Peter Grant was my father. He was for a time Chief Inspector of Police in Hong Kong (unsure of district) and was awarded a Kings Police Medal in 1933. He returned to UK in 1937 married to Laura Joyce Dobbin some many years younger than himself. My sister was taken with him into a second marriage, and I was adopted at birth a year later in 1940. She and I only got to know about each other in 2011 and are not linked and in contact.
DoB from John Black's list, which gives Major's occupation in 1941 as "Police".
John Black's list gives Channing's occupation in 1941 as "Police".
Marjorie Stintzi writes:
Henry Garrod joined the Colonial Government on 4-21-1898.
He joined the Fire Brigade on 11-14-1898 until 4-16-1913.
He joined the Hong Kong Police and was appointed Police Inspector 2nd class on 6-6-1914, Police Inspector 1st class in 1920 and retired on 1-4-1924.
He returned to the UK and died there on May 4, 1924.
Details from John Black's list, which gives Gomershall's occupation in 1941 as "Police".
Geoffrey Wilson joined the Hong Kong Police in 1933. In 1936 he married Joy Noel Harris-Walker.
He was chosen to be part of 'Z' Force, a special operations unit which would work behind Japanese lines after an attack, but had to withdraw after it became clear this was incompatible with police duties during an invasion.
He was interned in Stanley, and in 1943 was involved with communicating with the British Army Aid Group in the organisation of an escape which never took place.
Details from John Black's list, which gives his profession as "Police" in 1941.
