Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
He appears in the Jurors lists from years 1922 to 1941 inclusive, working as a Boilermaker at the H. K. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. at Hung Hom, and living on the premises.
He next appears on the list of POWs:
McKelvie John | HKVDC | Sergeant | 4333 | 12 |
However John's grandson Andrew tells us that John spent the occupation years in Stanley, not in the POW camps, because:
My grandfather was considered essential staff (as a boiler engineer, he was also the only one able to repair a submarine) ...
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J. McKelvie was one of theā¦
J. McKelvie was one of the greatest footballer in HK in 1920s. As the captain of the Kowloon Football Club (K.F.C.), he led his team to win the Division 1 title in 1924/25, and won the Challenging Shield for 3 times. He became the vice-president of HKFA after world war II.