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George Flight WATT [1917-2009]

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-06-04 18:35
Names
Given: 
George Flight
Family: 
Watt
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1917-04-18
Death
Date: 
c.2009-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)
Tags: 
police
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2021-11-09 01:12.

“The following forthcoming marriages are announced:

 

…Senior Revenue Officer George Watt, 3 Beaconsfield Arcade to Miss Margaret Milne Price, who arrives from England by the s.s. Kalyan;…”

Source: The China Mail, page 8, 13th October 1925

NB. I note the tag 'police' so possible there may be two different George Watts. To update as further information is found

Submitted by BHUI25044 on Sat, 2021-11-13 16:18.

There was a gentlemanly George Watt in the police, he retired as a Suprintmedent mid 1960s after having been Staff Officer Personnel in his last posting

Submitted by 1314 on Sat, 2021-11-13 17:44.

One George Watt _   Born 22.5.1884    Enlisted HKP 12.12.1904

                                  Seconded to the Opium Farm as a Revenue Officer,later became substantial Revenue Officer 23.4.1929.

 

Another -George F Watt -  Born 18.4.1917  Enlisted 9.9.1938   as A 174

Interned    Assistant Superintendent 1.4.1963.

Submitted by annpake on Sun, 2021-11-14 18:22.

Passenger List  Hong Kong  to Southampton April 1960

George Watt born 18 April 1917 Police Officer 6 months stay inUK

Helen Watt born 25 March 1918

Daughter

Daughter

UK address 25 Muirfield Road Dundee Angus Scotland

Submitted by David on Mon, 2021-11-15 15:08.

The list of Civilian Internees has him aged 24 in 1942, so this page is for the one born in 1917. I'll add his date of birth.

Submitted by annpake on Mon, 2021-11-15 23:07.

Scotlands People

Record of birth George Flight Watt Quarter 2 1917  (April May June) St Mary Dundee

Passenger List 1947 London to Hong Kong

George Flight Watt age 28 Police Officer

Passenger List  January 1952 Southampton to Hong Kong

George Flight Watt 34 Police Officer

Helen Gibson Henry Watt 33

Daughter Watt 4

Daughter Watt 3

Address in UK 16 Kilberry Street Lochee Angus Scotland

Scotlands People Deaths

George Flight Watt age 92 died Leith Edinburgh 2009

Helen Gibson Henry Watt age 93 died Leith Edinburgh 2011

Submitted by David on Wed, 2021-11-17 16:52.

He was awarded the Colonial Police Medal 'for meritorious service' in 1964: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43343/supplement/4970/data.pdf