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John William DEAKIN [c.1885-1955]

Submitted by sjhenry on Fri, 2016-08-19 14:09
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Deakin
Given: 
John William
Birth
Date: 
c.1885-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Death
Date: 
1955-05-11

DoB from John Black's list.

He was appointed as Custodian at Government House in 1912 (see page J42 of the 1913 Blue Book). The Blue Book for 1939 shows he was still there in the same position.

1314 explains the role of Custodian:

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Elinor Mary BEAVIS (aka Jill) [1907-????]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2016-07-19 19:32
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Beavis
Given: 
Elinor Mary
Alias / nickname: 
Jill
Birth
Date: 
c.1907-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Entry in the 1942 list of internees:

Beavis Miss E M 29 Teacher

 

In diaries she's always referred to as Jill Beavis, but the official records list her as Elanor Mary Beavis.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

John LAWSON [1886-1941]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Wed, 2016-06-08 15:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Lawson
Given: 
John
Birth
Date: 
1886-12-27
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hull, East Yorkshire
Death
Date: 
1941-12-19
Cause of death: 
Killed in Action during Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap

John K. Lawson was born in 1886 in Hull, England and moved to Edmonton, Canada in 1914. He enlisted for service in WWI, and was assigned to the 9th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and mentioned in two dispatches. During the war, he rose to the rank of Warrant Officer and by the end of the war was a Captain. He participated in multiple battles such as The Somme and Passechendaele. 

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
Battle of Hong Kong
Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap
West Brigade HQ

Frank Leader BROWN [1888-1968]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2016-04-20 14:24
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Brown
Given: 
Frank Leader
Birth
Date: 
1888-10-05
Birthplace (town, state): 
Harrow, London
Death
Date: 
1968-08-08

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Mr Brown's occupation in 1941 as "Engineer".

He's mentioned in the 1941 Juror's List:

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Daisy BOOKER (née STUBBS) [1896-1975]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2016-04-01 14:07
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Booker
Given: 
Daisy
Maiden: 
Stubbs
Birth
Date: 
1896-08-27
Birthplace (town, state): 
Twickenham
Death
Date: 
c.1975-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
VAD
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Charles Aspinell WARNES [1871-????]

Submitted by David on Sat, 2016-01-02 18:10
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Warnes
Given: 
Charles Aspinell
Birth
Date: 
1871-10-15
Birthplace (town, state): 
Lambeth, London
Birthplace (country): 
England

Goscombe Goddard CLARKE [1913-2003]

Submitted by Philip on Tue, 2015-12-08 12:52
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Clarke
Given: 
Goscombe Goddard
Birth
Date: 
1913-06-27
Birthplace (town, state): 
Blything, Suffolk
Death
Date: 
c.2003-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
police

Stanley L. HIDDEN [1887-1947]

Submitted by jill on Fri, 2015-11-20 08:34
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hidden
Given: 
Stanley L.
Birth
Date: 
1887-09-02
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hounslow
Death
Date: 
c.1947-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Mr & Mrs SL Hidden are named top of the list of friends attending the June 1923 funeral of my grandfather, Charles Warren, but neither I nor my generation of Warrens ever heard them mentioned. As "Hidden" is a word as well as a name, it's not easy to search for Mr Hidden. He appears in the Jurors List of 1923 as Assistant in John Manners & Co. The Hiddens lived in Broadwood Road in 1920 when Mr Hidden was working for H. Stephens & Co.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
CE Warren
Broadwood Road
GW Gegg

Henry Stuart MARTIN (aka Sonny) [1908-1964]

Submitted by Sally Laycock on Thu, 2015-11-19 14:59
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Martin
Given: 
Henry Stuart
Alias / nickname: 
Sonny
Birth
Date: 
c.1908-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Croydon, Surrey
Death
Date: 
1964-01-18

His parent's graves are in the British Cemetery in Hong Kong, his father Thomas Henry Martin being the Superintendent of the GPO in Hong Kong at the time of my father's birth (1908).  

I have just started the journey of tracking my father's side of the family, so any data you may have would be helpful.

Thank you.
Sally Laycock

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

William Kearley REYNOLDS [1889-1943]

Submitted by jill on Thu, 2015-11-19 08:25
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Reynolds
Given: 
William Kearley
Birth
Date: 
c.1889-04-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Death
Date: 
c.1943-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Other
Other reference: 
Melbourne

William Kearley Reynolds is mentioned in the list of mourners at the funeral of my grandfather Charles Warren, immediately after his next of kin. The Jurors Lists of 1922-1924 give him as Secretary to C.E. Warren & Co. Ltd. His name eluded my cousin Brian Lewis when he was researching the history of the company. None of my family has ever mentioned it. Reynolds seems to have taken an administrative role in the company immediately after John Olson jnr left it.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
CE Warren
CE Warren & Co. Ltd
Hong Kong University

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