Everything tagged: HKVDC

His entry in the 1942 list of POWs:

And his entry in the 1940 Jurors List:

Brief biography from https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/agents/people/12720:

Warrington Kenneth Corneck worked for Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd from 1937 to 1976. He was employed at Hong Kong, Korea, Shanghai and Taiwan, mainly with regard to the company's shipping activities.

1941 Jurors List (note different name order):

Entry in the 1942 list of Prisoners of War:

Notes from eurasian_david:

Florence Margaret Fowler (with wedding photo), youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs G. Fowler of Hong Kong, married Mr William Garland Long at St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong 20th March 1941

Interned at Sham Shui Po camp during WW2, Corporal in the No 2 Company (Scottish) HKVDC.

Boilermaker by trade, Foreman at HK & Whampoa Shipyard. Lived at 4 Inverness Terrace, Hong Kong Dockyard

Wife - Margaret Malcolm (nee Haugh)

Daughter - Elsy Sharp

Emigrated to Hong Kong on 14 Sept 1928, moved back to the UK in the 1960s.

Paternal great grandfather of author

Notes moved here from the page for his second wife, Wendy:

Submitted by clithering on Sun, 2022-02-20 00:08.

Entry in the list of casualties:

Entry in the 1941 Jurors List: 

Notes from annpake:

Harold Wilson Brown 15 June 1913 - 17 December 1941

Permalink Submitted by annpake on Fri, 2022-01-21 22:35.

Entry in the 1941 Jurors List:

Entry in the 1942 list of POWs:

Private G. C. Jitts of the HKVDC was killed in action in the Battle of Wong Nei Chong Gap. His heroics are mentioned in the China Mail dated 1 January 1946.