Everything tagged: police

DoB from John Black's List, which gives Mr Veriga's occupation in 1941 as "Police".

Brian wrote:

A powerful piece on the Reddish family (Cecil, Anna, daughter Veronica, born in camp, and her two younger sisters):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/japanpowdiaries.shtml

I think it brings out very well the effects of internment on post-war living.

Wright-Nooth uses the spelling Kinlock in his book Prisoner of the turnip heads, but official documents use Kinloch.

John Black's list gives Kinloch's occupation in 1941 as "Police".

Barbara Anslow:

Pennefather-Evans was Commissioner of Police in Hong Kong at the time of the Japanese invasion.

David Robert Fyffe's daughter wrote the following notes on the Stanley Camp discussion board:

David was born on February 13, 1914 in Montreal. His parents were originally from Dundee, Scotland. They moved to Montreal for a number of years, but returned to Dundee when David was a youngster. 

Guy Shirra forwarded Eates' obituary from the UK's Daily Telegraph:

Ted Eates, who has died aged 95, led Hong Kong’s police force at a time when the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution was spilling over from China. Read more ...

Wright-Nooth's book Prisoner of the turnip heads identifies Scott as the Deputy Commissioner of Police in 1941.