John Reginald LUKE [1911-1980] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

John Reginald LUKE [1911-1980]

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Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-07-10 21:15
Names
Given: 
John Reginald
Family: 
Luke
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1911-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.1980-03-31 (Month, Day are approximate)
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Wed, 2015-06-17 21:31.

'One Cornishman, John Luke, took his first singing lessons in camp and thereafter raised his baritone voice to enliven social gatherings'.

Jill Doggett, The Yip Family of Amah Rock, 1982 ed., 192

Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2019-02-05 06:17.

There is a John R Luke registered as being born in the Truro district of Cornwall in the September quarter of 1910.

Also found that his birthdate was 20th August 1910 (John Reginald Luke) from his death registration which was in the March quarter of 1980 and registered in Southwark in Greater London.

Submitted by harmston on Mon, 2019-02-11 20:33.

John Luke was News Editor at the South China Morning Post at the time of the Japanese invasion.