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Ronald SLEAP [1913-1991]

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-06-04 18:44
Names
Given: 
Ronald
Family: 
Sleap
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1913-06-22
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shanghai
Birthplace (country): 
China
Death
Date: 
1991-12-03

Mentioned in the list of POWs:

Sleap R HKVDC 2nd Lieut.   13
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW
Connections: 
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Submitted by eurasian_david on Fri, 2021-01-08 04:53.

“REPATRIATION NOTICE No. 69

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S.S. “BONAVENTURE” is expected to leave for AUSTRALIA on the 3rd April, 1946.

The undermentioned are listed for embarkation:-

Major C.K.H. Begley, Mr. V.M. Benwell, Mr. E.M.G. Hanlon, Mr. W. MacFarlane, Mr. J.R. Sykes, Mr. Tang Ying Lam, Mr. C.E. Wong, Mr. F.V. Wong, Mrs. I.L. Law and three children, Dr. & Mrs. K.C. Yeo and three children, Mr. Geo. Mar, Mr. Geo. P. Mar and Master Jas Mar, Mr. Ellis Joseph.

H.K.V.D.C.:

Lt. & Mrs. R. Sleap, Cpl. I.G. Sullivan, Spr. A.D. Wong Yee, Miss Rose Gock Honson, and Mstr. Guy Gock Honson, Sgt. N. Vargassoff.

HONGKONG passengers will assemble at Queen’s Pier at 8.00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3rd 1946, and KOWLOON passengers will assemble at Pier No. 5 at 8.15 a.m. to await Embarkation Officer.

Passengers must NOT board the vessel without first obtaining their embarkation cards, which will be issued at assembly points.

REPATRIATION OFFICE

Hong Kong, April 4, 1946.”

 

Source: The China Mail, page 7, 3rd April 1946

Submitted by annpake on Sat, 2021-01-09 23:59.

All records refer to him as plain Ronald Sleap

WWII Prisoners of War Record

2nd Lieutenant HKVDC  Ronald Sleap (sic)  born 22 June 1913 Shanghai son of Sidney Alfred Sleap and Florence  Maria  Ingborg Sleap (1890 - 1926)

Corporal Sidney Alfred Sleep HKVDC born 16 December 1886 London

Sidney Alfred Sleap second marriage to Winifred Edna Dakin (1900 - 1933)  in 1930 Hong Kong. Sidney Alfred Sleap born 1886 died Northamptonshire 1958

Probate Records UK

Ronald Sleap (sic)  died 3 December 1991 in Tunbridge Wells Kent and buried 13 December in Kent

 

Submitted by David on Wed, 2021-01-13 10:49.

I'm not sure where I saw that middle initial "A", or if I just imagined it! I've deleted it.

Submitted by annpake on Wed, 2021-01-13 18:48.

His father had a midle A.