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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

Lawrence Hugh MCCABE [1916-1941]

Submitted by dereklin on Fri, 2021-08-06 14:41
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
McCabe
Given: 
Lawrence Hugh
Birth
Date: 
1916-07-14
Birthplace (town, state): 
Finchley
Death
Date: 
1941-12-25
Cause of death: 
Killed fighting in WW2
Other
Other reference: 
St Stephen's Chapel

Lawrence Hugh McCabe was born on 14th July 1916 in Finchley, Middlesex, the son of Edward John, a master tailer, and Hilda Nixon McCabe. He was educated at Pennell House in Eastbourne College in 1930. 

 

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
HKVDC

George William MAY [1878-????]

Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2021-02-22 18:23
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
May
Given: 
George William
Birth
Date: 
1878-11-08
Birthplace (town, state): 
Blean, Kent

George William May, husband of Mabel, father of Arthur, arrived in Hong Kong in 1910/11  with the Royal Engineers. Before the end of the decade he had left to join the Waterworks Office within the Public Works Department (Ronald Taylor, The Arthur May Story, pp. 4-5). Like his wife he was involved with the Theosophical Movement, on one occasion giving a public lecture on 'Spiritualism and Theosophy'.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom

Vyvyan Henry Copley MOYLE [1872-1958]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Wed, 2021-01-06 07:01
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Moyle
Given: 
Vyvyan Henry Copley
Birth
Date: 
1872-04-29
Birthplace (town, state): 
Eston, Yorkshire North Riding, England
Death
Date: 
1958-03-10

Chaplain of St. John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong 1912-1928

 

"Back Here After 18 Years

 

In Hong Kong again after an absence of 18 years is the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, who is taking over temporarily the duties of the Very Rev. A.P. Rose, Dean of the Cathedral.

The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, who is 73, was Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral from 1912 to 1928, when he was succeeded by Dean Swann.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
St John's Cathedral
Chaplain

Robert Stewart (Stuart) STEVENSON [c.1910-1946]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Sun, 2021-01-03 04:17
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Stevenson
Given: 
Robert Stewart (Stuart)
Birth
Date: 
c.1910-01-01 (Year is approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Glasgow, Scotland
Death
Date: 
1946-03-23

"DEATH

STEVENSON - On March 23, 1946, Robert Stewart Stevenson, of Taikoo Dock, aged 35 years. The funeral will take place today, Sunday, at the Protestant Cemetery and the cortege will pass the Monument at 4 p.m."

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Taikoo Dock
Foreman

Thomas Richmond ROWELL [1896-1974]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 2020-12-28 18:51
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Rowell
Given: 
Thomas Richmond
Birth
Date: 
1896-12-26
Birthplace (town, state): 
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Death
Date: 
1974-06-29

Director of Education

The Secretary of State for the Colonies has announced that he proposes to appoint Col. T.R. Rowell as Director of Education in Hong Kong.

Col. Rowell joined the Education Department in April, 1923 and taught at the Central British School, King's College and the Ellis Kadoorie Indian School.

In 1936, he was acting Inspcetor of School and from 1924 he lectured at the Evening Institute in science and teacher training. He also lectured in geography at Hong Kong University.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Education Department
Central British School
King George V School
King's College
Ellis Kadoorie Indian School
Hong Kong University
Northcote Training College
Civil Affairs Administration
Educationalist

Cecil BOON [1896-1986]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 2020-12-28 06:07
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Boon
Given: 
Cecil
Birth
Date: 
1896-11-16
Birthplace (town, state): 
Brighton, Sussex, England
Death
Date: 
1986-10-27

Major Cecil Boon of the Royal Army Service Corps, an army dancing champion before WWII, was named the Chief Administrator Officer by the occupying Japanese Imperial Army with the responsibility of the overall administration of the Sham Shui Po POW Camp. He was hated by the bulk of his fellow POWs who called him "Cissy" and "Queen of all stooges". They saw him as a mouthpiece for the Japanese military. Major Boon had his own network of cronies who informed him of the camp's gossips which he then relayed to his Japanese superiors.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Sham Shui Po Camp
POW
Royal Army Service Corps

James Eyles (Iles) KEATING [1839-1884]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Fri, 2020-12-25 04:28
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Keating
Given: 
James Eyles (Iles)
Birth
Date: 
1839-08-04
Birthplace (town, state): 
Wellers Buildling, Woolwich, Kent, England
Death
Date: 
1884-08-29

"MEMBERS of the Masonic fraternity will regret to hear that the death of Mr James Keating, who left here for the Australian Colonies about twelve months since, has been officially confirmed. When Mr Keating landed at Sydney on the 23rd August last he was suffering from fever, and went at once to the Sydney Hospital, where he died on the 29th Aug."

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
freemason
Sydney
ship Naples
Missing person
Driscoll & Co.
The United Club

Charles Robert PHESSE [1857-1885]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Fri, 2020-12-11 05:52
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Phesse
Given: 
Charles Robert
Birth
Date: 
1857-10-12
Birthplace (town, state): 
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Death
Date: 
1885-07-12
Cause of death: 
Cholera
Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Medical Staff Corps
The Camp
kowloon
royal navy
cholera

James MacKenzie CAMPBELL [1856-1885]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Sun, 2020-12-06 20:27
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Campbell
Given: 
James MacKenzie
Birth
Date: 
1856-08-07
Birthplace (town, state): 
Petty, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Death
Date: 
1885-06-30
Cause of death: 
Sunstroke
Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
police

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