In the 1930s, L. G. G. Westcott and his wife were residents of No. 1 Bungalow, "Sunnyside", Cheung Chau.
Their bungalow, "Sunnyside" was available for rental as a vacation house as well as a holiday camp for army personnel. In 1939, men of the 1st Bn, the Middlesex Regiment and 2nd Bn, The Royal Scots were in residence together at "Sunnyside". Photograph in the Hong Kong Telegraph 19 August 1939.
1936 Vacation Bungalow "Sunnyside", Cheung Chau, by moddsey
There was some small claims case re his 'Army Holiday Camp' (No. 1 Bungalow) reported on the China Mail on Feb. 1939. In the Government Records Office (link), it keeps a file with this entry description :
"SUNNING SIDE"[^] CHEUNG CHAU I.L. NO. 30, ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND, N.T. - APPLICATION FROM MR. L.G. WESTCOTT FOR COMPENSATION FOR - RUINED DURING THE WAR
CCIL 30 is on south west of CCIL 45 (cf here). So this bungalow is likely in the proximity of the Assembly Hall in the 1930s era. On the 1938 map, we could see the number "30" near its location. In Aug. 1939, some news mentioned concerts in the hall and No. 1 "Sunnyside" together, for activity along the social line .
Comments
Leonard George Garland Westcott 1887 - 1953
Birth registered Quarter 1 1887 Plymouth Devon
UK and Foreign Register of British Subjects
Marriage in Shanghai 21st February 1914 Leonard George Garland Westcott age 27 mercantile assistant to Mary May Arthur 19 spinster
Passenger List 1919 Shanghai to Canada
Leonard Geo G Westcott age 32 born England merchant
Mary May Westcott 25 born China
Leonard G Westcott 3
Marjorie J G Westcott 2
Andrews Cards - Death 29 January 1953
L.G.G.Westcott late of Shanghai and Hong Kong. Beloved husband of May and dear father of Frank and Marjorie. Pendower Helland Bodmin
Re: L. G. G. Westcott
In the 1930s, L. G. G. Westcott and his wife were residents of No. 1 Bungalow, "Sunnyside", Cheung Chau.
Their bungalow, "Sunnyside" was available for rental as a vacation house as well as a holiday camp for army personnel. In 1939, men of the 1st Bn, the Middlesex Regiment and 2nd Bn, The Royal Scots were in residence together at "Sunnyside". Photograph in the Hong Kong Telegraph 19 August 1939.
Sources:
1. Hong Kong Sunday Herald, 26 November 1939
2. China Mail 16 February 1939
3. China Mail 18 May 1938
Re: L. G. G. Westcott
Born 22 November 1886 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England. Came to China in 1910. Formerly resided in Shanghai.
Source: China Who's Who 1926. See https://archive.org/details/china-whos-who-1926-foreign/page/284/mode/2up?q=westcott
supplementary info re CCIL 30
There was some small claims case re his 'Army Holiday Camp' (No. 1 Bungalow) reported on the China Mail on Feb. 1939.
In the Government Records Office (link), it keeps a file with this entry description :
"SUNNING SIDE"[^] CHEUNG CHAU I.L. NO. 30, ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND, N.T. - APPLICATION FROM MR. L.G. WESTCOTT FOR COMPENSATION FOR - RUINED DURING THE WAR
CCIL 30 is on south west of CCIL 45 (cf here). So this bungalow is likely in the proximity of the Assembly Hall in the 1930s era. On the 1938 map, we could see the number "30" near its location.
In Aug. 1939, some news mentioned concerts in the hall and No. 1 "Sunnyside" together, for activity along the social line .
[^] sic (likely, typo of Sunnyside)
CCIL 30
Good find and follow-up.
And good observation
And good observation of the 30. Can one discern the bottom of letters I and L before it?
Would that IL30 note refer to that trapezoidal shape around it?