Reginald Gwynne WARD [1905-1957] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Reginald Gwynne WARD [1905-1957]

Names
Given: 
Reginald Gwynne
Family: 
Ward
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1905-05-18
Death
Date: 
1957-07-27

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Ward's occupation in 1941 as "Customs Officers" (sic.), which I think means he worked for the Chinese Maritime Customs.

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1946
1949

Comments

He appears in the staff lists for the China Maritime Customs:

Surname: Ward
Forename: R.G.
Chinese name:  华尔特
Date of first appointment: 1930/Jan
Position on first appointment: Probationary Tidewaiter
Date withdrew: 1941/Dec
Port on withdrawal: Kowloon
Position on withdrawal: Assistant Boat Officer, B
Mode of withdrawal:  Name removed from Service List

There are two other entries for him leaving the CMC:

Date withdrew1950/Feb
Port on withdrawal
Position on withdrawal二等副監察長 (Assistant Surveyor B)
Mode of withdrawal 

Date withdrew1949/Dec
Port on withdrawalKowloon
Position on withdrawalAssistant Surveyor, B
Mode of withdrawal:  Permitted to withdraw

R G Ward's full name is Reginald Gwynne Ward

Date of birth 18 May 1905

Death 1957 Brisbane, Queensland Australia.

Death date: 27 July 1957.  Reginald was killed in a motor cycle accident.  His son Gerald was in the sidecar and only suffered minor injuries.