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Desmond Cyril LONCRAINE [1910-2001]

Names
Given: 
Desmond Cyril
Family: 
Loncraine
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1910-10-03
Birthplace (town, state): 
Appledore, Devon
Birthplace (country): 
Death
Date: 
2001-05-16

He is mentioned in the list of POWs (though with some mistakes in the name):

Longraine E D C HKVDC Private DR247 11

 

And also in the 1941 Jurors List:

c   Loncraine, Desmond Manager, D. Gestetner (Eastern), Ld. 4 Garden Terrace.
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Private  4054 Desmond C Loncraine (sic)  taken prisoner 22 December 1941 and released 2 September 1945 is listed in UK and Allied POWs  Born 3 October Appledore Devon AS Company HKVDC

Japanese POW Cards Desmond Cyril Loncraine (sic)  born 3 October 1910 son of Frederick Douglas and Annie Ruby Loncraine Appledore Devon

Destination of  Report Mrs Lena Loncraine 4 Garden Terrace Hong Kong

UK Birth Index records Desmond C Loncrain (sic)

Passenger List Southampton to New York departing 1 July 1939

Desmond C Loncraine (sic) 28 occupation mercantile. Country of intended future permanent residence Hong Kong

1937 Navy List  Desmond Cyril Loncraine

Consular Marriages 1941 - 1945 Desmond C Loncraine married Galena V Beck in Amoy China

Passenger List Hong Kong to Southampton arriving 9 November 1945

Desmond C Loncraine(sic) age 35 engineer UK address Gestetner Ltd. London 

UK Marriage Index Desmond C Loncraine to Elizabeth J Howe in York 1978

Death Index UK Desmond V Loncraine 16 May 2001 Leeds Yorkshire (from Public Ancestry Tree)