Archibald Henry ELSTON (aka Mick) [1897-????] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Archibald Henry ELSTON (aka Mick) [1897-????]

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Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2012-10-12 09:19
Names
Given: 
Archibald Henry
Family: 
Elston
Alias / nickname: 
Mick
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1897-05-31
Birthplace (town, state): 
Islington, London
Birthplace (country): 
England

Mentioned in this Stanley Camp thread:

Tags: 
police
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
Connections: 
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Submitted by 1314 on Mon, 2014-05-12 12:59.

Archibald Henry ELSTON

enlisted 1919 as A 24

Assisstant Supt. in 1941

Retired as Supt. 1949

Submitted by David on Mon, 2014-05-12 13:03.

Added DoB from:

http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=251&p=surnames.elston

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-12-09 16:04.

Additional information by email from Marjorie Stintzi:

Archibald Henry "Mick" Elston was born in Islington, London, UK.  He served as a Corporal in the 7th London Infantry during World War 1.  He suffered a serious injury on July 1, 1916 at the Battle of the Somme.  This injury prevented him from joining the Metropolitan Police.  He joined the Hong Kong Police on 3-24-1919 and arrived in Hong Kong on 7-30-1919.  He was promoted to Police Sergeant on 1-1-1924, Sub-Inspector 11-1-1927, Inspector 1-1-1935, Chief Inspector 4-9-1937, Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police 10-17-1940, Assistant Superintendent of Police 7-23-1941, and Superintendent of Police on 9-1-1947.  He retired from the police on 8-9-1948 and moved to the UK.  

He married Marjorie Garrod on August 9, 1924.  Both Marjorie and her younger son, Jeremy, were evacuated to Australia prior to invasion.  She worked as a government censor in Sydney.  Jeremy was at Kings School, Paramatta, as a student/boarder.  Both of their sons, Michael and Jeremy, were born in Hong Kong.