Notes from 1314:
Thomas senior - Born Cork 18.2.1874 enlisted as PC 6 on 31.10.1898 Sgt by 1908 To pension as Inspector 1926, died 1951
And from annpake:
Carl Smith Card 88233
T Cashman retired from police in 1926 after 28 years service. Recruited IRC Department Dublin. Left with wife and 4 children 9 (all born in Hong Kong) to settle in Cork.
Superintendent HKP 1950- 1960s
Any info would be of interest
I'm beginning to see some links between the mourners who were the group of friends and associates of my grandfather Charles Warren, in that, according to Carl Smith, George Avenell was the brother-in-law of F.P. Lenfesty, one of the other mourners mentioned in the obituary. That said, the attribution is to Mr and Mrs E.G. Avenell, so there may be a mistake, but I can't find an E.G. Avenell. George Avenell came to Hong Kong with the Sherwood Forresters in 1902 and thence to Shanghai. He returned to Hong Kong as Armourer Staff Sergeant to the Police and also joined the HK Volunteers.
Marine Police Aberdeen Base, built near the Brick Hill Marine Police Pier which opened in 1965.
tngan gave a comment regarding the pier and the Marine Police Station:
I believe they have expanded the pier and the South Marine Police HQ moved there in the late 1980s\early 1990s after they closed down the old brickwork on the slopes (which become Ware House).
From the Public Works Report for 1965:
At Brick Hill, Wong Chuk Hang, also on the south side of the Island, construction of a pier and an access road to it was completed. This pier will be used by Marine Police launches supervising Aberdeen harbour and neighbouring congested waters.
Samuel Job Witchell was usually known as Job Witchell.
Rudi Butt has gathered a lot of information about Job Witchell in his article Job And James Henry Witchell. Here are some of the key events from that article:
