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HOY POY Clyde

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Biographical informationSon of Yuen Hoy Poy and Mary Selina Brewer.
Clyde Eric Arnold was born in 1913 in Perth (BDM 101969/1913).

He travelled to China in January 1932 with his sister Renie and returned to Australia in September 1933.

By 1941 he had worked as a clerk, a truck driver and a packer.

Clyde enlisted in WWII in early 1941 - Service number WX17730. He was called up for frontline duty in July 1941 and served in the Middle East, Milne Bay and Morotai. He was wounded in 1943. Discharged in January 1946.
Two black and white enlistment photographs of Clyde appear on the NAA catalogue but as of May 2025 these have not been digitised (NAA Item IDs 204861037 and 204861038).

He married Constance Emily Coltham (b. 1913, d. 2004) in April 1944, presumably while on leave from service (BDM 100658/1944 and West Australian, 26 April 1944, p. 1). Constance may have lived with her mother-in-law Mary at 18 Claverton Street, North Perth while Clyde was serving.

Lost his only child, Laurence, at the age of 1 in 1948 (West Australian, 2 September 1948, p. 1). He and Con later had several other children [names to be confirmed, Jacqueline, Frances, son, son...]

Died 20 February 1994.Date of birth6th October 1913Date of death20th February 1994

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HOY POY Bruce

HOY POY Doreen Sadie (female)

HOY POY Doreen Sadie (female)

HOY POY Elvie (female)

HOY POY Elvie (female)

HOY POY Max

HOY POY Renie (female)

HOY POY Renie (female)

HOY POY Royce

HOY POY/YUEN Mary (female)

HOY POY/YUEN Mary (female)

YUEN HOY POY

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'Faithful Service' - 1945

'Faithful Service' - 1945

'Perth Girl Gets out of Hong Kong' - 1943

'Perth Girl Gets out of Hong Kong' - 1943

Hoy Poy family name

Hoy Poy family name

Hoy Poy family name, 1982

Hoy Poy family name, 1982

Secret Service File - Hoy Poy family

Secret Service File - Hoy Poy family

Secret Service File - Yuen Hoy Poy family

Secret Service File - Yuen Hoy Poy family

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ParentYUEN HOY POYHOY POY/YUEN Mary (female)SiblingHOY POY Doreen Sadie (female)HOY POY Elvie (female)HOY POY Renie (female)HOY POY BruceHOY POY RoyceHOY POY Max

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Subject (topic)World War 2 serviceRelated collectionCelebrating 200 Years - National Foundation for Australia-China Relations ProjectAnne Atkinson Collection

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ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationNAA 1934 Visa (not digitised)NAA CEDT File 1931NAA WWII Service File

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