Her husband Frank was on the Lisbon Maru and survived initially but died of pneumonia in camp at Kobe, he is buried in the war graves cemetery in Yokohama. <Read more ...>
Reginald Mattingly was the solicitor of my grandfather, Charles Edward Warren and also named in his Will as one of the Trustees of his Estate and potential guardians of his infant children in the event of his death. Mattingly became a partner in Deacon, Harston and Shenton on 7 March 1924 according to the Government Gazette. He had previously been with Deacons (which I think was a different company). His father, Frederick Mattingly was a solicitor in London. <Read more ...>
One of the oldest and most respected residents of Hongkong, Mr. E.H. Summers, leaves Hongkong with Mrs. Summers for home to-morrrow on the President Monroe after the long period of 46 years in the Colony. <Read more ...>
Submitted by Chris Potter on Fri, 2021-12-17 08:46
Status:
Deceased
Sex:
Male
Birthplace (town, state):
Leicester
John Potter went to Oundle School in England and later qualified as an architect (ARIBA).
He went to Hong Kong in 1931 as Assistant Architect at Leigh and Orange Architects, becoming a partner in 1935.
He was responsible for the design and completion of many buildings in Hong Kong, both public and private. A number of his buildings still stand 80 years later.<Read more ...>
