Lancelot Alexander BARTON (aka Lance) [1894-1966] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Lancelot Alexander BARTON (aka Lance) [1894-1966]

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-02-27 14:55
Names
Given: 
Lancelot Alexander
Family: 
Barton
Alias / nickname: 
Lance
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1894-08-21
Birthplace (town, state): 
Morchard Bishop, Devon
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
1966-07-21

Barbara Anslow:

Lance Barton, English, worked in Treasury HK Gvt pre and post war.

Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
Connections: 
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Submitted by annpake on Thu, 2021-05-27 17:58.

Born 1894 in Morchard Bishop Devon

Died 21 July 1966 in  Devon

His will was resealed in Hong Kong 22 February 1967

He married Esther Maria Xavier 15 June 1919 at St. Joseph's Chapel. She was born 6 November 1895. She died 26 September 1983 in Weston-Super-Mare

In 1901 aged 6 he was living with his uncle in Cuckfield Sussex

In 1949 he travelled from Southampton to Hong Kong aged 55  with his wife, his occupation was Colonial Civil Service

Carl Smith credits him with an M.B.E.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2019-02-12 14:25.

The award of his MBE was announced in the SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 7 JUNE, 1951, listing him as:

Lancelot Alexander BARTON, Esq., Senior Executive Officer, Class I, Treasury Revenue Branch, Hong Kong

Submitted by eurasian_david on Fri, 2019-02-22 18:32.

Birth 21st August 1894

https://www.geni.com/people/Lancelot-Barton/6000000000500824054