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Reginald Andrew WICKERSON [c.1903-1965]

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Submitted by David on Wed, 2015-10-07 13:01
Names
Given: 
Reginald Andrew
Family: 
Wickerson
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1903-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1965-06-19

DoB from John Black's list, which gives initials "T A", but doesn't list an occupation for Mr Wickerson.

In the 1941 Juror's list there is this entry, which I guess is the same person:

c   Wickerson, Reginald Andrew Manager, China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld. H.K. Club.

Mark Watson writes:

My Grandfather Mr R A Wickerson designed 545a The Peak and lived there in the 1950's

He was MD of China Provident at the time and was apparantly responsible for the North Point Redevelopment

Prior to this he was a Civilian Internee at Stanley Prisoner of War camp.

Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by Watsonm on Wed, 2015-10-07 16:05.

Yes that is him he is also listed in Civilian internees list in the Hong Kong War Diaries site and was briefly held in room 535 of the MCH (Mee Chow Hotel) before being transfered to Stanley Camp

Regards

Mark

Submitted by Philip on Thu, 2015-10-08 13:42.

He was originally billeted in Bungalow F .....the furthest away and close to Stanley Village. Later he was in Indian Quarters Block 16 Room 37. His address in 1940 was 8, Braga Circuit, Kadoorie Avenue, Kln. Camp Number 2,500

Philip Cracknell

Submitted by Watsonm on Thu, 2015-10-08 22:11.

Thanks Phillip

I will pass your info onto my Mother

I spoke to her last night and she was thrilled to hear that the house is possibly still standing

I know she has a album full of photos of her time in HK

My wife also lived in HK in the late 70'S when her father was staioned there with the Green Jackets

We were in HK recently and she said it has changed so much in her time

 

Submitted by Philip on Fri, 2015-10-09 08:14.

A bit more information for you. He shared a room with eight other men all in the 40-50 age range mainly professional, accountants, lawyers and four were Swire employees. They were Albert Wood (1891), Josia Logan Adams  (1889), Dennis Blake (1889) Victor Chittenden (1897), Felix Dinsdale (1892), John Finnie (1897), Charles Roberts (1900) and Hugh Roger (1893). John Finnie was Chief Manager of Tai Koo Dockyard, Dennis Blake was a solicitor with Wilkinson Grist and the Official Administrator for the Camp.  Best regards,  Philip

Submitted by annpake on Fri, 2020-02-07 19:31.

Passenger List 20 September 1958

Reginald Andrew Wickerson 20 September 1903 (sic?)

Winifred Wickerson 22 September 1903

Birth Index

Reginald Andrew Wickerson birth 1904 registered quarter 4 

Baptisms 20 November 1904 All Saints Highgate

John Elvy Wickerson

Reginald Andrew Wickerson

Marriage  19 July 1930 Hornsey Parish Church

Reginald Andrew Wickerson age 26  company  secretary

Probate Record

Death Reginald Andrew Wickerson  19 June 1965 Royal Hospital Cheadle Cheshire

Death Index 1965 Reginald Andrew Wickerson age 60 [he would have been 61 in September 1965 confirming birth 1904]