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William Stanley GEGG [1920-1996]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2021-03-17 14:54
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Gegg
Given: 
William Stanley
Birth
Date: 
1920-12-05
Death
Date: 
1996-09-14

He's mentioned in "02. Prisoners Of War - Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Forces":

Gegg W S HKVDC Signalman 3141 11
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

Eugene Max JOFFE (aka Gene) [1908-2000]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2021-01-28 17:55
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Joffe
Given: 
Eugene Max
Alias / nickname: 
Gene
Birth
Date: 
1908-07-05
Birthplace (town, state): 
Moscow
Death
Date: 
2000-10-06

Note from Philip:

Eugene Max Joffe was in HKVDC serving with Hughes Group. He was an electrical engineer with CLP.

Note from Libby, Mr Joffe's daughter:

My father Gene Joffe died in London on 6/10/2000 aged 92.

He is listed in the 1941 Juror's list:

Birthplace (country): 
Russia
Tags: 
POW
HKVDC

Alexander Hugh DINNEN [1914-1992]

Submitted by David on Sun, 2021-01-10 13:07
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Dinnen
Given: 
Alexander Hugh
Birth
Date: 
1914-10-04
Birthplace (town, state): 
Greenock
Death
Date: 
1992-11-10

Mentioned in the list of POWs:

Dinnen A H HKVDC Sergeant 1718
Birthplace (country): 
Scotland
Tags: 
POW
HKVDC

Thomas Andrew MADAR (aka Tommy) [1905-1990]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Wed, 2020-12-30 06:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Madar
Given: 
Thomas Andrew
Alias / nickname: 
Tommy
Birth
Date: 
1905-05-21
Birthplace (town, state): 
Shanghai
Death
Date: 
c.1990-02-01 (Day is approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
Shanghai
cricket
Softball
Badminton
lawn bowls
Kowloon Cricket Club
Interport
HKVDC
Sham Shui Po Camp
FEPOW

Stephen William HALL (aka Steven / Steve) [c.1922-1941]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2020-12-29 16:40
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hall
Given: 
Stephen William
Alias / nickname: 
Steven / Steve
Birth
Date: 
c.1922-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1941-12-19
Cause of death: 
Killed by Japanese mortar shell
Tags: 
HKVDC 3 Eurasian (MG) Coy
HKVDC

Ivan Bernard Trevor Passport Photo 1951.png

Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2020-12-29 05:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1951

John PRETTEJOHN [1915-1988]

Submitted by micar on Wed, 2020-12-16 01:51
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Prettejohn
Given: 
John
Birth
Date: 
c.1915-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hong Kong
Death
Date: 
c.1988-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

John Prettejohn Pte 2681 Wounded 19 Dec 1941 at Wong Nei Chong Gap.  Interned as POW at Shampshuipo, transported on Toyama Maru 1943 to Nagoya #2 Branch Camp (Narumi) working in locomotive factory.  Repatriated to HK after war.   DBS Senior Prefect 1934-35.  Reporter for SCMP to 1973.

Birthplace (country): 
Hong Kong
Tags: 
HKVDC 3 Eurasian (MG) Coy
SCMP
POW
DBS
HKVDC

Desmond Cyril LONCRAINE [1910-2001]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2020-12-11 16:27
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Loncraine
Given: 
Desmond Cyril
Birth
Date: 
1910-10-03
Birthplace (town, state): 
Appledore, Devon
Death
Date: 
2001-05-16

He is mentioned in the list of POWs (though with some mistakes in the name):

Longraine E D C HKVDC Private DR247 11

 

And also in the 1941 Jurors List:

c   Loncraine, Desmond Manager, D. Gestetner (Eastern), Ld. 4 Garden Terrace.
Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

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

James MacKenzie JACK [1895-1944]

Submitted by jill on Tue, 2020-03-10 20:20
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Jack
Given: 
James MacKenzie
Birth
Date: 
1895-01-29
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hongkong?
Death
Date: 
1944-09-15
Cause of death: 
Beri beri and chronic peritonitis

James Mackenzie Jack inherited the engineering company W.C. Jack & Co. Ltd. from his father, William Jack, on his death in 1919. He was serving in Salonika with his brother at the time of his father's death. I don't know his brother's name, or if he returned safely to Hong Kong. When my uncle, Leslie Warren, had to wind up C.E. Warren & Co. in May, 1941, James Jack asked him to take over the Jacks branch in Penang while the then MD took six months leave. Jack became a POW and was in the fifth transportation to Japan, where he died in a POW camp on 15 September 1944.

Birthplace (country): 
China
Tags: 
W.C. Jack & Co. Ltd.
WWI
HKVDC
pow camp
engineers

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