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George Hunter CAUTHERLEY [1904-1991]

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 03/08/2014 - 23:51

Dates supplied by his son.

He is mentioned in the 1941 Jurors list:

c   Cautherley, George Hunter Banker, H. K. & Shanghai Bank 10 The Peak.

Roland Arthur Charles NORTH [1889-1961]

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 21:52

In 1941, was the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

Dates & information from John Black's list and comments below.

While in Stanley Camp, he prepared some sort of regular news bulletin. R E Jones describes him as "the chap here who makes up a series of very useful notes from the Chinese & Japanese papers".

Ernest TUCK (aka Chan) [1899-1971]

Submitted by brian edgar on Wed, 12/18/2013 - 18:34

Ernest Tuck was in the ASC division of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. During the December 1941 hostilities he was assigned to the Army Field Bakery at Deepwater Bay, where he worked with Staff-Sergeant Patrick Sheridan, who paid tribute to the value of his contribution.

After the surrender he was held at the camp in North Point, and then sent to Shamshuipo.

Sources:

http://gwulo.com/node/17612

Horace William BONNER (aka Tom) [1901-1941]

Submitted by brian edgar on Wed, 12/18/2013 - 16:29

Horace William Bonner was a corporal in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.

During the December 1941 hostilities he worked with the army master baker Patrick Sheridan at the Field Bakery at Deep Water Bay. He was killed at Overbays on December 23, 1941 (in fact December 22nd - see comments below).

Staff-Sergeant Sheridan says he spoke Chinese and pays tribute to his work on more than one occasion.

He was aged 40 at death.

Sources:

Tony Banham, Not the Slightest Chance, 2003, 223.