharp
Emigrated to Hong Kong on 14 Sept 1928, moved back to the UK in the 1960s.
Paternal great grandfather of author
Photos that show this Person
1940s
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Comments
He's mentioned in the Jurors
He's mentioned in the Jurors Lists from 1929 to 1941:
The 'On premises' means he lived in company housing. These notes about Inverness Terrace and the surrounding houses show it was a great place to live.
Here's his entry in the list of POWs:
Brilliant
How interesting, I never met the man but I heard lots of stories from his daughter (my grandmother)
My dad said he had a complex about food for the rest of his life - understandably - after having spent a lot of the war at Shamshuipo
First Name: Robert
First Name: Robert
Surname: Morrison
DOB: 14/08/1894
Birth Town: Glasgow
Nationality: British
Date of Capture: 25/12/1941
Date of Liberation: 05/09/1945
Rank: Corporal
POW Camp: Shamshuipo
Service Number: 4200
Duty Location: Hongkong
Next of Kin: Wife: Mrs R. Robinson, 52 Roscoe Street, Bondi, New South Wales
Service: British Army
Primary Unit: Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
Archive Reference: Ron Bridge's Collection and WO392/25
Campaign Medals: 1939-1945 Star and War Medal 1939-1945
The next of kin is definitely
The next of kin is definitely incorrect, it's Mrs M Morrison as per the linked picture. Thanks for the info!
This is where inside info
This is where inside info comes in handy! Yes, I basically reproduced the same info on the image which is also unfortunately incorrect as you now pointed it out. Thanks for the head up. If I find anything else I'll post some more.
Japanese card
The Japanese Card shows Mrs R Morrison as Destination of Report and does not mention her as wife. The Destination of Report often went to fathers or mothers.