Everything tagged: Hong Kong

Reg was named for Sir Reginald Stubbs, who his mother had been introduced to as a 10 year old - the first little Russian girl at Central British School.

I was born in Hong Kong in 1936. Evacuated to Australia via Philipines in 1940 and ended up in Moree NSW. Taken to England 1945 and returned to Hong Kong 1948. School at KGV Graduated from Loughborough College and St Pauls as PE teacher but called up for NS so undertook a 5 year short service commission in the RAF. Posted to RAF Cosford, RAF Colerne and RAF Cranwell. Retired as Flt Lt.

After reading the excellent Fighting for Two Kings: Danish Volunteers in the Defence of Hong Kong 1941 by Frode Olsen I (being Swedish) started to think if there were any Swedes in Hong Kong during this time. 

Reading several other books on the topic and time period there are several mentions of stranded sailors (some murdered by looters!) and the crew of the ship Gripsholm (which the civilians of Stanley Internment Camp were transferred to and transported on), but not much more...

Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley:

16Cii/06/02-    In / loving memory / of / Frederick Henry Foster / entered into rest / July 12th 1924 / aged 45 years / Till the day breaks and the / shadows flee away 

He is mentioned in the 1940 Jurors List:

Then in the 1942 lists for POWs and wounded:

Maude Caroline Franks (née Braga)

Born, Hong Kong, 8 December 1898; died, Sydney, 18 October 1962, aged 63.

Artist

Her obituary appeared on p. 6 of The China Mail, 1936-09-16:

OBITUARY

Mrs. W. Darby Passes Away

SALVATION ARMY WORKER

José Maria (‘Jack’) Braga

Jean Pauline Braga

Born, Hong Kong, 23 June 1896; died, Hong Kong, 1 February 1987, aged 90.

Musician and music teacher