Geoffrey Clayton JITTS [1919-1941]
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.
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John Edward POTTER (aka Jack) [1905-1941]
John Potter went to Oundle School in England and later qualified as an architect (ARIBA).
He went to Hong Kong in 1931 as Assistant Architect at Leigh and Orange Architects, becoming a partner in 1935.
He was responsible for the design and completion of many buildings in Hong Kong, both public and private. A number of his buildings still stand 80 years later.
John married Norah Huson in November 1939 and they had a son, Christopher, in 1941.
Michael George CARRUTHERS [????-????]
Entry in the 1942 list of POWs:
| Carruthers M G | HKVDC | 2nd Lieut. |
Francis Oswald REED [1913-1941]
Francis Oswald was the sixth son of Amaro John and Maria Rita Reed, born in 1913. He was an investment accountant at Hong Kong Land. Francis married Vera de Carvalho In October, 1941 at St. Margaret's Church. His eldest brother Edgar was his best man and his other brother Arthur's daughter Mary was the flower girl. The bride's best man was architect Al Alvares and her sister Ina de Carvalho was her bridesmaid. Tragically, Francis lost his life defending Hong Kong on
Arthur Augustus REED [1908-1941]
Arthur Augustus was the fourth son of Amaro John and Maria Rita Reed. He attended Hong Kong University where he studied Engineering. He was in his last year when Ricci Hall opened, and he stayed till his graduation. Arthur was Secretary of the Ricci Hall Students' Association and an active footballer. He joined China Light & Power Company after graduating as an engineer, and was an energetic worker in the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Arthur married Marie Diniz on May 17, 1938 at Church of Christ the King in Shanghai, where Marie was from.
Hugh Gordon MUIR [1910-1941]
Entry in the list of casualties:
| HKVDC | Muir H G | 2nd Lieut. | 1941-12-25 | killed |
Robert Cyril REED [1903-1969]
The above details on the birth and death dates of Robert Cyril Reed, uncle of Angela Niles, were supplied by eurasion_david, who kindly copied his obituary from the SCMP:
"EX-TEACHER DIES
Mr. Robert Cyril Reed, a long-time resident, died on Saturday. He was 66.
Mr Reed was a teacher at the Moral Training School in Kowloon Tong.
He was a keen follower of hockey, cricket and lawn bowls.
Lawrence Hugh MCCABE [1916-1941]
Lawrence Hugh McCabe was born on 14th July 1916 in Finchley, Middlesex, the son of Edward John, a master tailer, and Hilda Nixon McCabe. He was educated at Pennell House in Eastbourne College in 1930.