Leslie John MCTAVISH [????-1990] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Leslie John MCTAVISH [????-1990]

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Submitted by Jaxxy on Sat, 2020-03-28 15:48
Names
Given: 
Leslie John
Family: 
Mctavish
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Death
Date: 
c.1990-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

Leslie John Mctavish was my Uncle and he is buried in Happy Valley.He died in 1990.He was a Prison Officer and came over in the early 1930s

i was wondering if anyone knew of him.i know little about his like in HK.

We have family photos of him but I had difficulty working out how to post them on here.

Tags: 
prison officer
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by David on Sat, 2020-04-04 13:27.

Here's the little we know about him:

I'll enjoy seeing any photos of his time in Hong Kong. Here's how to upload a photo to the site: https://gwulo.com/node/2076 

Submitted by annpake on Sat, 2020-04-04 22:20.

Find a Grave shows a picture of him on the headstone

Hong Kong Cemetery Happy Valley Leslie J McTavish  Born on  27 April 1906  -  Died  on 12 January 1990 

UK Birth Index Leslie John McTavish birth registered Quarter 2 1906 Colchester Essex

1911 Census living with parents and siblings 33 Fairfax Road Colchester Essex

Passenger List 26 February 1937 departed London for Hong Kong L J McTavish Crown Agent

Passenger List 10 October 1945 arrived in Fremantle from Singapore address in Australia  c/o H.K. Agents Sydney