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It is #AsianHeritageMonth and this is the story of William Lore, the first Chinese-Canadian to serve in the Royal Canadian Navy!
William Lore was born in Victoria on Feb. 28, 1909.
In 1933, he played for the Chinese Students' Soccer Team that won the Mainland Cup.
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William Lore was born in Victoria on Feb. 28, 1909.
In 1933, he played for the Chinese Students' Soccer Team that won the Mainland Cup.
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When the Second World War began, he tried to enlist three times with the Navy but was rejected.
In 1943, recruitment policies changed and he was able to enlist becoming the first person of Chinese descent to serve in a naval force of the British Commonwealth.
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In 1943, recruitment policies changed and he was able to enlist becoming the first person of Chinese descent to serve in a naval force of the British Commonwealth.
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Throughout the war, he served as a sub-lieutenant in several locations in Southeast Asia. He also worked with Naval Intelligence & at a top-secret jungle camp in Sri Lanka.
In 1945, he became the first Allied officer to enter Hong Kong since 1941.
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In 1945, he became the first Allied officer to enter Hong Kong since 1941.
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On Sept. 16, 1945, he was in attendance at the Japanese surrender of Hong Kong.
He retired from the navy in 1948, earned a law degree from Oxford & moved to Hong Kong where he lived until his death on Sept. 22, 2012.
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He retired from the navy in 1948, earned a law degree from Oxford & moved to Hong Kong where he lived until his death on Sept. 22, 2012.
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