Acting Petty Officer Mechanic Steve [Buddy] Hide

Steve [Buddy] Hide 1914 - 1977

Buddy Hide with the Flotilla mascot in Kowloon
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In Hong Kong

Acting Petty Officer Stoker Steve [Buddy] Hide was " Mentioned in despatches" for his action while attacking the Japanese invading forces in Kowloon Harbour on the 19th December 1941.

Buddy married his long suffering girlfriend Dorothy in Lewes UK, just eleven days after getting back home.

He went on to serve a total of 22 years in the Royal Navy before emigrating to Mwadui in Tanganyika East Africa.

The crew of MTB 07 in Kowloon 1941

.  The crew of MTB 07 in Kowloon 1941 Lt R R W Ashby of MTB 07 Acting P.O. Stoker Buddy Hide of MTB 07 A/B G [Bones] Arnold S-Lt HKRNVR ? S-Lt Arthur Gee HKRNVR ? A/B ? A/B ? A/B ? A/B ? MTB 07's Mascot P.O. Coxswain: John .W. Prest

The crew of MTB 07 in Mirs Bay

Ronny Ashby and crew on patrol Lt R R W Ashby Sub-Lt Arthur E Gee Acting P.O. Stoker Buddy Hide of MTB 07

The forward Lewis guns onboard MTB 07 in Mirs Bay

The forward Lewis guns of MTB 07 in Mirs Bay 1941;
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MTB 07 on patrol with the 2nd MTB Flotilla in Tathong Chanell Hong Kong, later scuttled in Mirs Bay

MTB 07 on patrol with the 2nd MTB Flotilla in Hong Kong;
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Lofty Gurd hanging out of the ambulance.
Click here to return to the Waichow Photo Sub-Lt Arthur E Gill of MTB 07 Acting P.O. Stoker Buddy Hide of MTB 07 A/B: Leslie [Lofty] Gurd  [MTB 09] Coxswain Leading Seaman: William Schillemore [MTB 09] Marine Leung Wing Yuen

Buddy Hide being supported by Sub-Lt Arthur Gill and Chinese Guerilla Leader Liang Yung Yuan during the epic journey across China

The padded jackets were obtained by Colonel Owen-Hughes at Lung Chun. Owen-Hughes was the British Liaison officer to the Chinese army. The party later swapped the jackets with an incoming detachment of British Marines.

Bottom left is the one legged Chinese Admiral Chan Chak and the senior Royal Navy Officer Hugh M Montague being feted by Chinese Army Officers during their epic escape from Hong Kong.

Bottom right is 37 year old David Mercer MacDougall who was carrying a bullet in his left shoulder blade. He went on to become Post war Brigadier Colonial Secretary] of Hong Kong. Note the Chinese favors visible on some escapees lapels in the two top pictures.

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