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Kilts

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2018-01-21 11:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

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Lewis gun

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2018-01-21 11:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

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Medals 1

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2018-01-21 11:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

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Medals 2

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2018-01-21 11:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

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Mobile column

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2018-01-21 11:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

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1930s, The Volunteers

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2018-01-21 11:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

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John Kane SLOAN (aka Sconnie) [1913-????]

Submitted by alanksloan on Fri, 2017-10-13 16:02
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Sloan
Given: 
John Kane
Alias / nickname: 
Sconnie
Birth
Date: 
c.1913-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

John Henry MAYCOCK [1878-1954]

Submitted by jill on Fri, 2017-07-14 19:53
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Maycock
Given: 
John Henry
Birth
Date: 
1878-06-09
Birthplace (town, state): 
Chapelizod, Dublin
Death
Date: 
1954-01-17
Other
Other reference: 
Yoshino Maycock, Thomas Maycock, William Maycock, Ernest Maycock, Robert Maycock, Arthur Maycock, John Maycock jnr., Henry Maycock

John and Yoshino Maycock had seven sons: Arthur, Ernie, Tommy, Willie, John,  Robert and Henry.  Before the war John and two of his sons, Willie and John worked for Hong Kong Electrics. 

John snr, John jnr and Willie were in the HKVDC and fought in the hills during the Battle for Hong Kong. They were captured and sent to Japan where they were badly beaten up in the POW camp. 

Tags: 
Battle for Hong Kong
POW
HKVDC
Hong Kong Electrics

Solomon BARD (aka Solly) [1916-2014]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2017-07-05 00:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Bard
Given: 
Solomon
Alias / nickname: 
Solly
Birth
Date: 
c.1916-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Siberia
Death
Date: 
2014-11-08
Birthplace (country): 
Russia
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

Robert Arthur James SIMPSON [1907-1986]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2017-06-30 13:03
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Simpson
Given: 
Robert Arthur James
Birth
Date: 
1907-06-27
Birthplace (town, state): 
Brentwood, Essex
Death
Date: 
c.1986-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

He's listed on page J129 of the 1939 Blue Book, working as a Sanitary Inspector, having first joined the Hong Kong civil service on 6th Feb, 1931.

There's a Robert Arthur Simpson listed as a Private in the HKVDC on Tony Banham's website. I assume he is the same man.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

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