William Stirton MCHARDY [1906-????] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

William Stirton MCHARDY [1906-????]

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Submitted by David on Mon, 2018-04-02 12:02
Names
Given: 
William Stirton
Family: 
McHardy
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1906-10-31
Tags: 
police
Colonial Police Medal
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by 1314 on Mon, 2018-04-02 12:07.

William Stirton McHardy awarded CPM (G) vide Supplement to London Gazette  of 19.5.1939 as "Sgt - Hong Kong Police". In same notice were Inspector F D Tuckett, Sgt G C Taylor, L/Sgt C S Pile  and Coxswain Chan Hung. No citations for these awards were given.

In 1949 McHardy was also awarded the BEM.

Submitted by C on Tue, 2018-04-03 21:43.

The full notice:

Downing Street,
5th May, 1939.
His Majesty The KING has been graciously pleased to award the Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry, to the Members of Colonial Police Forces whose names appear below: —
Subera Eko, Sergeant, Gold Coast Police Force.
Peter Simpson Dickson Johnston, Sergeant, Palestine Police Force.
Mama Lafia Kanjarga, Sergeant, Gold Coast Police Force.
William Stirton McHardy, Sergeant, Hong Kong Police Force.
Mohamed bin Majid, Lance-Corporal, Straits Settlements Police Force.
Chan Ng, Coxswain, Hong Kong Police Force.
Christopher Stanley Pile, Lance-Sergeant, Hong Kong Police Force.
Gordon Charles Taylor, Sergeant, Hong Kong Police Force.
Frederick Douglas Bishop Tuckett, Inspector, Hong Kong Police Force.