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Death – Achilles George Dann (56)

Colder, drizzly & miserable all day.

Worked in Pengelly’s shop.

Coffee with Steve, noon.

Lorry with nothing 5pm.

No E ((European)) news in paper.

Making crib board for Mrs Brown. ((MW Brown?))

Mr A. G. Dann, an RC, died.

Death of Achilles George Dann, a 56 year old commercial traveller.

Before being sent to Stanley he was held in room 305 of the Stag Hotel.

Sources:

Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 2008, 188

http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367487

Note:

The CWGC site wrongly records his death as 25/11/44:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3169475/DANN,%20ACHILLES%20GEORGE