Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
This photo shows my father Lieutenant Arthur Brown standing on the left facing in front of his squad. I think the picture was taken at the Royal Navy Dockyard.
In December 1941 he was based at Lyemun Gap. The HKRNVR's at Lyemun, finding that they were redundant so to speak, joined up with other troops and continued to defend and were back in the Stanley region when surrender came through.
There was an abandoned lorry nearby and my father drove it with a few others unhindered to the Royal Naval Dockyard and made their surrender to the Japanese. Thus began 44 months as a POW at Sham Shui Pow camp.
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1965
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Arthur Robert Brown 18 June 1899-7 December 1975
Arthur Robert Brown Lieutenant Navy is listed as a prisoner of war in Prisoners of War Far East Hong Kong POW Camp as of 1 November 1944
Japanese Card
Arthur Robert Brown born 18 June 1899 Lieutenant RNVR Hong Kong
Father Robert Ablewhite Mother Sarah Ann
Destination of Report Wife - Mrs Doris Brown c/o Bank of New South Wales Melbourne Australia
Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services 1848-1939
13 October 1917 - 3 October 1919
UK Probate Calendar
Arthur Robert Brown of Villa Ardo Colnas Verdes Algarve Portugal died 7 December 1975. Resealed Victoria Hong Kong
UK Marriages
Robert Ablewhite Brown married Sarah Townrow in Retford 1891