Everything tagged: police

DoD from the Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, Fri 29 Jan 1971 [Issue No.9]  Page 300.

Michael Martin writes:

Leo Borisoff was a White Russian Policeman in HK and in Stanley Camp and he was friends with my grandfather and his cousin Vitaly 'Vic' Veriga.

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

He was the elder brother of Leonard Haynes.

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

He was murdered while on duty in 1949. See the newspaper report of his death.

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

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Mr Olivier's occupation in 1941 as "Police Inspector".

Guy Shirra mentioned that Mr Olivier was killed on 6th May 1949. Olivier's death was front page news on that day's copy of The Hong Kong Telegraph:

Inspectors Olivier, Haynes Murdered On Police Launch

EARLY MORNING DRAMA AT PORT SHELTER

Ex Hongkong Police.  BAAG Roll of Honour.   ,

Lindsay Ride: "V V Illin, late of the Hongkong Police, was serving under my command in the BAAG in China during the war, and was killed in an airoplane accident in Kunming in December 1944 whilst takiing off on a secret operation.  His body was identified by one of my officers and he was buried in Kunming, butr since the war his body has been brought to Hongkong for re-interment".

  Re-interred at  Saiwan Bay Military Cemetery, Hongkong.

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