Everything tagged: Hong Kong

John Vincent Braga

Born, 5 Seymour Terrace, Hong Kong, 25 September 1908; 

died, Edinburgh, 29 May 1981, aged 72.

Company Secretary and violinist. Owner of the Braga Stradivarius.

https://gwulo.com/node/21923 1926 - St. Johns Cathedral - Baptism, Marriage and Burials

https://gwulo.com/node/8740 Inscriptions for cemetery sections 10-16

hier rust / onze innig geliffde zoon en broeder / Cornelius Koster / geboren te Dordrecht [Holland] 25 April 1900 / overleden te Hong Kong 22 September 1926 / rust zacht liefste / je nagedachtenis zalsteeds / in hooge eere in myn herinnering Blyven Voortleven / je diepbedroefde en opnig liefhebbende verloofde

Paul Braga

Businessman and fine arts collector

Paul Braga was the eleventh of thirteen children, and the ninth and youngest son of José Pedro and Olive Pauline Braga. Like his father and all his brothers, Paul was educated at St Joseph’s College, where he was a keen member of the 1st Hong Kong (St Joseph’s College) Scout Troop, and excelled as an athlete.

The 1941 Jurors List shows him as:

He fought in December 1941 with the Volunteers, and was killed on 25th December.

Mentioned in the list of casualties:

Born 1899 Kowloon, Hong Kong. Died September 1st 1942 from a heart attack. John worked for the British Government in HK as a land commissioner and Passport Officer working out of the old HK Post Office. Wife was Susie Nancy Kotwall. Six children: Phyllis, Hazel, Kenneth, Ronald, Archie, and Robin.

Born September 14th 1922 at the Government Civil Hospital, Hong Kong (St. Matilda's, Top of the Peak). Baptized October 21 1922 at St. Andrew's Church Kowloon. Phyllis was fluent in both English and Cantonese. She was a first year student in the Arts Faculty of Hong Kong University. She was interested in Biology, but also wanted to teach. She was pupil at, and taught at, Diocesan Girls School. She sailed to England on the P&O Strathmore in early 1946, listed as Lang on the ship's register. Married name was Rollins. Her mother was Susie Nancy Kotwall (1902-1988).

Anthony Manuel Braga, Private Secretary, Music Lover

Details from http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/royalartillery.html which say that Major Hunt commanded the 1st Mountain Battery, and East Group of the Royal Artillery.

In February 1945, Lieut Colonel Kanazawa Asao succeeded Col. Kennosuke Noma as Chief of the Kempeitai in Hong Kong.



Keiji Makimura's memories of the Japanese surrender :

(Japanese)  (English)

He is listed in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) section of the Hong Kong War Diary website as "Haynes, Frank Henry W. Civilian Mst. Art. BRH K 27.10.43", with the note that he died of amoebic dysentery at the Bowen Road Hospital.