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George Walter REEVE [1887-1968]

Submitted by Jonas on Sat, 2021-01-09 18:20

Status:

Deceased

Sex:

Male

Names

Family:

Reeve

Given:

George Walter

Birth

Date:

c.1887-01-03 (Month, Day are approximate)

Birthplace (town, state):

swindon

Death

Date:

c.1968-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

My granfather worked in Hong Kong, I believe at the Youmati School from 1922 to the invasion of HK in WW2. I have records of travel out but no records of travel back to the UK though from family photos he clearly did return and travel out again. As the Youmati school is a government school would British government recruit? Would he have needed any experience qualifications. He had served in WW1 and was a lieutentant (I think via the tempoary gentleman route as his family worked on the railways). Would that give him some opportunity to work in HK. <Read more ...>