Ronald Claude HARDWICK (aka Ronnie) [1925-2009] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Ronald Claude HARDWICK (aka Ronnie) [1925-2009]

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Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2013-09-29 16:26
Names
Given: 
Ronald Claude
Family: 
Hardwick
Alias / nickname: 
Ronnie
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1925-02-03
Birthplace (country): 
Hong Kong
Death
Date: 
2009-02-06
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
Connections: 
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Submitted by Matteo338 on Mon, 2021-07-12 16:20.

Ron Hardwick passed away in Sydney 2009

Submitted by annpake on Tue, 2021-07-13 18:59.

Australia and New Zealand Deaths

Ronald Claude Hardwick died 6 February 2009. Burial Macquarie Cemetery and Crematorium Ryde  City NSW Australia

Ancestry Public Tree

Ronald Claude Hardwick born 3 February 1925 in Hong Kong son of William Hardwick and Alice Mary Lyons.

His father died.14 September 1926 in Hong Kong. His brother Douglas "Duggie" Hardwick died 25 December 1941 in Hong Kong. His sister Dolores Hardwick 1899-1920 died in Hong Kong.

Alice Mary Lyons daughter of William (Carl Smith Card)

Submitted by Absconder on Tue, 2021-07-20 13:19.

Is this Captain Ron Hardwick, a senior captain with Cathay Pacific?

Submitted by Matteo338 on Tue, 2021-07-20 14:11.

Yes person. 

Submitted by Absconder on Tue, 2021-07-20 14:23.

Thanks for confirming.

He wrote an interesting account of the early days of Cathay Pacific which makes great reading but difficult to find a copy.

 

Submitted by Matteo338 on Sat, 2021-10-16 17:39.

Hi I would be interested in this if you ever find it. I'm his son Matthew. Best regards.

Submitted by angie-r on Sun, 2021-10-17 00:49.

Ron Hardwick was married to Dorothy Coates, and my mother, Belle Reed, was her godmother.  Dorothy had a sister Helen. Dorothy was a flight attendant at Cathay Pacific and used to visit my mother at our Nathan Road flat before she was married. The Hardwicks lived in a house in Kowloon Tong on York Road at the time, next door to the Triggs family who lived at #1, at the corner of York and Waterloo Road. Across from the Triggs house was the large mustard-colored house owned by the Figureido family.  I remember Dorothy and Ron had a daughter Denise.  They eventually moved to Australia but Dorothy stayed in touch with my mother. 

Submitted by tloughuk@gmail.com on Mon, 2021-12-13 02:34.

I joined Cathay Pacific in 1974 and remember Ron very well. If his account of the airline is located I too would be most interested to read it

Tony Lough

Submitted by fivestar on Mon, 2021-12-13 17:00.

I assume this is the same Ron Hardwick who raced at Macau from 1956 to 1961 and actually won the Macau Grand Prix in 1959 driving a Jaguar XKSS.

Submitted by Matteo338 on Tue, 2021-12-21 06:43.

Yes it's the same Ron Hardwick.

Submitted by BarbyM on Tue, 2021-12-21 07:33.

I remember Ron as back in 1961/2 My parents Eric and Reva Gabriel bought a flat in Clearwater Bay Apts. G-3 if my memory serves me correctly. I believe Ron and family were our neighbors. Also Dad was one of the founding members of the Hebe Haven Yacht Club where we kept our "cabin cruiser" Balorè and I'm sure we saw the Hardwick family there.. but can't be sure ... 60 years ago is a long time! 

Submitted by Matteo338 on Tue, 2021-12-21 13:38.

Hi Angie, my mother Dorthy turned 90 this year and is still going strong. I told her about this message and about Aunty Belle her godmother who she remembers very fondly. Mum is living in Sydney. Best regards, Matt