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John SIDDANS (aka Jackie) [????-1942]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2015-01-27 17:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Siddans
Given: 
John
Alias / nickname: 
Jackie
Death
Date: 
1942-10-04

If you're related to Able Seaman Siddans, Philip Cracknell would like to contact you: http://battleforhongkong.blogspot.hk/2015/01/ab-john-siddans-rn-and-japa...

Tags: 
royal navy
POW

Manasseh Nat RAKUSEN [1902-1966]

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2015-01-17 09:21
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Rakusen
Given: 
Manasseh Nat
Birth
Date: 
1902-03-26
Birthplace (town, state): 
Leeds
Death
Date: 
c.1966-12-02 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
POW
HKVDC

La Czigane

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2015-01-15 15:08
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1944
Places shown in this photo: 
Site of former Sham Shui Po Camp and POW Camp [1927-????]

Picture courtesy of David Mahoney, watermarked as requested. David writes:

You may like the attached programme illustration, from Bob Charles' WW2 Shamshuipo Autograph book.

The Portuguese former POWs (Henry Sousa etc) with whom I worked in the NT used to call M F Baptista "Artista Baptista".

The illustration is dated April 1944. The show happened the previous October.

Laurence KILBEE [1914-2006]

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-12-02 20:40
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Kilbee
Given: 
Laurence
Birth
Date: 
c.1914-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.2006-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)
Tags: 
POW
HKRNVR

John William Macintyre BROWN (aka Jack) [1900-1974]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2014-08-26 16:47
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Brown
Given: 
John William Macintyre
Alias / nickname: 
Jack
Birth
Date: 
c.1900-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.1974-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Arnhem writes:

He was born in 1900 and arrived in Hong Kong during the first world war.

Jack Brown was appointed Revenue Officer in the dept of Imports and Exports in 1921 in the British Colonial Civil Service. Not sure where he lived. Left HK in 1949.

The 1939 Blue Book lists a John William Macintyre Brown as Senior Revenue Officer, and notes he'd been promoted on 1st Jan. See:

Tags: 
POW

Ralph James HARDY [1917-1971]

Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2014-06-30 21:41
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hardy
Given: 
Ralph James
Birth
Date: 
1917-08-26
Birthplace (town, state): 
East Riding, Yorkshire
Death
Date: 
c.1971-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

R. J. Hardy was a Sergeant in the R.A.F.

He was senetnced to 15 years in jail for his participation in the resistance in Shamshuipo POW Camp.

He served his time in Stanley Prison and in Canton, survving a serious illness to return to Hong Kong and marry his pre-war fiancee in early September 1945. 

He later gave evidence at a War Crimes Trial.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
POW
BAAG

Herbert Otto KEES [????-????]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2014-05-05 16:46
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Kees
Given: 
Herbert Otto

Henry Ching:

O.Kees, was in the HKVDC and was a POW in Sham Shui Po.

Tags: 
POW
HKVDC

Luiz Augusto XAVIER [1906-1966]

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-04-30 10:29
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Xavier
Given: 
Luiz Augusto
Birth
Date: 
1906-07-06
Death
Date: 
1966-11-07
Birthplace (country): 
Hong Kong
Tags: 
POW
HKVDC

Rustam Jehangir MASTER [1907-1953]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2014-04-15 14:55
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Master
Given: 
Rustam Jehangir
Birth
Date: 
1907-09-11
Death
Date: 
1953-03-27

He is mentioned in the 1941 Jurors List:

c   Master, Rustam Jehangir Electrical Engineer, China Light & Power Co., Ld. 127 Waterloo Road, Kowloon.

Carl Smith card #160669 notes:

Parsee Cemetery: Rustam Jehanger Master,
b. H.K. 11 Sept. 1907
d. 27 Mar 1953, aged 45 yrs.

Birthplace (country): 
Hong Kong
Tags: 
POW
HKVDC

Douglas James Smyth CROZIER [????-????]

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-03-19 21:06
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Crozier
Given: 
Douglas James Smyth

Briony Widdis (nee Crozier) writes:

I am in the process of researching the background to and typing up letters relating to my grandfather Douglas Crozier (he is one of the teachers on the photograph of the Central British School on the home page of your website at present).

Tags: 
POW
HKVDC
CMG

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