Hong Kong's Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them
"some of the “men who manned them”:
James “Jimmy” Arthur William Deakin
the brothers, Henry and Richard Brown
Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell
Lai Tak-wah
Lai Kwok-keung
Sydney Frank Bamsey"
"From elevating the neglected Tanka community to bringing their dragon boat races to the masses, Charles Thirlwell’s legacy still resonates in Hong Kong"
"He was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1970 for his efforts"
New Years Honours List 1971
Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell, Officer-in-Charge, Government Gunpowder Depot, Hong Kong.
"Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell was born in Hong Kong on September 6, 1918. His father, Captain James Thirlwell, was a well-known tug master who worked at Taikoo Dockyard. His mother, Elizabeth Dora Wilkinson, was a Macanese of Portuguese heritage and the devoutly Catholic family lived near the docks."
"in 1953 Thirlwell married Mary Leung Wai-chung, a nurse at St Francis Hospital, in Wan Chai"
There is a reference to a Grant File Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell (Deceased) dated 1986 in Government Records
Also known by his given Chinese name, Fah Wai Lo
Study Buddy (Explorer): ‘Father of the fishermen’
"He was fluent in Cantonese and Tanka dialect, and he penned a dragon boating anthem. The song was first performed in 1985, the year of his passing away, as a tribute. Years later, at the opening of dragon boat races, Hong Kong is still singing it."
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Charles Beatty Allenby Haig, THIRLWELL
Do you where our belated Mr. C B A H Thirlwell's cemetery is in Hong Kong, please? Is there a citation or memorial for the layman to visit?
Best regards,
Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell 6 Sep 1918 -
Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell born 6 Sep 1918 in Hong Kong
Obviously named after military heroes.
(Public Ancestry Tree)
C B A Thirlwell
" Charles BEATTY ALLENBY HAIG Thirlwell "- Now there is a patriotic name for you,,they don`t name them like that anymore !
Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell O.B.E. 6 Sep 1918 - 1985
https://industrialhistoryhk.org/hong-kongs-lighthouses-men-manned/
The Industrial History Of Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them
"some of the “men who manned them”:
James “Jimmy” Arthur William Deakin
the brothers, Henry and Richard Brown
Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell
Lai Tak-wah
Lai Kwok-keung
Sydney Frank Bamsey"
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3168168… (shows pictures of Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell)
"From elevating the neglected Tanka community to bringing their dragon boat races to the masses, Charles Thirlwell’s legacy still resonates in Hong Kong"
"He was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1970 for his efforts"
New Years Honours List 1971
"Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell was born in Hong Kong on September 6, 1918. His father, Captain James Thirlwell, was a well-known tug master who worked at Taikoo Dockyard. His mother, Elizabeth Dora Wilkinson, was a Macanese of Portuguese heritage and the devoutly Catholic family lived near the docks."
"in 1953 Thirlwell married Mary Leung Wai-chung, a nurse at St Francis Hospital, in Wan Chai"
There is a reference to a Grant File Charles Beatty Allenby Haig Thirlwell (Deceased) dated 1986 in Government Records
Also known by his given Chinese name, Fah Wai Lo
Study Buddy (Explorer): ‘Father of the fishermen’
"He was fluent in Cantonese and Tanka dialect, and he penned a dragon boating anthem. The song was first performed in 1985, the year of his passing away, as a tribute. Years later, at the opening of dragon boat races, Hong Kong is still singing it."