Jephson, Harry

Plot Location	2H4
Surname	Jephson
Given Name(s)	Harry
Place of Birth	Bombay
Date of Birth (Eng)	May 12, 1882
Date of Birth (Heb)
Date of Death (Eng)	August 25, 1972
Date of Death (Heb)	15 Elul 5732
Age at Death	90
Hebrew Name	יחזקאל שלום יוסף גורגי
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Sex	M
Marital Status	S
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Other Family Data	Brother: David Jephson (b. June 1, 1885, Bombay; d. March 15, 1948, Shanghai)
Inscription (Eng)	HARRY JEPHSON BORN 12TH MAY 1882 DIED 25TH AUGUST 1972
Inscription (Heb)	המ׳ יחזקאל שלום יוסף גורגי נלב״ע ט״ו אלול התשל״ב והיו ימיו צי שנה תנצב״ה
Inscription (Other)	“294” of foot of base
Historical	He worked for S.J. David & Co. In 1925, he was living at 18 Conduit Road. He was interned at Stanley POW camp during WWII. He was living at the Repulse Bay Hotel when the Japanese arrested him. In December 1952, he sailed from HK to SF. He listed his American address c/o Miss L. Hope, 541 East 20th Street, Apt. 6A, NY, NY. At the time of his death, he was resident in the Peninsula Hotel, Room 346. The 1908 and 1909 jurors’ lists his brother, David Solomon Jephson, as working as a clerk at 3 Beaconsfield Arcade. He was an accountant. Perhaps David came to HK first as he shows up on earlier jurors’ lists than Harry does.

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