Everything tagged: POW
Frederick James Duncan CLEMO (aka Freddie) [1922-1999]
[Update: I originally titled this page 'R. Clemo', based on the 1940 newspaper clipping with his photo. It has since been confirmed that the young man in the photo was Frederick James Duncan Clemo, so I've updated the details.]
Extracts from his obituary:
Arthur John DEWAR [1907-1967]
He's mentioned in the Hong Kong Volunteer & Ex-PoW Association of NSW's Occasional Paper No 8 Australians in Hong Kong in the Pacific War:
Michael George CARRUTHERS [????-????]
Entry in the 1942 list of POWs:
Carruthers M G | HKVDC | 2nd Lieut. |
Robert Cyril REED [1903-1969]
The above details on the birth and death dates of Robert Cyril Reed, uncle of Angela Niles, were supplied by eurasion_david, who kindly copied his obituary from the SCMP:
"EX-TEACHER DIES
Mr. Robert Cyril Reed, a long-time resident, died on Saturday. He was 66.
Mr Reed was a teacher at the Moral Training School in Kowloon Tong.
He was a keen follower of hockey, cricket and lawn bowls.
Harold Oscar ODELL / OBADOFSKY (aka Harry) [1896-1975]
Details of birth and death from his page at https://jhshk.org/community/the-jewish-cemetery/burial-list/odell-harry… which also has several photos of Mr Odell.
Rupert LONSDALE [1905-1999]
Rupert Lonsdale, later Canon Lonsdale, was one of the officers who served on HM Submarine L3 in the 4th Submarine Flotilla on the China Station in 1928-29, having first served on the X1 in 1927. In May 1939 he came back to the China Sea in command of Seal a Grampus class submarine, but returned to the North Sea patrol. Seal was given the task of laying a minefield in Kattegat, but was bombed by a Heinkel. Diving to evade e-boats Seal hit a newly laid minefield and was damaged.
Joaquim GUTERRES (aka Jock) [????-1942]
My grandfather, Lieutenant Joaquim Guterres died at Sham Shui Po prisoner of war camp in 1942.
Fought at Mt Davis with company No 5. I also am aware that his name is on a plaque outside of Club de Recreio.
with thanks
Anthony Guterres
George Alexander WHITE [1902-1973]
His entry in the 1941 Jurors List:
c | White, George Alexander. | Meter Superintendent, China Light & Power Co., Ld. | 9 York Road, Kowloon Tong. |