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Nona Keele LATIMER (née MORRIS, aka Florence Keele Bernhard Bates) [1901-1956]

Submitted by northview on Fri, 2020-08-07 16:27
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Latimer
Given: 
Nona Keele
Maiden: 
Morris
Alias / nickname: 
Florence Keele Bernhard Bates
Birth
Date: 
c.1901-05-23 (Day is approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Marylebone, London
Death
Date: 
1956-01-11
Cause of death: 
Subdural Haemetoma

Nona  was born as Florence Keele Bernhard on 23 May 1901.  She did not use this exact date on later documents.  She grew up around Marybelone and Finchley in London, England. The family moved to Stone Ness, Ashurst, Kent in about 1916.  In 1916 the entire family was granted the right to change the family name to Morris, and bear the family coat of arms, by King George V.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
1 Chatham Path

Sarah CASTLE (née STALEY, aka Sally) [1891-c.1975]

Submitted by Roberta on Wed, 2020-06-17 01:29
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Castle
Given: 
Sarah
Maiden: 
Staley
Alias / nickname: 
Sally
Birth
Date: 
1891-08-22
Birthplace (town, state): 
Leicester
Death
Date: 
c.1975-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Cause of death: 
Dementia

Sally Castle was my great aunt by birth. She was an internee at Stanley Civilian Prison Camp during the Second World War. Following the war, she returned to her home in Vancouver, Canada. 

I am writing a creative non-fiction book about Sally and her husband Gordon Castle, focusing upon their experiences at Stanley. 

Any help is gratefully appreciated. 

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

Gordon CASTLE [1889-1978]

Submitted by Roberta on Wed, 2020-06-17 01:24
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Castle
Given: 
Gordon
Birth
Date: 
c.1889-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.1978-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Cause of death: 
Cancer

Gordon Castle was my great uncle. He was an internee at Stanley Civilian Prison Camp during the Second World War, then emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. For part of his working career, he was a purser on the Empress ships. Then he moved into a government position, possibly in finance. 

I am writing a creative non-fiction book about him and my great-aunt Sally Castle (née Staley), focusing upon their experiences at Stanley. 

Any help is gratefully appreciated. 

 

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
Stanley Prison Camp
internee

Ronald George GRIGGS [1913-1983]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2020-06-01 15:12
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Griggs
Given: 
Ronald George
Birth
Date: 
1913-06-10
Birthplace (town, state): 
Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Death
Date: 
c.1983-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
police
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Florence Ada GRIGGS (née REDPATH) [1886-1964]

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2020-06-01 15:06
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Griggs
Given: 
Florence Ada
Maiden: 
Redpath
Birth
Date: 
c.1886-06-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1964-05-17
Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
Evacuated to Australia in 1940

Percy Richard Gay CUMING [1880-1936]

Submitted by Helen Cuming on Tue, 2020-05-19 18:00
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Cuming
Given: 
Percy Richard Gay
Birth
Date: 
c.1880-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Forder, Devon
Death
Date: 
1936-06-03

Captain Percy Richard Gay Cuming worked for the Indo China Steam Navigation Company, his wife was Kathleen. He lived in Hong Kong from 1909 to 1927 when he was transferred to Shanghai.

Birthplace (country): 
England

Charles David WILKINSON [1861-1942]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2020-05-18 13:26
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Wilkinson
Given: 
Charles David
Birth
Date: 
c.1861-07-01 (Day is approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Belper, Derbyshire
Death
Date: 
1942-10-18

Notes from the History page on the Wilkinson & Grist website:

Birthplace (country): 
England

Geoffrey Cadzow HAMILTON [1917-1988]

Submitted by john.scott on Fri, 2020-05-15 17:23
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hamilton
Given: 
Geoffrey Cadzow
Birth
Date: 
1917-01-05
Birthplace (town, state): 
Manchester
Death
Date: 
1988-04-12

Chinese Wikipedia has a page for him - here's a link to the English translation.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
POW

Samuel Job WITCHELL [1858-1925]

Submitted by David on Sat, 2020-05-02 11:58
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Witchell
Given: 
Samuel Job
Birth
Date: 
1858-11-13
Birthplace (town, state): 
Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire
Death
Date: 
1925-08-12

Samuel Job Witchell was usually known as Job Witchell.

Rudi Butt has gathered a lot of information about Job Witchell in his article Job And James Henry Witchell. Here are some of the key events from that article:

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
police

Osmond Skinner SKINNER [1900-1980]

Submitted by annpake on Sun, 2020-04-05 18:55
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Skinner
Given: 
Osmond Skinner
Birth
Date: 
1900-09-12
Birthplace (town, state): 
Lee Lewisham
Death
Date: 
1980-06-02

Osmond Skinner was born in Lee in the Lewisham district of London and his birth was registered Quarter 4 Lewisham 1900. In 1911 he was living with his parents Alfred and Edith Skinner in Lewisham.

He married age 31 to Hazel Agnes Goodburn (1900 - 1987)  in Manila on 22 August 1931

Consular Birth Indices

Elizabeth Anne Skinner born in Manila Philippines abt 1932/3 aka Anne. She was the child of Osmond Skinner and Hazel Agnes

Passenger List May 1945 Hong Kong to London

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

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