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Boris Abraham GELLMAN [????- ]

Submitted by David on Fri, 12/09/2016 - 13:39

In December 1941 he was the Night Reception Clark at the Repulse Bay Hotel.

He's mentioned in the Jurors Lists for 1938-40 inclusive with that job.

Notes on the POW camps he was at in Japan from the Roll of Honour website:

Hiroshima 5B - Innoshima

(Earlier Yahata - Mukaijima Branch Camp then  Fukuoka 12B)

KALAZHNY [????- ]

Submitted by David on Fri, 12/09/2016 - 13:37

In December 1941 he was the sub-manager of the Repulse Bay Hotel.

Albert George Frith PREW [????-1941]

Submitted by David on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 17:07

Henry Ching writes:

Albert George Frith Prew entered the Diocesan Boys’ School in 1917; he served in the ASC Company of the Hong Kong Volunteers and was killed in action in December, 1941.

George Albert Victor HALL [1897-1956]

Submitted by David on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 15:55

George Hall was an architect.

Tony Chan writes:

Hall & Hall were founded by George Albert Victor Hall (1897-1956, RIBA, Authorized Architect 1927-41) (Fig.32) and William Hall (Authorized Architect 1920-33) from 1928 to 1933. They were sons of a famous Eurasian, Sin Tak Fan. After the death of William, George partnered with Harry Way (Authorized Architect 1924->41, HKIA 1956) to form Way & Hall from 1934 to 1956.

William Minto GITTINS (aka Billy) [1897-1945]

Submitted by David on Fri, 06/17/2016 - 16:20

Billy served in the HKVDC, then became a Prisoner of War after the surrender. He was shipped to Japan along with many other POWs, and died there in 1945.

This information, along with dates of birth & death, taken from page 26 of Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley, by Geoffrey Charles Emerson.

Eric John Reinhold MITCHELL [1893-1970]

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 03/08/2016 - 17:54

Henry Ching sent these details of Mitchell's ranks in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps:

  • Cpl to 2nd Lt            5/5/25   (285)
  • 2nd Lt to Lieut            8/12/26   (674)
  • Lieut to Capt            15/5/28    (286)
  • Capt to Major            21/3/33   (221)
  • Major to Lt.Col.            18/8/38   (660)

(number in brackets is the Gazette entry number for that year)