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Barry O'Meara DEANE [1911-1998]

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2022-01-25 12:37
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Deane
Given: 
Barry O'Meara
Birth
Date: 
1911-10-12
Birthplace (town, state): 
Cochin, Kerala
Death
Date: 
1998-06-16

Entry in the 1941 Jurors List:

c   Deane, Barry O'Meara Assistant, Mercantile Bank of India, Ld. Courtland Hotel, Kennedy Road,

 

Entry in the 1942 list of POWs:

Deane B O'M HKVDC Gunner 3310 10
Birthplace (country): 
India
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

Katu BAI RANA [1858-1936]

Submitted by Salmandaw on Sun, 2021-10-17 20:18
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Bai Rana
Given: 
Katu
Birth
Date: 
c.1858-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1936-06-07
Other
Other reference: 
Carlsmith Card : 182491

Wife of Haji Mamod Rana

 

 

Birthplace (country): 
India

Hugh Monthermer MONTAGUE [1888-1965]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2021-10-11 13:01
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Montague
Given: 
Hugh Monthermer
Birth
Date: 
1888-11-01
Birthplace (town, state): 
Bengal
Death
Date: 
1965-05-22

Part of the group who escaped from Hong Kong in 1941 with Chinese Admiral Chan Chak. Read more about him at:

http://www.hongkongescape.org/Montague.htm

Birthplace (country): 
India

Benjamin Robert STANFORD [1843-1892]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Thu, 2021-09-16 06:24
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Stanford
Given: 
Benjamin Robert
Birth
Date: 
1843-12-12
Birthplace (town, state): 
Howrah, Bengal
Death
Date: 
1892-05-01

British shipwright in Hong Kong. Admitted as partner of J. MacDonald and Co., shipwrights Hong Kong 1868 (although on Hong Kong Jury List for 1863 already working for same company) and then the business carried on under his own name from 1st Janaury 1874. He was declared bankrupt by June 1876. He later worked as a probationary lightkeeper in Shanghai appointed 01/04/1883 but was shortly discharged from duty 1st June 1883. At the time of his death in 1892 he was living with a Japanese woman in a small shanty near Fandin-go with his occuaption documented as a boat builder. 

Birthplace (country): 
India
Tags: 
Shipwright; J. MacDonald and Co.;

Edward Spencer DOUGHTY [1881-1958]

Submitted by David on Sun, 2021-07-25 11:59
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Doughty
Given: 
Edward Spencer
Birth
Date: 
1881-01-25
Death
Date: 
1958-03-11

Mentioned in several diaries as 'Colonel Doughty'.

Birthplace (country): 
India
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
WW2: repatriated 1942 Asama Maru + Gripsholm

Douglas William MUNTON [1883-1963]

Submitted by David on Sat, 2019-10-26 17:52
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Munton
Given: 
Douglas William
Birth
Date: 
1883-05-09
Birthplace (town, state): 
Mussoorie, Uttaranchal
Death
Date: 
1963-03-09
Birthplace (country): 
India
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Thomas Sydney Douglas WHITLEY [1909-1985]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2019-05-02 15:44
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Whitley
Given: 
Thomas Sydney Douglas
Birth
Date: 
1909-03-15
Birthplace (town, state): 
Sailkot
Death
Date: 
1985-03-20

Mr Whitley is mentioned on Tony Banham's list of members of the HKVDC:

  • Whitley, Tomas Sydney Signalman 1321 (XD5)
Birthplace (country): 
India
Tags: 
POW
HKVDC

Frederick Anselm REDMOND [????-1958]

Submitted by annpake on Wed, 2018-04-04 01:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
REDMOND
Given: 
Frederick Anselm
Death
Date: 
1958-01-27

1911 Census Enniscorthy County Wexford Frederick Anselm REDMOND age 26  is a resident  tutor in the DAVIS household. His future wife Eileen Beasley DAVIS age 18 is the daughter of the head of the household

3 November 1914 Frederick Anselm REDMOND age 29 initiated into the University Lodge of Freemasons Hong Kong. Occupation Lecturer on Surveying

20 June 1916 Frederick Anselm REDMOND arrived Victoria British Columbia Canada on "Empress of Japan" age 30 single university lecurer born India nationality British

Birthplace (country): 
India
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

Emanuel Raphael BELILIOS [1837-1905]

Submitted by David on Sun, 2015-03-22 16:59
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Belilios
Given: 
Emanuel Raphael
Birth
Date: 
1837-11-14
Birthplace (town, state): 
Calcutta
Death
Date: 
1905-11-11
Birthplace (country): 
India

Arthur Dickinson BLACKBURN [1887-1970]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-07-25 04:30
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Blackburn
Given: 
Arthur Dickinson
Birth
Date: 
1887-10-21
Birthplace (town, state): 
Rawulpindi, Bengal
Death
Date: 
1970-03-06

Details from John Black's list, which says he was Sir A D Blackburn, with the British Embassy in 1941.

Birthplace (country): 
India
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

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