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SAMUEL, Gunner, HERBERT A., 2200. 1 Bty. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 25th December 1941. Age 29. Son of Abraham and Ottilie Samuel. 1. D. Coll. grave 14-16.

 

SANDILANDS, Captain, DONALD IAN, RO/3601. 5th Bn. 7th Rajput Regiment. 19th December 1941. Age 32. Son of John Edward Sandilands, M.D., and of Marion Ethel Sandilands (nee Courtney). 1. B. 37.

 

SCOTT, Deputy Commissioner, WALTER RICHARDSON, Hong Kong Police Force and British Army Aid Group. 29th October 1943. Age 44. Son of Walter Norman and ' Dora Lydia Scott; husband of June Samson Scott, of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. 1. C. Coll. grave 1-11.

 

SELWOOD, Corporal, WILLIAM NELSON, PO/X 4424. No. 45 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines. 25th April 1947. Age 24. Son of Agnes Ellen Selwood. 7. A. 2.

 

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SHARP, CHARLES J

K/35468

Sergeant

Mentioned in Despatches

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

Died 19th December 1941, Age 26

Son of Charles Jonathan and Charlotte Rose Sharp. Husband of Christine Helen Sharp, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

 6. C. Coll. grave 12-19.

Photo by Ian

 

 

SHELDON, Rifleman, BERTRAM, B/64673. Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.. 25th December 1941. 5. B. Coll. grave 1-4.

 

SHEPPARD, Warrant Officer, JOHN ORAM, 117/A. Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. 10th February 1942. Age 53. Husband of J. O. Sheppard, of East St. Louis, Illinois. U.S.A. 4. D. 1.

 

SHRIGLEY, Lieutenant, RALPH JAMES, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 28th June 1944. Age 46. Son of William Henry and Jeanie Shrigley; husband of Janette Shrigley, of Irvine, Ayrshire. 4. E. 12.

 

SILVA, Private, AMBROSIO CAESER, 3615. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 8th July 1945. Age 41. Son of Francisco Assis Silva and Ambrosia Silva; husband of Sarah Maria Silva, of Kowloon, Hong Kong. 1. D. 11.

 

SINCLAIR, Able Seaman, CHARLES, C/JX 151440. H.M.S. Moth. Royal Navy. 28th September 1942. Age 20. Son of Donald and Mary Duncan Sinclair, of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. 1. A. 69.

 

SINTON, Serjeant Major, ALEXANDER CHRISTIE, D S M, British Army Aid Group. 29th October 1943. Age 45. Husband of Lillian Sinton, of Brighton, Victoria, Australia. Also served in 1914-18 War. 1. C. Coll. grave 1-11.

 

SMITH, Sapper, ALFRED EDGAR, 2131600. 22 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 21. Son of Edgar and Elizabeth Maria Smith, of Brampton, Derbyshire. 5. B. Coll. grave 8-19.

 

SMITH, Gunner, CHARLES ABERCROMBIE, 4326. 1 Bty. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 25th December 1941. Age 28. Son of Robert and Isabella Smith, of Greenock, Renfrewshire. 1. C. Coll. grave 13-17.

 

SMITH, Gunner, JOHN REGINALD MARTIN, 3411. 1 Bty. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 24th December 1941. Age 31. Son of Ernest Henry Smith and of Rosamund Annie Graham Smith (nee Godwin); husband of Dorothy Eileen Beaumont Smith, of Oundle, Northamptonshire. M.A., Mus.B. (Cantab.). A.R.C.O., A.R.C.M. 1. B. Coll. grave 22-26.

 

SMITH, Nurse, MARJORIE MARY MOORE, ND/118. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 25th December 1941. Daughter of John R. M. Brinnicombe and E. E. Brinnicombe; wife of Brigadier W. J. L. Smith, of Downderry, Cornwall. 2. A. Coll. grave 1.

 

SMITH, Captain, SIDNEY GEORGE, M B E, D C M, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 20th July 1944. Age 61. 1. A. 27.

 

SO BIU, Volunteer, British Army Aid Group. 7th September 1943. Age 53. Sp. Mem. 1. E. Coll. grave 1.

 

SOARES, Private, ALBERTO CARLOS, 2440. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 3rd January 1944. Age 31. 4. E. 1.

 

SOMERVILLE, Serjeant, GEORGE, 2320528. Hong Kong Sig. Coy. Royal Corps of Signals. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 26. Son of George Henry and Barbara Somerville, of Loughborough, Leicestershire. 5. B. Coll. grave 8-19.

 

SOUTHWELL, Lieutenant, FREDERICK JESSE, 188525. Royal Corps of Signals. 23rd December 1941. Age 37. Son of Frederick William and Mabel Southwell; husband of Catherine Southwell, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. 5. B. Coll. grave 8-19.

 

SPARK, Purser, WILLIAM, S.S. Fausang (Hong Kong). Merchant Navy. 14th March 1945. Age 62. Husband of Jean Spark, of Aberdeen. 4. A. 15.

 

SPINKS, Signalman, GEORGE HENRY, 2323490. Royal Corps of Signals. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 27. 6. C. 12-19.

