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Osmond Skinner SKINNER [1900-1980]

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Submitted by annpake on Sun, 2020-04-05 18:55
Names
Given: 
Osmond Skinner
Family: 
Skinner
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1900-09-12
Birthplace (town, state): 
Lee Lewisham
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
1980-06-02

Osmond Skinner was born in Lee in the Lewisham district of London and his birth was registered Quarter 4 Lewisham 1900. In 1911 he was living with his parents Alfred and Edith Skinner in Lewisham.

He married age 31 to Hazel Agnes Goodburn (1900 - 1987)  in Manila on 22 August 1931

Consular Birth Indices

Elizabeth Anne Skinner born in Manila Philippines abt 1932/3 aka Anne. She was the child of Osmond Skinner and Hazel Agnes

Passenger List May 1945 Hong Kong to London

Hazel A Skinner 44 Elizabeth  Skinner 12 Richard Skinner 10

UK Allied Prisoners of War Records

Osmond Skinner 1st Battery HKVDC 4999  Gunner Father Alfred Mother Edith

Osmond Skinner worked for HKSB and appears in Jurors Lists

Probate Records

Osmond Skinner of Whiteways Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent died 12 January 1980

Elizabeth Anne Skinner married Thomas David Rylance Waters

Their son  David Mark Rylance Waters is better known as Mark Rylance the actor, theatre director and playwright

He appeared in  the Channel 4 series of My Grandparent's War which featured the Battle of Hong Kong and the aftermath. Well worth a watch

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Submitted by David on Thu, 2020-04-09 18:56.

Here's the link to the episode of My Grandparents' War that Ann mentions. (I think it's only available to viewers in the UK, as the website won't let me register.)

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/my-grandparents-war/on-demand/69172-001

Submitted by johnny on Wed, 2020-08-05 01:25.

RTHK TV 31 aired the episode tonight, very interesting indeed