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Submitted by RRowley21 on Tue, 2018-11-06 04:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2012

The entrance to Sai Wan War Cemetery.

In May 2012, my daughter and I visited the grave of my mother's brother, Frederick Stanley Lowing, who died in Taiwan on 17 March 1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. This was the first time a member of the family had been able to visit his final resting place and pay their respects, over 68 years after he lost his life.

In a strange twist of fate, he was buried in Hong Kong, where his father was born in 1885. 

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Submitted by RRowley21 on Tue, 2018-11-06 04:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2012

Sai Wan War Cemetery looking down the hill, away from the entrance.

In May 2012, my daughter and I visited the grave of my mother's brother, Frederick Stanley Lowing, who died in Taiwan on 17 March 1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. This was the first time a member of the family had been able to visit his final resting place and pay their respects, over 68 years after he lost his life.

In a strange twist of fate, he was buried in Hong Kong, where his father was born in 1885. 

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Submitted by RRowley21 on Tue, 2018-11-06 04:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2012

Sai Wan War Cemetery stone of remembrance.

In May 2012, my daughter and I visited the grave of my mother's brother, Frederick Stanley Lowing, who died in Taiwan on 17 March 1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. This was the first time a member of the family had been able to visit his final resting place and pay their respects, over 68 years after he lost his life.

In a strange twist of fate, he was buried in Hong Kong, where his father was born in 1885. 

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Submitted by RRowley21 on Tue, 2018-11-06 04:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2012

Sai Wan War Cemetery, looking up towards the entrance to the cemetery.

In May 2012, my daughter and I visited the grave of my mother's brother, Frederick Stanley Lowing, who died in Taiwan on 17 March 1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. This was the first time a member of the family had been able to visit his final resting place and pay their respects, over 68 years after he lost his life.

In a strange twist of fate, he was buried in Hong Kong, where his father was born in 1885. 

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Submitted by RRowley21 on Tue, 2018-11-06 04:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2012

Sai Wan War Cemetery, grave of Gunner Frederick Lowing, looking towards the central path down through the cemetery.

In May 2012, my daughter and I visited the grave of my mother's brother, Frederick Stanley Lowing, who died in Taiwan on 17 March 1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. This was the first time a member of the family had been able to visit his final resting place and pay their respects, over 68 years after he lost his life.

In a strange twist of fate, he was buried in Hong Kong, where his father was born in 1885. 

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Submitted by Margaret Francis on Fri, 2018-10-19 17:13

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Submitted by Margaret Francis on Fri, 2018-10-19 17:12

War Office Concentration List - Hong Kong - Sai Wan Military Cemetery 19 Feb 1948 (Serial Nos. 357 Goulden to Hall).   J Hall was moved from the Colonial Cemetery Happy Valley to the new Sai Wan Cemetery in October 1947.

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Submitted by Margaret Francis on Fri, 2018-10-19 17:12

War Office Graves Concentration Report (India) - Report Serial No. 62 GC.MTM 55 CON

"Re-buried at Sai Wan Military Cemetery"  27 October 1947

The four casulaties of the RAF crash on Lantau Island 26 March 1946 are listed together; Cumming, Warburton, Hall and Carr.

This document tells that the ‘original grave’ was in the Colonial Cemetery in Happy Valley, but actually that was the second grave of the Lantau Crash casualties as they were first buried on the mountain.

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Submitted by leungpk on Tue, 2016-11-01 01:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2014
Places shown in this photo: 
Sai Wan War Cemetery [????- ]
Cape Collinson and Shek O roads junction [????- ]

Natural features:

Left: Mt Collinson; Centre: Tai Tam Gap; Right: small bit of Mt Parker.

Man-made features:

Left: Sai Wan War Cemetery (and a small part of the Catholic Cemetery above it);

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