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Mary MONRO [1963- ]

Submitted by Smartyhands on Sat, 2021-12-11 19:44
Status: 
Living
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Monro
Given: 
Mary
Birth
Date: 
1963-06-27
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shrewsbury
Other
Other reference: 
Stranger In My Heart

Mary Monro is author of Stranger In My Heart (Unbound, 2018), which gives the eye witness account of her father, John Monro MC RA, who fought at the Battle of Hong Kong, was interned by the Japanese at Sham Shui Po and escaped 1200 miles across China to reach Chongqing. There he was made Assistant Military Attaché and spent the next 18 months supporting and trying to liberate the POWs he'd left behind. Mary retraced her fafther's escape route across China and the book also includes her journey of discovery.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Battle of Hong Kong
Sham Shui Po Camp
Books
Battle for Hong Kong
escape
escaped from camp

Cecil William SHERRINGTON [1878-1962]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Wed, 2021-11-24 19:28
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Sherrington
Given: 
Cecil William
Birth
Date: 
1878-01-21
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Death
Date: 
1962-11-18

He was an Assistant at Caldbeck MacGregor & Co.

 

"A couple of 'Japs' were fined $10 each for attempting to overturn a rickshaw in which was seated Mr Sherrington of Caldbeck, McGregor and Coy's Office. The 'Japs' were seamen belonging to the Müke Maru and yesterday, being under the influence of drink, they and three others were molesting people on the roadway near Hung Hom."

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Caldbeck MacGregor & Co.
freemason

George Benjamin DODWELL [1851-1925]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 2021-11-08 23:29
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Dodwell
Given: 
George Benjamin
Birth
Date: 
1851-12-03
Birthplace (town, state): 
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Death
Date: 
1925-10-09
Cause of death: 
Myocardial infarction

Merchant and Trading agent. In 1872 he joined the export/import business Adamson, Bell and Company in Shanghai. The company dealt in shipping, silk and tea. In 1875 it opened an office in Hong Kong and also started in insurance.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
La Hacienda
St John's Cathedral
Northern Pacific Steamship Company
Adamson Bell and Company
Dodwell and Company

William Henry ROLLITT [1883-1929]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Wed, 2021-10-27 03:01
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Rollitt
Given: 
William Henry
Birth
Date: 
1883-04-21
Birthplace (town, state): 
Holbeck, West Riding Yorkshire
Death
Date: 
1929-07-30
Cause of death: 
1 (a) Portal thrombosis (b) Ascites (c) Asthenia

A member of the Royal Army Pay Corps, British Army

He was stationed in Hong Kong sometime during the period 1916-1921 with his family and he may have been involved in the racing industry. Please see discussion here by his greatgranddaughter

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Royal Army Pay Corps
Khyber

William Joseph WEBBER (aka Billy) [1887-1969]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2021-10-19 03:42
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Webber
Given: 
William Joseph
Alias / nickname: 
Billy
Birth
Date: 
1887-12-23
Birthplace (town, state): 
Devonport, Devonshire, England
Death
Date: 
1969-04-01

Ship's Draughtsman

Was staff for CCDO, Hong Kong in 1940. Please see discussion here

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Ship's Draughtsman
CCDO

Herbert CANTON [1856-1903]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 2021-10-18 14:41
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Canton
Given: 
Herbert
Birth
Date: 
1856-09-07
Birthplace (town, state): 
Bloomsbury, Camden, London, Middlesex, England
Death
Date: 
1903-02-21
Cause of death: 
Disease of spinal cord

Staff-surgeon H.M.S. Tamar, Hong Kong 

 

“DEATH OF DR. CANTON

   -----------------------------------------------

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Staff-surgeon
HMS Tamar
H.M.S. L’Immortalité

Amy Lilian STANFORD [c.1884-????]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 2021-09-20 06:15
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Stanford
Given: 
Amy Lilian
Birth
Date: 
c.1884-01-01 (Year is approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Beckenham, Kent

"Marriages.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom

Albert DENISON [1860-1939]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Fri, 2021-09-03 00:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Denison
Given: 
Albert
Birth
Date: 
1860-01-25
Birthplace (town, state): 
Leeds, Yorkshire
Death
Date: 
1939-11-09

Albert Denison was a civil engineer with Danby & Leigh and then Denison, Ram & Gibbs. He rowed and sailed and was an amateur yacht designer. In 1890 he was a founding member of the Hongkong Corinthian Sailing Club, which in 1894 was renamed Royal Hongkong Yacht Club (RHKYC). He was Commodore of RHKYC from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1911 to 1913. 

 

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom

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

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