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Fire Brigade Officer
Married Hong Kong 1939 to Margaret nee Murray. She was returning to HK in November 1941 but was diverted to Australia where she stayed until late 1944 before returning to UK.
Briefly back in HK post war before moving to Australia late 1940s.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14380489
He may be the Charles William ‘Brown’ referred to as a recipient of the Colonial Police Medal?
DoB from John Black's list, which gives Begg's occupation in 1941 as "Merchant".
I believe that the above this man is my great grandfather who, family rumour had it, "disappeared in Shanghai." I recently found the following entry "In loving memory/ of/ Charles Reginald Spencer/ who died/ Jan. 6th 1909/ aged 43 years/ Rest in peace#7463" on the fabulous site http://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/hong_kong_cemetery.
Details from John Black's list, which gives Mackintosh's occupation in 1941 as "Merchant".
Details from John Black's list which gives Mrs Mackintosh's occupation in 1941 as "Housewife".
John Black's list gives Hill's occupation in 1941 as "Manager".
A S Hill does not appear in the 1941 Juror's List.
John Black's list gives Wilson's occupation in 1941 as "Engineer".
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:
THE ESCAPE OF CAPT I B TREVOR HKVDC.
The escape was made from Shamshuipo from a slipway used for careening sampans, which was not wired. 11.25 p m February 1st the route commenced by creeping along a typhoon wall for some 600 yards, swimming to a point in Shamshuipo Bay opposite a Chinese Sauce factory, and then up Golden Hill and down the Shingmun gorge.