James Albert Kitchener WILKINSON [1915-1974] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

James Albert Kitchener WILKINSON [1915-1974]

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Submitted by zekestone on Mon, 2022-05-23 16:55
Names
Given: 
James Albert Kitchener
Family: 
Wilkinson
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1915-05-26
Death
Date: 
1974-07-08
Connections: 
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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2022-05-23 16:56.

Comments copied from his father's page:

James Albert Wilkinson gave

Permalink Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2017-11-25 18:41.

James Albert Wilkinson gave evdience at a war crimes trial in 1946. He was a warder at Stanley Prison, aged 31 at the time of the trial, so born c. 1915. He left Hong Kong on November 22, 1942 and worked for British intelligence in Macao. 

Could he have been a son of William Josiah Wilkinson who escaped internment because of Portuguese or Spanish heritage?

It looks very likely - the

Permalink Submitted by David on Sun, 2017-11-26 17:55.

It looks very likely - the age fits, the same profession, and the rootschat link above lists a James as one of William Josiah's sons.
 

James Albert Wilkinson

Permalink Submitted by zekestone on Tue, 2022-05-17 00:56.

One in the same I believe.

James Albert Kitchener Wilkinson was I believe, the youngest son of William Josiah W.  Born 26 May 1915 and passed away due to bronchial pneumonia on 8 July 1974 in Brisbane, Australia.

From what I can gather from a limited amount of documents I've access to, his address from Oct.12/45 to Feb.20/68 was "Officers' Married Qtrs., Prisons Dept. H.K. I can't verify what he did, but from 1941 to 1945 his employment shows only "Subsidised by British Consulate, Macau, Portuguese Colony", and from 45 to 68, was back with H.M. Prisons Department, Hong Kong.

Wouldn't be likely that his father William Josiah Wilkinson escaped internment as he passed away from a massive heart attack on Feb.21/26 the day after returning from a business trip to Macau. Address at the time was 25 Praya E.  Have a few pictures of U. Jimmy, but don't see any method of attachment here. =)