Robert Andrew Dermod FORREST [1893-c.1977]

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 16:32
Names
Given
Robert Andrew Dermod
Family
Forrest
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
London
Birthplace (country)
England
Died
Date
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)

I'm looking for photos / sketches / portraits of him for the CPS project's history book.

The RAS article HONG KONG CADETS, 1862-1941 gives a brief introduction:

Robert Andrew Dermod Forrest (born 1893). Educated at Aberdeen University. Hong Kong Civil Service 1919; Inspector of vernacular Schools; Immigration Officer 1940. Lecturer in Tibeto-Burman Linguistics at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University.

HKGRO has a long list of his different appointments, including:

He was "invalided out" of Government service in 1941, and sailed to Australia. (Page 10, The Hong Kong Telegraph, 1941-05-02)

I searched for forrest in

  • the photo search at HKPRO: no photos of him
  • HK Public Library photo collection: nothing
  • HK Museum of History: nothing

He served in Legco, but they don't have any photo: http://app.legco.gov.hk/member_front/english/library/member_detail.aspx?id=348

No relevant results for forrest hong kong in the UKNA.

I haven't found any matches in Family Trees.

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Comments

From Probate and Death Records born  2 February January 1893 Leytonstone Essex (now in Greater London) and died 1 January 1977 in Truro Cornwall.

UK Marriage Index married Lucia Almedina da Rocha Xavier 1974 in Falmouth Cornwall

Ancestry Tree married  Georgina Robertson 27 June 1916 Kinross Scotland