William Minto GITTINS (aka Billy) [1897-1945]

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Submitted by David on Fri, 2016-06-17 16:20

Names

Given:

William Minto

Family:

Gittins

Alias / nickname:

Billy

Sex:

Male

Status:

Deceased

Birth

Date:

c.1897-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Death

Date:

c.1945-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Cause of death:

pneumonia

Billy served in the HKVDC, then became a Prisoner of War after the surrender. He was shipped to Japan along with many other POWs, and died there in 1945.

This information, along with dates of birth & death, taken from page 26 of Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley, by Geoffrey Charles Emerson.

Tags:

HKVDC

POW

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