Edward Maurice RAYMOND [c.1886-1948] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Edward Maurice RAYMOND [c.1886-1948]

Names
Given: 
Edward Maurice
Family: 
Raymond
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1886-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Bombay
Birthplace (country): 
Death
Date: 
1948-02-16
Connections: 

Comments

Noted a Letter for sale at an auction site in 2013 from E .M. Raymond of Block A4 Room 1 of Stanley Camp to Private Philip Samuel of Sham Shui Po Camp. Mr. Raymond is covered in the HK Sunday Herald dated 28 April 1935. From the front page as seen here , scroll to pages 8 and 11.

Passenger List 29 July  1919 From Hong Kong to Vancouver

Edward M Raymond 32 born India Broker and Emma Raymond 33  born India

Passenger List 31 May 1928 Hong Kong to San Francisco

Edward Maurice Raymond 41 stockbroker born Bombay India and Emma Raymond 42 born Bombay India

1945 Passenger List Columbo  via Sydney to Southampton

Edward M Raymond  59 company director and Emma Raymond 60

29 January 1946 Passenger List Southampton to Singapore

Edward Maurice Raymond age 59

Rookwood Cemetery Sydney Australia

Edward Maurice Raymond born 6 October 1886 and died 16 February 1948 Inscription "My husband"

Emma Raymond born 28 September 1885 and died 21 March 1958

Oh that name sounds super familiar. He was also the St John Ambulance Brigade Commisioner from 1939-1947. His predecessor, the well respected Alfred Morris (18th June 1874-8th July 1945) (SJAB Commissioner from 1930-1939), left (resigned) under a cloud. Big controversy at the time in the local papers when the HK Government was accused of taking over the running of the SJAB (which they admitted they had no jurisdiction) as it confused the SJAB members about the hierarchical lines of responibility. The looming threat of war was the impetus for the organizational overhaul of the HK branch of the SJAB at the time.  

s   Raymond, Edward Maurice Financier- Director, St. John's Ambulance Association Holland House, 1st floor.

Obvious typo in stating his sex as 'Female'?

Typo corrected.