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Geoffrey Charles MOXON [1868-1942]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Moxon
Given: 
Geoffrey Charles
Birth
Date: 
1868-04-16
Birthplace (town, state): 
London, England
Death
Date: 
c.1942-01-01 (Month is approximate)
Birthplace (country): 

George John Budds SAYER [1856-1915]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Sayer
Given: 
George John Budds
Birth
Date: 
c.1856-07-01 (Month is approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Southtown, Little Gorleston, Mutford, Suffolk, England
Death
Date: 
1915-09-19

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 

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Stephen Nicholas Guy DAVIES [1945- ]

Status: 
Living
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Davies
Given: 
Stephen Nicholas Guy
Birth
Date: 
1945-08-28
Birthplace (town, state): 
Exmouth, Devon
Birthplace (country): 

Henry James HOLMES [c.1840-1899]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Holmes
Given: 
Henry James
Birth
Date: 
c.1840-01-01 (Year is approximate)
Death
Date: 
1899-12-03

Solicitor and long term resident of Hong Kong

“The Late Mr H.J. Holmes.

Birthplace (country): 
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William PHILLIPS [c.1875-1899]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Phillips
Given: 
William
Birth
Date: 
c.1875-01-01 (Year is approximate)
Death
Date: 
1899-11-30

"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."

Birthplace (country): 

Robert PATTERSON [1849-1899]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Patterson
Given: 
Robert
Birth
Date: 
1849-09-25
Birthplace (town, state): 
Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
Death
Date: 
1899-12-01
Cause of death: 
Likely myocardial infarction

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. 

Birthplace (country): 

Granville SHARP [1825-1899]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Sharp
Given: 
Granville
Birth
Date: 
1825-05-05
Birthplace (town, state): 
Southampton, Hampshire
Death
Date: 
1899-08-16

"The funeral of the late Mr. Granville Sharp will take place on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock"

Birthplace (country): 

Louis COLMANS (aka Johnny) [1918-2002]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Colmans
Given: 
Louis
Alias / nickname: 
Johnny
Birth
Date: 
1918-09-23
Birthplace (town, state): 
Holborn, London
Death
Date: 
2002-02-14
Cause of death: 
Natural Causes

Lived at 30 Hanoi Road, Kowloon (marriage certificate) and married at Kowloon Union Church on 17 April 1954

Married Elsy Sharp Morrison

had 4 x children 

lived at 9 braga circuit 

emigrated to UK 1967

 

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Evelyn Adam GOVETT [1882-1899]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Govett
Given: 
Evelyn Adam
Birth
Date: 
1882-04-24
Birthplace (town, state): 
Chelsea, London
Death
Date: 
1899-09-03
Cause of death: 
Accidental self-inflicted gun shot wound to head

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. 

Birthplace (country): 

Frank TUERSLEY [1898-1939]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Tuersley
Given: 
Frank
Birth
Date: 
1898-12-19
Birthplace (town, state): 
Woolwich, Kent, England
Death
Date: 
1939-06-10
Cause of death: 
1) Appendicitis Toxaemia 2) Cardiac Failure

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.

 

“DEATH.

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