Alastair Morrison – 1915-2009

Alastair Morrison, the second son of GE ‘Morrison of Peking’ Morrison, sadly passed away in Australia recently. Alastair was a fascinating man himself having travelled in South America before spending the war years in China and India before being parachuted into Malaya as part of Force 136 (the Far East arm of SOE). He was of course married to the photographer Hedda Hammer who had fled the Nazis – I posted on a new collection of her photos of Hong Kong the other day. Morrison is probably best associated with Sarawak where he was a District Officer closely involved with development and also a keen observer of the region’s wildlife. He published several books including – Fair Land Sarawak (1993) and A Bird Fancier: A Journey to Peking (2001).

The Sydney Morning Herald has a more complete account of Morrison’s life and achievements here