List of Portuguese Members of HKVDC
Many Portuguese men fought – and some died – in the defence of Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion in December 1941. Prisoners of war were interned in concentration camps in Hong Kong and elsewhere, where more died.*
The defence of Hong Kong is recorded in an excellent website called Hong Kong War Diary created by Tony Banham. From that website I have extracted the names of HKVDC members who were Macanese (or married to Macanese) and the Units in which they served. Where possible, links are provided to their Person Pages in the Macanese Families website.
Another valuable source of information is the website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commision.
- Probable signatures are shown alongside prisoners’ names.
- “Unallocated HKVDC” means that it is not known which Unit they served in.
identifies those PoW who were sent to Sendai Camp No. 2 in Japan.
identifies those PoW who were sent to Nagoya Camp No. 8 in Japan.
indicates those who died in battle.
indicates those who died subsequently in concent.ation camp.
Any of these deaths would have been a tragedy for the family but imagine the grief of the Reed family which lost four sons in the battle for Hong Kong.
Alfred Ernest Ablong, Corporal 2468
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 12 & 13 P&O Building XD5
Reinald Sydney Ablong, Sapper 2974
Unallocated HKVDC
Mario Francisco Alarcon, Private 4053 
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G.1 Taikoo Office Argyle
Mario Francisco Alarcon, Private 4053
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G.1 Taikoo Office Argyle
Patrick Ed. d’Almeida, Private 2637 
Unallocated HKVDC
Christopher Paulo d’Almada e Castro, Captain
No. 5 (Portuguese) Company
Luís Gonzaga d’Almada Remédios Lance Corporal 2726
Unallocated HKVDC
P d’Almada Remedios, Private
Unallocated HKVDC
Alfredo Henrique Alves, Private 4544
Unallocated HKVDC
António Maria Alves , Private 3581
Miguel Ângelo d’Almada Private 3786
Unallocated HKVDC
Dário César Luís de Selavisa Alves, Private 3557
Unallocated HKVDC
Eduardo Vincente Alves ,Private 2809
Unallocated HKVDC
Elísio António Remédios Alves, Private 5220
Unallocated HKVDC
Henrique Alberto Alves, Private
No. 6 (Portuguese) Company A.G.2 Taikoo Club
Henrique Alberto Alves, Private
No. 6 (Portuguese) Company A.G.2 Taikoo Club
José Luiz Selavisa Alves, Private 3582
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company Aberdeen A.G. Posts
José Luiz Selavisa Alves, Private 3582
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company Aberdeen A.G. Posts
José Maria Pompeia Loureiro Goulart de Aquino, Private
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 19 & 20 Tungshan Hotel XD5
“Sonny” J. d’Aquino Private 3562
Unallocated HKVDC
“Sonny” J. d’Aquino Private 3562
Unallocated HKVDC
Carlos Victor Laurent Arnulphy, Gunner 4688
2nd Battery
Alexandre Herculano Dias Azedo, Lance Corporal 3087
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 3 ‘Cornhill’ RNH XD5
Caetano Maria Dias Azedo, Private 2324
Unallocated HKVDC
Benny Bendicto Baleros, Private 1644
Unallocated HKVDC
José Agapito Pedro Baleros, Private 1221
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G.1 Taikoo Office Argyle XD6
Manuel Alberto Baptista, 1143
Unallocated HKVDC
Marciano Francisco de Paula Baptista, 1186
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company XD6
Robert Joseph Barnes, Private DR298 NP
Field Ambulance
Alfonso Orlando Barretto, Corporal 1774
ASC Unit
António Conde Barretto, Private 3819
Unallocated HKVDC
Horácio João António Barretto, Private 3369
Unallocated HKVDC
Luís António de Barros, Private 2437
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 10 & 11 China Fleet Club
Arture José Yvanovich de Castro Basto, Lance Corporal 2877
Unallocated HKVDC
Carlos Pompeia de Azevedo de Castro Basto, Lance Corporal 2964
No. 5 Portuguese Machine Gun Company
Carlos Alberto Botelho, Private 3783
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 4 & 5 Watsons factory
Henrique Alberto de Barros Botelho, Captain Commanding 3776
António Manuel Braga, Lance Corporal
Field Ambulance
Guilherme Maria Brito, Private 3200
Unallocated HKVDC
Henrique Maria de Brito, Company Sergeant Major 1290
No. 5 (Portuguese) Company
Arthur James Brown, Lance Corporal 3685
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company No. 21 Platoon HQ
Edward Francis Brown, Lance Corporal 3685
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company No. 21 Platoon HQ
Henrique Maria Campos Jr, Corporal Gunner
4th Battery
Leonardo dos Reis Campos, Private 3708
Unallocated HKVDC
Reinaldo Augusto Campos, Corporal 1383
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 21 & 22 I. & E. Office
António Braz de Carvalho, Private 3150
Field Ambulance
Thomas Manuel Castilho, Private 3695
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 10 & 11 China Fleet Club XD6
Alberto Eduardo Hendrickson Castro, Sergeant 3531
Field Company Engineers
Cosmo Donald Castro, Private 4978
Unallocated HKVDC
Cosmo Donald Castro, Private 4978
Unallocated HKVDC
Fernando Maria Carvalho Castro, Private 3588
Unallocated HKVDC
Gerado Francisco Castro Private 3559
Unallocated HKVDC
Roberto Armando Maria Carvalho Castro, Private 3560
No. 5 (Portuguese) Company
Francisco José Collaço, Lance Corporal 2155
Unallocated HKVDC
Joseph Albert Cotton, Gunner
5th (AA) Battery
Alberto Reinaldo da Cruz Gunner (XD5)
Unallocated HKVDC
Artur Ricardo da Cruz (#42595) Private 3195
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 4 & 5 Watsons factory XD6
Renaldo Maria da Cruz, Gunner
3rd Battery
George A Cruz (#20602), Private
George A Cruz (#20602), Private
Turíbio da Cruz, Private
Field Ambulance
Eneas Luciano da Cunha, Lieutenant
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company No. 21 Platoon HQ
John Anthony Delgado, Battery Sergeant Major 2508
4th Battery
4th Battery
David E.M. Demee, Private 2637
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company Aberdeen A.G. Posts XD6
William Forrest Dudman, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant 4069
5th (AA) Battery
Eduardo Alberto Ribeiro Fernandes, Private 3856
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company Aberdeen A.G. Posts XD6
Ignatius M. Fernandez, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant
4th Battery
Ignatius M. Fernandez, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant
4th Battery
Nemésio Gonçalo Ferreira, Private 3361
Unallocated HKVDC
Eduardo José de Figueiredo Jr, Private 3569
Unallocated HKVDC
João Carlos da Fonseca, Lance Corporal 3265
Alberto Vicente Franco, Private
Unallocated HKVDC
Eduardo Miguel Drysdale Franco, Private 2447
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 12 & 13 P&O Building XD6
Domingo Pascual Fuertes, Private 3696
Unallocated HKVDC
Carlos Alfredo Gaan, Corporal
Flávio Maria Garcia, Lance Bombardier 4183
Unallocated HKVDC
Hugo Albert Garcia, Gunner
Unallocated HKVDC
William Alec Garcia, Lance Corporal 3130
No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 7 & 8 Battle HQ XD6
António Herculano Gill, Private 3564
2nd Battery
António Herculano Gill, Private 3564
2nd Battery
Francisco António Gill, Private 4072
Field Ambulance
José Vicente Gomes, Sapper 4724
Unallocated HKVDC
Henrique Francisco Gonsalves, Private 4073
Field Ambulance
Henrique Francisco Gonsalves, Private 4073
Field Ambulance