Robert Owen HUGHES (aka Taff) [1907-1979] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Robert Owen HUGHES (aka Taff) [1907-1979]

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Submitted by pierstephen on Sun, 2021-01-17 05:40
Names
Given: 
Robert Owen
Family: 
Hughes
Alias / nickname: 
Taff
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1907-03-26
Birthplace (town, state): 
Bangor
Birthplace (country): 
Wales
Death
Date: 
1979-07-29

Hi, I am looking for information on Robert Owen Hughes who served in the hong kong water police for a number of years 1930s onward his wife was Pauline and they had a child Dolores Ann born 1930. Robert came back to the uk after ww2 and a few years after in the 1950s traveled back to hong kong where he lived the rest of his life.

Tags: 
police
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by David on Tue, 2021-01-19 18:22.

Here are some good sources of information for researching people who lived in Hong Kong: https://gwulo.com/node/9374

Submitted by annpake on Wed, 2021-01-20 02:33.

Royal Navy Registers of Seamens Service UK

Robert Owen Hughes previous occupation butcher's assistant born 25 March 1907 Bangor Caernarvonshire Wales. Date and Period of Engagement 26 March 1925 - 12 years

Record transferred 1929

Shore by purchase 19 May 1933 in Hong Kong joined RFR [Royal Fleet Reserve] 2 August 1933

Passenger List Hong Kong to Liverpool 5 December 1945

Robert Owen Hughes 39 UK address 8 Highfield Road Ellesmere Port

Pauline  Hughes 39

Passenger List 15 December 1950 Southampton to Hong Kong

Robert Owen Hughes  43 police officer UK address 49 Malvern Road Thornton Heath Surrey 

Pauline Hughes 40

Dolores Ann Hughes 16

Birth registered Quarter 1 (January February March) 1907 Conway Caernarvonshire

Death 29 July 1979 in Hong Kong

Submitted by 1314 on Wed, 2021-01-20 00:42.

R.O.Hughes

      Born 23 June 1907       Enlisted 4 May 1933   as A 110   Appointed Lance Sergeant 16 March 1934

                      Serving in Water Police 1936         Interned  aged 35         Sub Inspector 1948

                       Colonial Police Long Service Medal  4 May 1951   Retired 24 April 1952. 

Submitted by annpake on Wed, 2021-01-20 05:47.

Wouldn't he more likely to have served in the navy than the army? Robert Owen Hughes was interned in Hong Kong.  There is a R.O. Hughes in the list of WWII Prisoners of War He is a guardsman  being held inGerman territory.

Submitted by 1314 on Wed, 2021-01-20 19:36.

He was not involved with the Army,I think you are getting hung up on the " Lance Sergeant" reference.

The rank of Lance Sergeant was conferred on Police Officers after they had successfully completed their basic training,they then " Passed Out" and were posted to Police Stations. In due course,subject to satisfactory performance,passing exams etc they were advanced to " Police Sergeant".Beyond that a few might attain Crown Sergeant and thence into the Inspectorate.This ranking structure changed Post War when European Sergeants were regraded as Probationary Sub-Inspectors, Sub Inspectors dissappeared in the early 1960s,leaving Probationary Inspectors which I believe they still have as the direct entry point.