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Po Hing Fong Landslide

Submitted by Herostratus on Sun, 2017-06-04 15:25
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925

From an ebay auction many years ago

Henry Tom BROOKS [1880-1940]

Submitted by Suziepie on Thu, 2012-02-23 18:28
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
BROOKS
Given: 
Henry Tom
Birth
Date: 
c.1880-06-12 (Day is approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Highworth
Death
Date: 
1940-03-06
Cause of death: 
Heart Attack

In 1922 Henry Tom Brooks was appointed to the position of Superintendent of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade. His task was to modernize the fire service in Hong Kong which was considerably out of date.

Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Tags: 
Chief Fire Officer
Central Fire Station
Kowloon Fire Station
Po Hing Fong landslip
Order of St John
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