Charles Pike
Barbara Anslow's diary has several mentions of a Charles Pike, RAMC, Sham Shui Po camp.does anyone know anything of this man? Was he by chance a son of Alfred Charles Septimus Pike, who died at...
View ArticleRoyal Artillery in Hong Kong and Singapore 1940-42
Hi all, I am interested in anything to do with the Royal Artillery in Hong Kong and Singapore from 1940 through to the Fall of Singapore in February 1942..Literally anything, which units (were...
View ArticleDesertions, Awol and presumed dead
Did any of the soldiers at Hong Kong desert, go awol or were mistakenly declared dead?Are there any comprehensive and lists of these men? Where could I find them? TIAForum: General
View ArticleLady May’s “Our Day” Rose Fund 1916
I came across a list of doners from the Hong Kong Muslim community to the above fund dated 23rd October 1916. I am trying to find out what the event was. In the China Mail 23rd October 1916 page...
View ArticleShanghaiese artist PANG c.1950
In 1960 I bought a 36x24 inch oil painting of what I thought was a Chinese girl (she had an uncanny likeness to my new girlfriend and present wife!) though the owner on the shop on Observatory Road...
View ArticleLooking for Hong Kong expert
Hi, there,I'm a writer who is looking for a local Hong Kong expert to provide a quote and/or information and/or cultural insight for an article I'm writing for an Internet site. I can't provide payment...
View Article1932 Austin Seven in Hong Kong in the 1960/70's
I recently bought a 1932 Austin Seven AG tourer which at one time was registered in Hong Kong AP 9057 (1970/71from the Tax disc)A brief history of the car is that it got out to Hong Kong somehow by...
View ArticleTracing St Christophers and Captain Alan Roderick Williamson (Roddy)
I am trying to contact anyone who was in Hong Kong in the early 1960's who knew of St Christopher's Orphanage and/or my adoptive parents, Captain Alan Roderick Williamson (Roddy) and his wife Patricia...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 08
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details. PlacesDoes anyone...
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Looking for Alex Butterworth
Marie.jpeg, by Rebecca ButterworthAlex Butterworth.jpeg, by Rebecca ButterworthHello, I'm searching for my husband's half brother, Alex Butterworth. Alex was born in Hong Kong in 1966, father John...
View ArticleHong Kong Chinese sent to Australia as convicts
Hong Kong Chinese sent to Australia as convictsI was wondering if there is much known about Hong Kong Chinese who were sent to Australia as convicts? I am currently taking a course through Oxford...
View ArticleMIT Visualizing Cultures
John Thomson's China - 1John Thomson's China - 3 Illustration of China & its people, vol.1 (London 1873)MIT Visualizing CulturesForum: General
View Article1881 Jurors List
sAlford, Edward FleetAssistant, Jardine Matheson & Co.sAlford, Robert Gervaise Surveyor, Queen's Road.sAndre, AdolfMerchant, Melchers & Co.sAnton, James RossBroker, College GardenssArjanee,...
View ArticleRestored & Colourized Hong Kong Photos
I am a professional photo restorer and colourizer who works, for the most part, on antique sports images. But I have a great love of old Hong Kong images as well and have done a number of them. Here is...
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Hong Kong's Police Launches
There is a Clark Gable film called Soldier of Fortune. The film includes some spectacular scenes of 1955 Hong Kong, including trams running along the waterfront and street scenes of Western and Tsim...
View ArticleA.B.Allan Inspector Dockyard Police
A group of four medals,( 39_45 STAR,PACIFIC STAR ,WAR MEDAL with MID,plus RN Dockyard Long Service medal to A.B.Allan, up for auction in U.K.,see The Saleroom,Police Medals.He is mentioned in Barbara...
View ArticleColonial Film Database
I have found a colonial film archive with a database of over 6,000 colonial films. Here's the link - http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/There's an extensive list of films on Hong Kong for example this film...
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Handover of military areas to the HK Government
Construction of Harcourt RoadAfter the end of WW2, the military and naval premises were repaired from war damages and used further on. Mainly on Hong Kong Island, these areas were situated right in the...
View ArticleRe-starting KCR services after WW2
In Cheng Po Hung's book, Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation, he notes that trains started running again on the KCR line in February 1942, but that by 1944 trains only ran once every two days due...
View ArticlePokfulam Reservoir Road
When was the Pokfulam Reservoir Road been built. The one which leads up to the peak ? The Pokfulam Reservoir is the oldest Reservoir in Hong Kong, so that Road must be quite old.Morover, when walking...
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