William Richard CHESTER-WOODS [c.1896-1946] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

William Richard CHESTER-WOODS [c.1896-1946]

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-12-30 16:46
Names
Given: 
William Richard
Family: 
Chester-Woods
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1896-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hounslow
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
1946-11-19

John Black's list notes he was a Policeman, born in 1896.

Tags: 
police
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2014-05-12 13:08.

"1314" writes:

William Richard Chester-Woods

B 1896 Hounslow

Enlisted 1919 as A 19

Chief Inspector and Principal,Police Training School 1938

Founder Member of Old Comrades Association

In Dec 1941 as Acting Asst Supt was i/c Food Control Office

In Stanley kept the Police Records. Promoted Asst Supt in 1946,retired shortly thereafter with  4 Governor's Commendations and 11 Commissioner's Commends.

Died 19.11.1946 and buried Colonial Cemetery.

Moddsey writes:

From the HK Memory Project, his headstone appears  here

Here is the inscription on his gravestone:

02---/05/01-W R Chester-Woods/ A/SP HK Police/ born 11 Dec. 1896/ died 19 Nov. 1946

From: http://gwulo.com/node/8739