John Wright-Brown

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:35

Source: Imperial War Museum in London, their ref: A 30575

Title: With the British Navy in the Far East. August and September 1945, on board HMS Euryalus and HMS Duke of York, and ashore with the British Navy in the Far East.

Description: Petty Officer J Wright-Brown of Haywards Heath, Sussex, on special draft taking passage in HMS EURYALUS to Hong Kong to look for his wife, last seen in October 1939, and his daughter whom he has never seen. His father-in-law Captain J T Thirwell, Merchant Navy, took the last ship of evacuees out of Hong Kong. His ship was sunk and there were no survivors.

Date picture taken
1945