Herbert Winkfield JACKSON [1912-1945] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Herbert Winkfield JACKSON [1912-1945]

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-02-11 04:44
Names
Given: 
Herbert Winkfield
Family: 
Jackson
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1912-10-27 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Somerset
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
1945-09-23
Cause of death: 
Attacked by shark
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
police
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Submitted by David on Mon, 2015-06-15 17:06.

His CWGC record incorrectly gives the date of his death as 5th April 1942:

Rank:Sergeant
Service No:A/178
Date of Death:05/04/1942
Age:30
Regiment/Service:Hong Kong Police Force
Grave Reference: 4. A. 14.
Cemetery:STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY

However the date shown on his gravestone is 23rd September 1945. Having survived the fighting and the internment, he was tragically killed by a shark attack while swimming, as described at: http://gwulo.com/node/26608

Submitted by David on Mon, 2017-09-11 12:00.

Steve Verralls has more information about H W Jackson at https://gwulo.com/node/38733