Leonard STARBUCK [1911-1953]
Starbuck and Heywood are believed to be the first Prisoners of War captured by the Japanese.
Henry Ching is interested to hear more about Starbuck, writing:
Everything tagged: POW
Hargreaves Milne HOWELL [1904-1966]
The 1939 Jurors List has this entry for him:
| Howell, Hargreaves Milne | Manager, Malcolm & Co. | Tara, Deepwater Bay |
On Tony Banham's website, he has this entry under the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), 12 Hong Kong Company:
Howell, Hargreaves Mile 2nd Lieutenant MBE (85)(93) (LM) [164]
Gerald George WOOD [1881-1958]
If anyone has a photo of this man, please could you post a copy for us to see? I'm helping Patricia O'Sullivan identify some faces in a photo, and one is likely this man.
A quick search on Gwulo finds a few mentions, including:
1907-8 Jurors List:
| Wood | Gerald George | Civil Engineer | Hongkong Hotel |
1909-15 Jurors List:
Neville John BOOKER [1919-2004]
3159, Sgt. Neville John Booker.
Recommended for a mention in despatches, in recognition of his devotion to duty and his lack of fear in the face of danger which set an example to the rest of the men. He volunteered and carried out the highly important task of taking supplies out to the Armoured Cars, for W/T equipment, when they were withdrawing on the Mainland, and only withdrew to the Island on my instructions. His assistance to me in manning “ROSE” Fortress Observation Post, while being shelled, was invaluable and I was able to depend on the accuracy of his reports.
John SIDDANS (aka Jackie) [????-1942]
If you're related to Able Seaman Siddans, Philip Cracknell would like to contact you: http://battleforhongkong.blogspot.hk/2015/01/ab-john-siddans-rn-and-jap…
John William Macintyre BROWN (aka Jack) [1900-1974]
Arnhem writes:
He was born in 1900 and arrived in Hong Kong during the first world war.
Jack Brown was appointed Revenue Officer in the dept of Imports and Exports in 1921 in the British Colonial Civil Service. Not sure where he lived. Left HK in 1949.
The 1939 Blue Book lists a John William Macintyre Brown as Senior Revenue Officer, and notes he'd been promoted on 1st Jan. See:
Ralph James HARDY [1917-1971]
R. J. Hardy was a Sergeant in the R.A.F.
He was senetnced to 15 years in jail for his participation in the resistance in Shamshuipo POW Camp.
He served his time in Stanley Prison and in Canton, survving a serious illness to return to Hong Kong and marry his pre-war fiancee in early September 1945.
He later gave evidence at a War Crimes Trial.
Herbert Otto KEES [????-????]
Henry Ching:
O.Kees, was in the HKVDC and was a POW in Sham Shui Po.