Henry George KILBOURN (aka Anthony) [1894-1961]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 00:24
Names
Title
Brother
Given
Henry George
Family
Kilbourn
Alias / nickname
Anthony
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Brooklyn, New York
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Manila
Died in (country)
Philippines

Better known as Brother "Anthony" (or Antony) Kilbourn, FSC. He served the Brothers of the Christian Schools - La Salle (De La Salle Brothers) and arrived in Hong Kong on 25 September 1936. He had previously worked in the Philippine Islands until his transfer to Hong Kong.

After the fall of Hong Kong, Brother Anthony was interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated with other Americans to the United States in 1942. His arrival on the Gripsholm on 25 August 1942 was announced in the Detroit Evening Times the following day See here

After the war he returned to the Philippines. 

Source

1. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Ferdinand_Kilbourn

2. In Memoriam: 

a) https://www.lscoba.com/lasallians-remembered/name/anthony-kilbourn/

b) https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220049/http://www.usls.edu.ph/brothers/index.php?display=ferdinand_a

(Note: On the official Gripsholm passenger list, his name is recorded as Henry G. Kilbourn)

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