William John ANDERSON (aka Andy) [????- ]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 06/14/2013 - 16:45
Names
Given
William John
Family
Anderson
Alias / nickname
Andy
Sex
Male
Status
Unknown

Brian writes that he was camp quartermaster in Stanley Camp.

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Supplement to London Gazette 1946

William John Anderson, Controller of Stores, Stores Department, Hong Kong. For services during internment.O.B.E.

Marriage December 1926 William John Anderson to Miss Mary Tyrrell of Shanghai Carl Smith Card 77885

1943 Sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by Japanese authorities

Fri, 22 Jun 1945: A number of Allied prisoners, both civilian and military, are moved from Stanley Prison to a jail in Canton.These include former Stanleyites William AndersonAndrew LeiperReginald CamidgeW. A. Cruickshank and Hugo Foy,

23 Aug 1945: Today those who were arrested in Stanley are brought back into the camp. One of them, William Anderson, will spend the next five days in Tweed Bay Hospital

As Comptroller of Stores he was awarded the O.B.E  of  " services during Internment  ",published in the London Gazette of 1.1.1946