William Minto GITTINS (aka Billy) [1897-1945]

Submitted by David on Fri, 06/17/2016 - 16:20
Names
Given
William Minto
Family
Gittins
Alias / nickname
Billy
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
(Day & Month are approximate.)
Died
Date
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Cause of death
pneumonia

Billy served in the HKVDC, then became a Prisoner of War after the surrender. He was shipped to Japan along with many other POWs, and died there in 1945.

This information, along with dates of birth & death, taken from page 26 of Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley, by Geoffrey Charles Emerson.

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