KALAZHNY [????- ]
In December 1941 he was the sub-manager of the Repulse Bay Hotel.
Everything tagged: POW
Reginald Sydney ABLONG [1919-1969]
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.
Forbes MACLEOD [1913-1974]
He only appears in one Jurors List before the war, the list for 1939:
| c | Macleod | Forbes | Chartered Accountant | Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming | Empress Lodge | Kowloon |
During the fighting, Tony Banham lists him under "Unallocated HKRNVR":
McLeod, Forbes Lieutenant S
James Thomas DUPUY [????-????]
Philip Cracknell writes:
I assume James Thomas Dupuy was Isabelle Dupuy's husband. He was serving with HKVDC as BSM of No 5 (AA) Battery and would have been based at Sai Wan Hill AA Fort although the battery personnel were divided into two sections - one on and one off. Each with about 40 personnel. The off section was based at West Bay AA Battery where there are still a number of extant and destroyed splinter proof accommodation shelters for West Bay AA Battery and Sai Wan AA Battery (off section).
James Forman BARRON [1910-1987]
I thought he might have been the husband of Mrs E B Barron, who was interned in Stanley Camp.
George Albert Victor HALL [1897-1956]
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.
20 Oct 1944, BAAG Reports and Weekly Intelligence Summaries
The following report describes Goodwin's view on conditions in the POW camps in Hong Kong.
SECRET
0103/3995(I.W).
16th Dec. 1944. Copy No..18
20 Oct. 44
INTERROGATION REPORT NO. SKP/5/44
Escapers Serial No. E/5
Name and Rank: Lt. R.B. GOODWIN
Unit: R. N. Z. N. V. R.
Date of Capture: 25 Dec. 41.
Date of Escape: 17 Jul. 44.
Date of arrival in British hands : 3 Aug. 44.
MAIN REPORT
Ralph Burton GOODWIN [1902-1994]
Ralph Burton Goodwin OBE RNZNVR
William Minto GITTINS (aka Billy) [1897-1945]
Billy served in the HKVDC, then became a Prisoner of War after the surrender. He was shipped to Japan along with many other POWs, and died there in 1945.
This information, along with dates of birth & death, taken from page 26 of Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley, by Geoffrey Charles Emerson.