Evelyn Adam GOVETT [1882-1899]
A midshipman of H.M.S. Orlando who accidentally shot himself in the head with a Mauser revolver at Castle Peak, New Territories, when out on a shooting expedition with mates.
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Frank TUERSLEY [1898-1939]
Former Gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery during WWI and later clerical officer in the Royal Naval Dockyard who died in Hong Kong shortly after his arrivial in the Colony in April 1939.
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Mary MONRO [1963- ]
Mary Monro is author of Stranger In My Heart (Unbound, 2018), which gives the eye witness account of her father, John Monro MC RA, who fought at the Battle of Hong Kong, was interned by the Japanese at Sham Shui Po and escaped 1200 miles across China to reach Chongqing. There he was made Assistant Military Attaché and spent the next 18 months supporting and trying to liberate the POWs he'd left behind. Mary retraced her fafther's escape route across China and the book also includes her journey of discovery.
Cecil William SHERRINGTON [1878-1962]
He was an Assistant at Caldbeck MacGregor & Co.
"A couple of 'Japs' were fined $10 each for attempting to overturn a rickshaw in which was seated Mr Sherrington of Caldbeck, McGregor and Coy's Office. The 'Japs' were seamen belonging to the Müke Maru and yesterday, being under the influence of drink, they and three others were molesting people on the roadway near Hung Hom."
George Benjamin DODWELL [1851-1925]
Merchant and Trading agent. In 1872 he joined the export/import business Adamson, Bell and Company in Shanghai. The company dealt in shipping, silk and tea. In 1875 it opened an office in Hong Kong and also started in insurance.
William Henry ROLLITT [1883-1929]
A member of the Royal Army Pay Corps, British Army
He was stationed in Hong Kong sometime during the period 1916-1921 with his family and he may have been involved in the racing industry. Please see discussion here by his greatgranddaughter
William Joseph WEBBER (aka Billy) [1887-1969]
Ship's Draughtsman
Was staff for CCDO, Hong Kong in 1940. Please see discussion here
Herbert CANTON [1856-1903]
Staff-surgeon H.M.S. Tamar, Hong Kong
“DEATH OF DR. CANTON
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Amy Lilian STANFORD [c.1884-????]
"Marriages.
Albert DENISON [1860-1939]
Albert Denison was a civil engineer with Danby & Leigh and then Denison, Ram & Gibbs. He rowed and sailed and was an amateur yacht designer. In 1890 he was a founding member of the Hongkong Corinthian Sailing Club, which in 1894 was renamed Royal Hongkong Yacht Club (RHKYC). He was Commodore of RHKYC from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1911 to 1913.