Southtown, Little Gorleston, Mutford, Suffolk, England
Civil Engineer in Admiralty Works, Hong Kong and later self-employed civil engineeer and architect and Special Juror. A keen and prominent Freemason in Hong Kong, holding the position of Worshipful Master of the Zetland Lodge from 1898, and was later P.M.Z. Victoria Chapter from 1901 and then District Senior Grand Warden from 1912. Two of his four sons pre-deceased him in Hong Kong <Read more ...>
"THE remains of Private Philipps, of E. Co., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who died in hospital yesterday, were interred at Happy Valley this morning with full military honours."<Read more ...>
Police Constable (No. 23) in the Hong Kong Police Force who had served his full fifteen years tenure having joined on 12th August 1884 but tragically died just before he was about to retire on his pension and travel back home to the British Isles with his wife. He had previously served in the Irish Constabulary, the 93rd Highland Regiment and the Dundee Police Force before being posted to Hong Kong. <Read more ...>
A midshipman of H.M.S. Orlando who accidentally shot himself in the head with a Mauser revolver at Castle Peak, New Territories, when out on a shooting expedition with mates. <Read more ...>
Former Gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery during WWI and later clerical officer in the Royal Naval Dockyard who died in Hong Kong shortly after his arrivial in the Colony in April 1939.