 

STAFFORD, Gunner, A B, 5171. 1 Bty. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 25th December 1941. 4. F. 15.

 

STAINFIELD, Chief Engineer Officer, HARRY, S.S. Shun Chih (Hong Kong). Merchant Navy. 9th February 1945. Age 70. Son of George and Elizabeth Stainfield; husband of Julia Maud Stainfield (nee Barry), of East Croydon, Surrey. 3. A. 1.

 

STANESBY, Private, SYDNEY JOHN CLEAVE, 19559. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 14th May 1942. Age 48. Son of Sydney Ernest and Gertrude Marie Wylde Stanesby; husband of Constance Mary Stanesby, of Avalon Beach, New South Wales, Australia. 1. A. 73.

 

STANTON, Lieutenant, RICHARD JOHN FOSTER, 85789. 2nd Bn. Royal Scots. 21st December 1941. Age 22. Son of Lt.-Col. Hugh Auriol Stanton Stanton, D.S.O., and of Frances May Stanton (nee Foster), of Wincanton, Somerset. 6. B. Coll. grave 3-14.

 

STEPHENS, Serjeant, J R, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 21st December 1941. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Stephens, of Kingston Bagpuze, Berkshire. 6. D. 20.

 

STEPHENS, Sapper, RONALD VALENTINE, 1874763. 22 Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers. 17th May 1942. Age 21. Son of Ronald Rees Stephens and Ada Winifred Mary Stephens; nephew of Maud E. Leader, of Coulsdon, Surrey. 1. A. 92.

 

STEVENS, Able Seaman, ALFRED WATSON, P/J 22598. H.M.S. Tamar. Royal Navy. 9th December 1942. Age 46. Son of Thomas and Jenny Stevens; husband of Rosa May Stevens, of Tamerton Folliott, Devon. 1. A. 70.

 

STEVENSON, Second Engineer Officer, JAMES, S.S. Ben Nevis (Leith). Merchant Navy. 10th April 1944. Age 61. Son of James and Jessie Stevenson; husband of Christina Stevenson, of Leith, Edinburgh. 4. A. 12.

 

STEWART, Lance Corporal, GEORGE RETSON, 46906. 2nd Bn. Royal Scots. 8th December 1941. Age 25. Son of David Duncan Stewart and Elizabeth Jane Retson Stewart, of Perth. 6. B. Coll. grave 3-14.

 

STIMPSON, Corporal, CORNELIUS CHARLES, 3075. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 27th August 1943. Age 40. Son of Charles Henry and Sarah Jane Stimpson; husband of Margaret Isobel Stimpson, of Leeds, Yorkshire. 4. E. 6.

 

STIRRUP, Lance Bombardier, HAROLD, 835202. 8 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 8th - 25th December 1941. Age 27. 5. C. Coll. grave 4-20.

 

STOCKHAM, Corporal, HERBERT RICHARD, 538541. Royal Air Force. 19th December 1941. 6. C. Coll. grave 12-19.

 

STOKES, Gunner, GEORGE DONALD, 4798. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 18th December 1941. Age 31. Son of George Augustus and Anne Stokes; husband of Madoline Massey Stokes, of Weybridge, Surrey. 6. E. Coll. grave 1-20.

 

STONE, Lance Bombardier, GEOFFREY PAUL, 3227. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 25th December 1941. Age 19. Son of William Forbes Stone and Alice Marjorie Stone, of Frodsham, Cheshire. 1. B. Coll. grave 18-20.

 

STONE, Gunner, WILLIAM E., DR/9. 5 A.A. Bty. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 18th December 1941. 6. D. Coll. grave 1-6.

 

STOPANI-THOMSON, Lieutenant, GEORGE, Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. 16th January 1945. Husband of E. M. Stopani-Thomson, of Hong Kong. 4. B. Coll. grave 21.

 

STURGEON, Lance Corporal, JAMES BASINDALE, 1454. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 2nd January 1942. Husband of Mrs. J. B. Sturgeon, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 6. B. 15.

 

STUTT, Gunner, SAMUEL JAMES, 1714994. 8 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery. 8th December 1941. Age 29. Son of Eva Isabella Stutt, of St. Paul's, Bristol, and the late Samuel James Stutt. 5. C. Coll. grave 4-20.

 

STUTZ, Private, WINSTON GEORGE CORYNDON, 6201264. 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment. 23rd December 1941. Age 27. Son of Coryndon Arthur and Florence Helen Stutz, of Plumstead, London. 5. A. Coll. grave 3-6.

 

SUTTON, Serjeant, A A, Hong Kong Dockyard Defence Corps. 15th August 1945. Age 43. Son of Arthur Piddock Sutton and Eleanor Sutton; husband of Gay M. Sutton, of Gillingham, Kent. 1. A. 72.

 

SWAN, Company Serjeant Major, THOMAS, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. 24th December 1941. Son of Mrs. T. Swan, of South Fort, Queensland, Australia. 5. E. Coll. grave 3-7.

 

SWANSON, Rifleman, KURT S. W., M/61729. Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.. 28th December 1941. Son of Per Edward and Josefina Bernadina Swensson. 5. B. Coll. grave 1-4.

 

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