Kenneth William FORROW [1916-2004]

Submitted by Alan Ho on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:17
Names
Given
Kenneth William
Family
Forrow
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (country)
England
Died
Date
Died in (country)
England
  • Forrow joined the Volunteer Air Arm as a cadet pilot and trained to fly torpedo-bombers and amphibians. These aircraft were destroyed by the Japanese when they invaded Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. Later, he was assigned to a Volunteer rescue unit and continued to rescue civilians before being captured. He was eventually imprisoned in Sham Shui Po POW camp, where his mother was also interned in Stanley.
  • He helped the Hong Kong Football Club survive after WWII. His leadership rebuilt the club, which remains a thriving institution today.
  • If you want to learn about his history, please refer to pages 43 to 44 in the Monthly journal of the Hong Kong Football Club's July/August 2021 issue.

Monthly journal : https://www.hkfc.com/media/bxhdkemp/hkfc_2021_07-08_mag.pdf
wikitree : https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Forrow-117
In 1965, Kenneth William Forrow participated in the 20th Liberation Anniversary of the Sham Shui Po POW Camp.
In 1965, Kenneth William Forrow participated in the 20th Liberation Anniversary of the Sham Shui Po POW Camp., by Alan Ho

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Child of
Dorothy Emily FORROW / PRATT / BAILEY (née KEENE) [1896-????]

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Sham Shui Po POW Camp 20th Liberation Anniversary
1965
Sham Shui Po POW Camp 20th Liberation Anniversary Commemorative Plaque
1965
In 1965, Kenneth William Forrow participated in the 20th Liberation Anniversary of the Sham Shui Po POW Camp.
1965

Comments

Alan, thanks for the adding the page for Kenneth. I'd like to link it to a page for his mother.

The linked wikitree page shows his mother as Dorothy Emily Keene (1895). I don't see anyone surnamed Keene on the Stanley lists, but there is a Dorothy Emily Bailey (1899). Any idea if that could be her, perhaps having re-married?

Regards, David

Hi David! I'm sorry that I only just saw your reply. I believe your speculation is correct. Additionally, I have found some information about Kenneth's mother that I hope will be helpful to your research.

1)

Hong Kong Blue Book (1938) ‐ Windows and Orphans' Pensions :
Name of Pensioner : Dorothy Emily Pratt
Date from which the Pension has been paid : 15th February 1938
Particulars : Widow of Horace Charles Pratt , late of Prison Department
Date of Birth of Pensioner : 9th November, 1896

2)

Gravestone record of Horace Charles Pratt
https://www.hkmemory.hk/MHK/collections/hong_kong_cemetery/all_items/im…
Horace Charles Pratt / died 14th February 1938 / aged 47 years 

3)

Mothly Journal :
"At the age of 21, ‘K.W. Forrow’ appeared in 1938 directories as an ‘examiner’ with the Government Audit Office. That year he lost more family – his sister to smallpox and his stepfather to heart failure. Again his mother married, this time to Arthur Bailey, a quartermaster sergeant in the Royal Army Service Corps."