William Edward Barry TANNER [1908-????] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

William Edward Barry TANNER [1908-????]

Names
Given: 
William Edward Barry
Family: 
Tanner
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1908-05-07

This list says he was a government Health Inspector before internment at Stanley. Then gives these dates after the liberation of Hong Kong:

  • 1945, Sep 11 - Departed on leave
  • 1946, Aug 9 - Returned from leave
  • 1946, Aug 22 - Technical Assistant (Social Hygiene)
  • 1946, Sep 22 - Resigned

So back to Hong Kong, working again in a government role, but just for a month.

The 1951 copy of The Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute lists a William Edward Barry TANNER in Kuala Lumpur.

He's mentioned in this thread on the Stanley Camp discussion list:

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UK Royal Naval Records William Edward Barry Tanner born 7 May 1908 Portsmouth Hampshire  He signed up on 12 May 1926 for twelve years previous occupation Chauffeur

Baptism 28 May 1908 St Saviour's Mission Church Portsmouth

Marriage William E B Tanner to Winifred L Barnes 1934 Portsmouth

No record found for marriage to Anna

1939 Census UK

Winifred L Tanner married born 19 January 1912  who later married Leslie W Bennett in 1942

Passenger List Singapore to Fremantle Australia arriving 10 October 1945

William Tanner 37, Anna Tanner 28 and Barry Tanner one and a half. No details of occupations or places of birth shown

New Zealand Immigration Records 2 July 1957 Arrived in Auckland from Southampton via Sydney

William Edward Barry Tanner Health Official