Brian FINCH (aka BRIAN) [1941- ]

Submitted by Brian Finch on Sat, 03/24/2018 - 18:50
Names
Given
Brian
Family
Finch
Alias / nickname
BRIAN
Sex
Male
Status
Living
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Crewe, Cheshire
Birthplace (country)
United Kingdom

Maj (Ret'd Brian Finch MCIL served in The Middlesex Regiment with one of the survivors of the Lisbon Maru Incident.  He later learned Chinese and during his time in Hong Kong had close links with The Lisbn Maru Association of Hong Kong.  He translated their account of the incident seen through the eyes of the Chinese fishermen who rescued hundreds of British prisoners of war under fire from Japanese soldiers on 2 October 1942. The translation was published in November 2017 by Proverse Hong Kong.    

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