Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Brigadier in the British Army in Hong Kong in 1941, when he was "Assistant Adjutant and Quarter-Master-General i/c Administration – (A.A. & Q.M.G.)"
He was a prisoner of war after the British surrender.
In 1943 the Japanese moved him from Hong Kong to Taiwan (source).
In 1946 he was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE), "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the defence of Hong Kong in 1941".
Comments
Andrew Peffers 9 March 1893 - 21 February 1954
Japanese Card
Brigadier Andrew Peffers H.Q Staff China Command born 9 March 1893 in Forfar Scotland
Mother Ann Destination of Report Mrs A Peffers Sparrowcroft Forfar Scotland
Medical and Dentistry University of Edinburgh Registered 1913
Ancestry Public Tree
There is a well resourced Peffers tree showing his date of birth as 9 March 1893 in Forfar, his mother Ann who died 29 June 1946 and his residence in 1946 as Glenisla Angus Scotland. His spouse is shown as Rosa Sheila Jackson and they had two daughters (Private) There is a record of his death 21 February 1954 from hypertension in Glenisla Angus Scotland.
WO 361 Casualities and Missing Personnel 1939
There is a record of Adam Peffers Royal Scots 3051813 Killed in Action whilst POW on Lisbon Maru 4 November 1944