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D. M. MacDougall came to Hong Kong as a Cadet in 1928. He headed the Ministry of Information during the hostilities of December 1941 and then escaped on Christmas Day in the party led by Admiral Chan Chak. In September 1944 he was appointed to head the Hong Kong Planning Unit in London. Returned to the Colony on September 7, 1945, eventually taking over as Colonial secretary.
Commissioner of Labour and Mines
Dates of birth & death from the Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography.
I'm looking for photos / sketches / portraits of him for the CPS project's history book.
Details of birth & death taken from descendant's message, see below.
I'm looking for photos / sketches / portraits of him for the CPS project's history book.
The RAS article HONG KONG CADETS, 1862-1941 gives a brief introduction:
Robert Andrew Dermod Forrest (born 1893). Educated at Aberdeen University. Hong Kong Civil Service 1919; Inspector of vernacular Schools; Immigration Officer 1940. Lecturer in Tibeto-Burman Linguistics at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University.
I'm looking for photos / sketches / portraits of him for the CPS project's history book.
There a couple of mentions in HKGRO that give dates of relevant appointments:
I'm looking for photos / sketches / portraits of him for the CPS project's history book, as he served as first Police Magistrate for several years:
Walter Schofield (1888-1968) was a cadet officer in the Hong Kong civil service from 1911 to 1938.
After serving in various posts, including that of district officer, South, he was first police magistrate in 1931-33, and again in 1934-37, it being customary for such posts to be filled by cadets up to 1941.
I'm looking for photos / sketches / portraits of him for the CPS project's history book. [UPDATE: That project is now finished.]
His dates of birth & death are given in the family tree at: http://www.apac16.dsl.pipex.com/tree/fam/Lindsell.html#914KRL. Unfortunately there aren't any contact details to get in touch with the person maintaining it.