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John REDMAN [????-????]

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He appears in the list of casualties of the Volunteers:

HKVDC Redman J 2nd Lieut.   1941-12-21 wounded POW

Eric McDonald BRYDEN [????-????]

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He appears in three of the pre-WW2 jurors lists.

1927:

c Bryden Eric McDonald Chartered Accountant Lowe, Bingham & Matthews   Peak Hotel

1928 & 29:

Joseph Hilton SHAW [1898-????]

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Joseph Hilton Shaw was a Stores Superintendent at China Light & Power Co., Ltd.

He was married to Dorothy Margaret Roe. 

During the Battle of Hong Kong, he joined the HKVDC on 11 December 1941. Private Shaw was later interned at Argyle Street and Sham Shui Po Camps. His wife was interned at Stanley Camp.

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William Richard Kingdon COLLINGS (aka Richard) [1904-2007]

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William Richard Kingdon Collings was a Naval Architect. He joined Government as an Assistant Surveyor in the Marine Surveyor's Office of the Harbour Department (later called Marine Department) on 24 November 1933.

He married Flora Muriel Robson at St. Andrew's Church on 5 September 1936.

William Collings better known as "Richard" was a keen golfer and won many local championships. He also served in the HKVDC:

Andrew SIMPSON [1913-????]

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Andrew Simpson was a civil servant attached to the H. M. Dockyard. Not sure of his actual duties but on his POW Card he held the rank of Sergeant. 

He married Francis Vera Stroud, secretary to H. M. Trade Commissioner on 29 April 1939 at the Registry.

After the fall of Hong Kong he was interned at Sham Shui Po and Argyle Street Camps. He was later shipped to Oeyama POW Camp, Osaka. His wife was interned at Stanley Camp.

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