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Gladys May MOK (née HUTCHINSON, aka Girlie) [1924-2015]

Submitted by barbaramerchant on Sat, 2014-05-24 14:58
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Mok
Given: 
Gladys May
Maiden: 
Hutchinson
Alias / nickname: 
Girlie
Birth
Date: 
1924-06-07
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shanghai
Death
Date: 
2015-06-17
Cause of death: 
Alzheimer's Disease

Gladys was the daughter of Tom Hutchinson, sister of Beatrice, and appears in Tom's war diary as Girlie.

Birthplace (country): 
China

Catherine HUNTER (née COUTES) [c.1853-????]

Submitted by seemex on Wed, 2014-04-02 11:17
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Hunter
Given: 
Catherine
Maiden: 
Coutes
Birth
Date: 
c.1853-04-02 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hong Kong

Married to William Leyland Hunter who was born in Manchester, UK 1844. Three children, George, Tobias, and May.

Any info appreciated

Birthplace (country): 
China

Peter / Yan-Sau TSUI (aka 徐仁壽) [1889-1981]

Submitted by Lawrence Tsui on Sat, 2014-03-08 23:22
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Tsui
Given: 
Peter / Yan-Sau
Alias / nickname: 
徐仁壽
Birth
Date: 
c.1889-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1981-02-19
Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
Shek Lo
Wah Yan College

Walter Philip THOMPSON (aka Tommy) [1909-1978]

Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2013-12-21 17:49
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Thompson
Given: 
Walter Philip
Alias / nickname: 
Tommy
Birth
Date: 
1909-06-07
Birthplace (town, state): 
Tac Chow, Chekiang
Death
Date: 
1978-10-24

Walter Thompson was a Superintedent in the Hong Kong police when the Japanese attacked in December 1941.

He was wounded by shell fragments during the hostilities and interned in Stanley after the surrender. On the night of March 18, 1942 he began an escape with Gwen Priestwood. On their way to Chungking, they were helped by Chinese guerrillas, and Thompson decided to operate with them behind Japanese lines. He ended the war as a Lieutenant-Colonel.

 

Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
police
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
escaped from camp

Tobias HUNTER (aka The Colonel) [1877-1970]

Submitted by seemex on Sat, 2013-11-23 07:27
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hunter
Given: 
Tobias
Alias / nickname: 
The Colonel
Birth
Date: 
1877-09-18
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hong Kong
Death
Date: 
1970-09-28
Cause of death: 
Compications following a stoke suffered two years prior
Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
Jardine Matheson
Geddes Trading & Dairy Co

Beatrice Violet ? (née HUTCHINSON) [1922-2010]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-11-11 13:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
?
Given: 
Beatrice Violet
Maiden: 
Hutchinson
Birth
Date: 
1922-06-27
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shanghai
Death
Date: 
2010-09-14

Barbara Merchant:

Beatrice Violet Hutchinson. dob 27 June 1922 (Shanghai), dod 14 Sept 2010. Married "Y.C." - sorry, family does not wish to reveal their surname.

Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
those not interned

Hung-Sui LO (aka BAAG No. 64) [1916- ]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2013-10-18 15:54
Status: 
Unknown
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Lo
Given: 
Hung-Sui
Alias / nickname: 
BAAG No. 64
Birth
Date: 
c.1916-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Canton
Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
BAAG
HKVDC

Thomas Henry HUTCHINSON [1897-1986]

Submitted by barbaramerchant on Mon, 2013-09-09 18:17
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hutchinson
Given: 
Thomas Henry
Birth
Date: 
1897-08-03
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shanghai
Death
Date: 
1986-06-22

Pass photo of Tom Hutchinson

Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
those not interned

CHAN CHAK [1894-1949]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2013-09-09 13:13
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Chan Chak
Birth
Date: 
1894-04-02
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hainan
Death
Date: 
1949-08-31

Dates of birth & death from the Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography.

Admiral Chan Chak was a central figure in the group that escaped from Hong Kong after the Japanese victory in December 1941. The group left Hong Kong on several British Motor Torpedo Boats, sailed to the China coast in Mirs Bay, then traveled overland until they had escaped the Japanese and reached Nationalist China forces.

Read more about Chan Chak and the escape at: http://www.hongkongescape.org/

Birthplace (country): 
China

Rachel RAYMOND (née SILAS, aka Richie) [c.1886-1958]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-08-05 04:48
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Raymond
Given: 
Rachel
Maiden: 
Silas
Alias / nickname: 
Richie
Birth
Date: 
c.1886-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shanghai
Death
Date: 
c.1958-12-28 (Day is approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

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