Edward Dean SHANK [1886-1946]

Edward Dean Shank was a long time Hong Kong resident. In 1921, Edward and his brothers, Carl and Charles formed the Hong Kong Excavation Pile Driving and Construction Co. Ltd.. In 1922, Edward Dean Shank was added to the list of Authorized Architects. One of the projects the Company built was the Kowloon Tong "Garden City" Estate. Further information about the Company at: https://industrialhistoryhk.org/the-hong-kong-excavation-pile-driving-construction-company-ltd/

Edward Dean Shank remained in Hong Kong despite the ups and downs of the construction industry. In 1937, he was the managing director of the Chatham Hotel.

After the fall of Hong Kong, he was interned at Stanley Camp. He refused repatriation to the United States on the Gripsholm during wartime. Only when the war ended did Shank return to the United States. He was a passenger on the USS John Dyckman, arriving in the port of San Francisco on 4 October 1945.

Source

1. The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury