Everything tagged: Hong Kong

Details from John Black's list, which lists Lammert's profession as "Auctioneer".

Herbert Wells Randall was one of the four children of Benjamin Cutler Randall, Senior, an American sea captain. Another was Benjamin Cutler Randall (Jr.).

In the period before WW11 he worked for Lane, Crawford, acting as a staff/shareholder representative.

After the surrender, he was held for a time at the company headquarters, the Exchange Building, but presumably released as a Eurasian.

He retired to England, perhaps in 1953, living in London or the south-east.

His wife was Eileen Audrey Randall (Hing).

Sources:

John Oram Sheppard was a Warrant Officer in the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

He died of dysentery in February 1942 - the second death in Stanley.

Source:

http://www.geni.com/people/John-ORAM-Sheppard/6000000014690930625

Victor Vander Needa was a well-known jockey and businessman before the war. 

During or soon after the occupation he married Janet Broadbridge (his second wife).

Source for date of birth: http://www.geni.com/people/Victor-Vander-Needa/6000000014425760529

Joan Crawford was the daughter of the superintendent of North Point Power Station. She was present at the siege of the station during the December 1941 hostilities and helped treat the wounded.

Sources:

http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367487

http://gwulo.com/node/13015

Note:

Dr Frederick Bunje came from a well-establised Hong Kong family.

He was registered as qualified to practise medicine in Hong Kong in 1927.

He was appointed  Major in the Field Ambulance Unit of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps in 1941.

Son of John Olson 2 and Annie Louisa Moore Burke.

For more details see: http://www.thehongkonglegacy.com/The_Family_Tree.html