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George Stephen WINCH [1912-1974]

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Submitted by George Winch on Mon, 2019-01-28 16:42
Names
Given: 
George Stephen
Family: 
Winch
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1912-06-16
Birthplace (country): 
Hong Kong
Death
Date: 
c.1974-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)
Tags: 
HKVDC
Connections: 
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Submitted by David on Mon, 2019-01-28 16:51.

Was he George Stephen WINCH? I see a couple of matches for that name at:

https://search.grs.gov.hk/en/searchcarl.xhtml?q=&names=winch&cno=

Submitted by George Winch on Mon, 2019-01-28 19:17.

Yes his full name is George Stephen Winch HKVDC one of the last man standing at Stanley before surrender to the Japanese.

Mentioned in dispatches. Brother, Alfred,wife Zulema(Emma), survived by five children,Richard,George,David,June,Rita.

Submitted by George Winch on Mon, 2019-01-28 19:19.

Do you by any chance have any info of his father my grandfather William Winch

Submitted by David on Thu, 2019-01-31 18:27.

Thanks for the extra information.

Have you clicked on the link in my comment above? I see William Winch is mentioned there. If you can add any more information about William he has his own page at https://gwulo.com/node/35449

Submitted by annpake on Thu, 2019-04-11 21:21.

George Stephen M Winch son of William Winch and Ah Yau Haung born 16 June 1912 Hong Kong and died 1974 Bromley UK He had brothers John and Alfred from the same parents. (Ancestry UK) and many half-siblings

Carl Smith Cards Married 19 January 1941 at Rosary Church son of William Winch and his best man was his brother Alfred Winch. Wife Zulema Maria Jose Vieira-Ribeira