Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
William O' Connor was bombardier 3437 in the 2nd Battery of the HKVDC. The Battery was mobilised on 7 December 1941, the day before the Japanese attack on Hong Kong. As listed in the hongkongwardiary, he appears to have been re-assigned to the 4th Battery during the hostilities.
William O' Connor was taken prisoner-of-war and interned at Sham Shui Po Camp. He was later shipped to Nagoya POW camp. After liberation, he was repatriated to the United Kingdom.
Source
- National Archives: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C18507596
- POW Card: https://lq-cofepow.org/products/oconnor-william?_pos=3&_sid=f606a27b3&_ss=r
- HKVDC No. 2 Battery & photo: https://battleforhongkong.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-happened-at-no-2-battery-hkvdc.html