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Henry KESWICK [1870-1928]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Fri, 2021-09-03 01:07
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Keswick
Given: 
Henry
Birth
Date: 
1870-10-20
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shanghai
Death
Date: 
1928-11-29

 

Henry Keswick was a British Conservative politician and businessman and member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hongkong. Born into the Keswick business dynasty in 1870 in Shanghai, Henry was the first born son of William Keswick by his first wife, Amelie Sophie Dubeux (d. 1883). He was educated at Eton College and in 1892 graduated with a B.A. at Trinity College, Cambridge, at which college he later took his M.A. degree.

Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
RHKYC

Henry Edward POLLOCK [1864-1953]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Fri, 2021-09-03 00:12
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Pollock
Given: 
Henry Edward
Birth
Date: 
1864-12-16
Birthplace (town, state): 
London
Death
Date: 
1953-02-02

Sir Henry Edward Pollock, QC, JP (普樂) was an English barrister who became a prominent politician in Hong Kong. From 1917 to 1941 he was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and from 1926 to 1941 was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council. 

He was Commodore of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1908 to 1909.

 

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
RHKYC

George Thomas Henry BOYES [1842-1910]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Thu, 2021-09-02 20:53
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Boyes
Given: 
George Thomas Henry
Birth
Date: 
c.1842-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Leamington, Warwickshire
Death
Date: 
1910-03-16

Sir George Thomas Henry Boyes had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, during which he was Commodore and Naval Officer-in-Charge at Hongkong. He served as Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yact Club from 1895  to 1896.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
RHKYC

John Hope WYNNE EYTON [1852-1911]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Thu, 2021-09-02 20:01
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Wynne Eyton
Given: 
John Hope
Birth
Date: 
1852-04-19
Birthplace (town, state): 
Mold, Flintshire, Wales
Death
Date: 
1911-06-01

Major John Hope Wynne Eyton

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
RHKYC

James Edward Clifford GOODRICH [1851-1925]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Thu, 2021-09-02 19:47
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Goodrich
Given: 
James Edward Clifford
Birth
Date: 
1851-07-23
Death
Date: 
1925-12-21

Admiral Sir James Edward Clifford Goodrich, R.N., M.V.O., K.C.V.O.

Commodore of the Hongkong Corinthian Sailing Club, 1892-1893

Tags: 
RHKYC

Edmund John CHURCH [1842-1904]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Thu, 2021-09-02 19:05
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Church
Given: 
Edmund John
Birth
Date: 
1842-02-14
Death
Date: 
1904-04-18

Admiral Edmund John Church R.N. was the Commodore-in-Charge, Hongkong in 1888. He was Commodore of the Hongkong Corinthian Sailing Club from 1891 to 1892. Further details are at this link:

https://www.rhkyc.org.hk/upload/AboutRHKYC/CommodoreResearchByBob/201903...

 

Tags: 
RHKYC

My Beautiful Island

Submitted by Chris Potter on Tue, 2021-05-25 07:42
Author: 
Chris POTTER [1941- ]

Subtitle: "From England to New Zealand via Hong Kong and a War".

Featuring first-hand accounts of -

- Flying from England to Hong Kong in 1938 by Imperial Airways flying boat in 6 days,

- Working for Cyril (Ginger) Rogers of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Fund,

- Expatriate life in Hong Kong 1938 - 1941 including yachting, climbing, parties,

Tags: 
travel
RHKYC
Leigh & Orange
tragedy
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
guaranteed out of Stanley Camp
colonial history
Asia expat books
John Potter
My Beautiful Island
My Beautiful Island - Chris Potter - memoir

An account of Hong Kong leading up to the Japanese invasion in 1941

Submitted by Hugh Dulley on Sun, 2017-02-19 18:30

"A Voyage to War: An Englishmans's Account of Hong Kong 1936-41" by Hugh Dulley

A brief description of the book:-

Hugh Dulley’s father (Peter Dulley) and mother (Therese Sander) met in Hong Kong on New Year’s Eve 1935. Four years later at the outbreak of war, Peter, a weekend sailor, was called up in the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He eventually graduated to command an ocean-going tug of 500 tons from Hong Kong to Aden. En route he called at islands still enjoying pre-war peacetime and navigated across the Indian Ocean using a sextant.

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