Hi Tony, I noticed on the FEPOW forum that your new book "We Shall Suffer There" is now out. Does it have much coverage of Stanley Camp? Any idea if it will be...
My father-in-law, Norman Foster Tucker, was a schoolmaster in the Colonial Service, based in Hong Kong/Kowloon. We know little about him, except that he was...
Dear G Tucker, I checked a couple of my lists of Stanley internees and don't find any Tucker. I checked Tony Banham's book and also didn't find an NF Tucker, ...
Thanks for replying. Norman Fsoter Tucker was born in Greenwich 23 Nov 1915 and died in Kowloon, 31/5/1953. He married Renee Harris on 8/12/1945 in Marylebone,...
For Glynis Tucker I have a list of Prisoners of War who were in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Forces, and this lists TUCKER, N. F., Gunner DR104. My husband...
Dear Glynis Norman Tucker was my History master at Central British School Kowloon in 1946 and 1947. He was one of the first teachers to return to the school ...
Thank you very much, Barbara - do you know where I might find more information? My husband was told little about his father except that he was a POW and was a...
Ian, Â Thank you so much for this. I have been searching for information for many years and this is an exciting break through. Any thing else you can...
Thanks to Barbara & Ian's replies, I have now ascertained that my father-in-law, Norman Foster Tucker, was a POW in Samshuipo Camp and have found 2 useful...
Glynis: One applicable book I used to have is shown on the website in the list of books you can click up under the Files TAB. See the book name by Roland,...
Thanks, Don - I've had a look at this book on line and will be obtaining a copy as soon as possible. I'm very grateful for the help I'm receiving from this...
Hello Everyone, I have just joined this group yesterday, thankyou for having me here. My Grandfather was at Stanley Camp. He was a Britsh police officer in...
Welcome, Michelle, You are wise to gather information for your family. Without doubt someday there will be members who are very interested. It would be...
Thankyou Geoff for the warm Welcome. that would be great if you could ask if this gentleman recalls my grandad. One thing of his that I do still have is his...
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Apr 9, 2009 1:52 am
Glynis, Mr Tucker was indeed at Shamshuipo, but following that he was on the fifth draft of Hong Kong POWs sent from Shamshuipo to POW camps in Japan itself....
Hi Michelle, Welcome to the group. I for one would be very interested if you are able to post a picture of your grandfather that was painted by AJ Savitsky. A...
Welcome Michelle, You are in the right group and will be amazed at the things you will learn. My aunt Bee Bicheno was in the camp and for me joining this group...
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Apr 9, 2009 3:21 am
I can add a little more detail: Tucker, Norman FosterGunnerDR104(XD5) I'm not sure which Volunteer battery he was in, but his rank was indeed gunner and he was...
Ian, attached is a copy of the only photograph we have of my father-in-law. Any thing you an remember about him would be very gratefully received. Â Regards, ...
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Apr 9, 2009 12:01 pm
Glynis, I'm not aware of any books about Nagoya #2B or #8B, unfortunately. I cover them in my own research, but without a great deal of depth as they were only...
Hello Everyone, It is with a heavy heart that I wish to announce the passing of a fellow group member: John Bunton. John, who was close friends with fellow...
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Apr 10, 2009 9:10 am
Michael, Sorry for the delay. Yes, there is quite a bit of coverage of Stanley, but in the context of the POW and Internment camps as a whole - and Stanley was...
... Tony Looking forward to reading We Shall Suffer There, am always interested in how things were in other camps than Stanley. My local bookshop has ordered a...
Sad indeed to hear of John's passing, but it's so good that he was able to make contact with old friends through the group. I remain always grateful to...
John was one of those people who had an engaging, contagious enthousiasm that is a pleasure to be around. This came through in his late communications, even...
Was John Bunton related to Rev Headley (?) Bunton of the CCC in Hong Kong in the 1970s? Do you have an obituary, Don, you might be able to post for us? John...
