Claude EARNSHAW [????-1930]

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 12/04/2024 - 02:51
Names
Given
Claude
Family
Earnshaw
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Hong Kong
Died in (country)
China

Claude Earnshaw appears to have arrived in Hong Kong in 1920 with his brother Reginald. Both brothers joined the Hong Kong Police and later were involved with Harry Abbott in the "Abbott School of Aviation" at Kai Tak.

After Reginald's death in 1925, Claude Earnshaw later became manager of the Palace Hotel. He was a keen, sportsman, cyclist and billiards player. He met with a sudden death in 1930.

Further reading:  http://www.chingchic.com/the-harry-abbott-story.html

Obituary in the Hong Kong Telegraph 21 August 1930 here

 

Photos that show this Person

1920s