George William AVENELL [1880-1927] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

George William AVENELL [1880-1927]

Names
Given: 
George William
Family: 
Avenell
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1880-03-09
Birthplace (town, state): 
Farnham, Surrey
Birthplace (country): 
Death
Date: 
1927-02-13
Cause of death: 
Typhoid

I'm beginning to see some links between the mourners who were the group of friends and associates of my grandfather Charles Warren, in that, according to Carl Smith, George Avenell was the brother-in-law of F.P. Lenfesty, one of the other mourners mentioned in the obituary. That said, the attribution is to Mr and Mrs E.G. Avenell, so there may be a mistake, but I can't find an E.G. Avenell. George Avenell came to Hong Kong with the Sherwood Forresters in 1902 and thence to Shanghai. He returned to Hong Kong as Armourer Staff Sergeant to the Police and also joined the HK Volunteers. In March 1918 he joined Messrs. Lane Crawford as manager of the Ships Chandlery Dept. If a separate Mr Avenell exists with the initials E.G., please let me know.