Everything tagged: POW

My father, Charles McConnell Sloan was born in Hong Kong in 1914, the son of John Sloan, an employee of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery.

In December 1941 he was the Night Reception Clark at the Repulse Bay Hotel.

He's mentioned in the Jurors Lists for 1938-40 inclusive with that job.

Notes on the POW camps he was at in Japan from the Roll of Honour website:

Hiroshima 5B - Innoshima

(Earlier Yahata - Mukaijima Branch Camp then  Fukuoka 12B)

In December 1941 he was the sub-manager of the Repulse Bay Hotel.

Reginal Sydney Ablong Sapper. Field Company Engineers HKVDF. Initially interned as Prisoner of War at Shum Shi Po POW Camp then shipped on Japanese vessel XD 6 (ss Naura Maru) on 29 April 1944. On arrival sent to Narumi Nagoya 2B POW Camp to work in coal mines until end of war. Repatriated to Canada at end of hostilities. Not married.

Tony Banham lists him under "Unallocated HKRNVR":

McLeod, Forbes Lieutenant S

Source: http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/rnandraf.html

Philip Cracknell writes:

I thought he might have been the husband of Mrs E B Barron, who was interned in Stanley Camp.

George Hall was an architect.

Tony Chan writes:

Hall & Hall were founded by George Albert Victor Hall (1897-1956, RIBA, Authorized Architect 1927-41) (Fig.32) and William Hall (Authorized Architect 1920-33) from 1928 to 1933. They were sons of a famous Eurasian, Sin Tak Fan. After the death of William, George partnered with Harry Way (Authorized Architect 1924->41, HKIA 1956) to form Way & Hall from 1934 to 1956.