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Eric HIMSWORTH [1905-1991]

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-06-04 18:29
Names
Given: 
Eric
Family: 
Himsworth
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1905-11-23
Death
Date: 
1991-08-07

Barbara Anslow:

Eric Himsworth was in Stanley (he was also in the Tai Koon Hotel when I was).  His wife Emily (also in camp) was a nursing sister. Their son (the first) Brooke, was born in camp. Emily was nursing in the Jockey Club Hospital with my Mum and others when the Japanese burst in.

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WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
Hong Kong Cadet
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Submitted by yolocor on Wed, 2019-03-13 21:26.

eric himsworth 

Born 23 November 1905

Died 7 August 1991

 

educated in Oxford University 

He was the superintendent of imports and exports from 1946 to 1949

Submitted by yolocor on Thu, 2019-03-14 07:09.

he was also a cadet, arrived in 1929.

Submitted by eurasian_david on Wed, 2022-02-23 23:16.
Eric Himsworth, The Hong Kong Telegraph, page 11, 12th June 1939.png
Eric Himsworth, The Hong Kong Telegraph, page 11, 12th June 1939.png, by The Hong Kong Telegraph

Submitted by eurasian_david on Thu, 2022-02-24 00:52.

He appeared to have worked at the Kowloon Magistracy as well, when he attended to a case of a 40 year old loiterer, Ng Ting, sentenced to 6 months' hard labour

Source: The Hong Kong Telegraph (Final Edition), page 3, 12th June 1939 - corresponds to page 27 in the digital archive

Submitted by annpake on Thu, 2022-02-24 03:04.

Born  1906 Carnforth Lancashire

England and Wales Probate Calendar 1991

Eric Himswoth of 33 Ballachurry Avenue Onchan Isle of Man died 19 August 1991