Colonel Esao Tokunaga, held as a war criminal at Stanley Jail, Hong Kong. Tokunaga had been in charge of all prisoner of war camps in the Hong Kong area.
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1949
This photo was taken in the garden of a house in Broadwood Road where my Grandparents, William and Elsie Paterson, lived from 1947 to 1949. <Read more ...>
Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong.
This postcard was found in the company archives, held by Stadsarchief Rotterdam. It shows a view from the Peak and has serial number 437. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1949
The Singapore newsprint highlighted in the earlier post relating to Charles Kennett pilot of a supposed Manila-Hong Kong first flight mentions a Captain Chick, a British military adventurer. Partial clip above
