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Wan Man Funeral, The Hong Kong Telegraph Final Edition, page 7, 13th June 1939.png

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Man WAN [c.1908-1939]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Wan
Given: 
Man
Birth
Date: 
c.1908-01-01 (Year is approximate)
Death
Date: 
1939-06-11
Cause of death: 
Complications of gunshot wound

A well respected detective in the Hong Kong Police Force who died from complications of a gun shot wound sustained from a gun battle against a gang of armed robbers in Lee Yuen Street East on 5th June 1939.

 

“DETECTIVE’S FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON

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