The Life of a Veteran Biography of Henry Anthony Souza by Michael Souza In the List of HKVDC members, he appears as Henrique Antonio Sousa – Ed.In 1841, after losing the First Opium War, China ceded Hong Kong to the Great Britain. The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC), […]
HKVDC: Portuguese Members(including husbands of Macanese)Click on to see the person’s signatureHKVDC: Membros portugueses(incluindo maridos de mulheres macaenses)Clique em para ver a assinatura da pessoa = Sent to SendaiEnviado para Sendai = Sent to NagoyaEnviado para Nagoya=Died in battleMorreu em combate=Died in campFalecido em campo Nome, posto e númeroName, rank and number Unidade e localização
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Marciano “Naneli” BaptistaFilomeno “Meno” BaptistaThe third in the family with this name, he was known to everyone as Naneli and was like his father and grandfather also a talented artist. Although he had no formal training, Naneli was a superb calligrapher and famous for his illuminated addresses one of which was selected by the Hong
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Philippe Yvanovich An edited version of a booklet previously distributed privately by Philippe Yvanovich. His family has kindly given permission for it to be included in this website.December 7, 1941After 10 am mass at St Theresa’s I went along to the Club Recreio for a game of hockey and lunch at the Club. Then we
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Nobres Nobles Here we list ancestors and spouses of Macanese who were nobles. Aqui listamos os antepassados e os cônjuges de macaenses que eram nobres. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A 1o Conde da
Notable People Ilustres Macanese (and their spouses and ancestors) have made numerous and varied contributions to their communities. There are two lists here of prominent people: (a) ancestors of Macanese who were nobles and (b) people who have been honoured by appointment to a National Order. The lists are long and impressing: there
Figuras NotáveisNotable PeopleHere we list ancestors of Macanese (and of their spouses) who were noblesAqui listamos os antepassados de macaenses (e de seus cônjuges) que eram nobres. NoblesNobres AwardsCondecorações People A-ZPessoas A-ZNo índice abaixo, listamos pessoas que aparecem em biografias, artigos, etc., bem como autores de publicações.In the index below we list people who feature
Hong Kong Jurors – PortugueseHong Kong Jurors – Portugueses Juror in year Family Name as recorded Given Name as recorded Probable Family Name Probable Given Name Probable ID Title Company Flat Street no. / Bldg name Street District 1884 Agostinho Prospero D’ Agostinho Prospero d’ Assistant Eastern Extension Telegraph Co Ezra Lane 1895 Alemao Adelino Eulalio
Incêndio no Hipódromo de Happy Valley em 1918Roy Eric XavierAbril 2012Este artigo foi publicado no site Far East Currents, criado pelo Dr. Roy Eric Xavier, da Universidade da Califórnia em Berkeley, que se dedica à investigação sobre a comunidade portuguesa em Hong Kong. O Dr. Xavier autorizou gentilmente a sua reprodução aqui.PrelúdioO final do inverno
Revisiting the Reed Brothers , with pictures added.All posthumous war accounts have a Rashomon-like quality in their telling. The story of the four Reed brothers who died in the Battle of Hong Kong is no exception. Theirs is not only a distinctively proud Hong Kong story but also a tragic family story of brotherly bonding.