Fred J. CLARKE [c.1900-1960]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 16:01
Names
Given
Fred J.
Family
Clarke
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Sydney
Died in (country)
Australia

On 1 September 1950, Chief Inspector F. J. Clarke was shot and seriously wounded in a gun battle with an armed kidnapping suspect in Ha Kwai Chung Village. In the incident, the Commanding Officer for Kowloon and New Territories Edmund Colin Luscombe and Detective Sub-Inspector Alexander Leslie were tragically killed. Chief Inspector Clarke retired in 1951 and left for Australia. He is seen here in the China Mail dated 2 June 1951 receiving his farewell gift from the Acting Commissioner of Police.

Additional source: Hong Kong Police Magazine, Winter 1960, Vol. X,  No. 4

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