George BUCHANAN [1875-1942] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

George BUCHANAN [1875-1942]

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Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2012-03-04 11:39
Names
Given: 
George
Family: 
Buchanan
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1875-03-20
Death
Date: 
1942-10-25
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
buried at Stanley Military Cemetery
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Submitted by Philip on Mon, 2015-11-23 22:06.

He was a Marine Surveyor. He died aged sixty-seven of thrombosis. Buchanan shared a room with Father Tohill. "We shared (a room) with two Scotsmen, one of whom was called Buchanan, his grave is in Stanley Cemetery." (Source: Father Tohill’s Diary). "He had been a Consulting Engineer and Marine Surveyor before the war. His daughter, Ina, returned to Hong Kong after the war and became Private Secretary to Governor Sir Alexander Grantham". (Source: Brian Edgar). His son Robert was killed when the launch Jeanette carrying explosives from Green Island was accidentally blown up having been fired on by British troops from a harbour-side pillbox.