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Yat On Portrait, c.1920 – H.G.S. Waymark of the Royal Navy

Posted: December 15th, 2023 | 1 Comment »

I posted recently on the Hong Kong portrait painter Yat On, who was based on Wyndham Street (here).

Here is a portrait of Royal Navy sailor H G S Waymark. The portrait is signed by Yat On in Hong Kong but not dated. However, we do know that Waymark served in World War One and was awarded the the 1914–15 Star which was awarded in all the theatres of the conflict. Anyway, I’m going to say this portrait is circa 1920.

(an update – my thanks to Brian Palmer for confirming that H.G.S. Waymark’s service record shows that he served at H.M.S Tamar, a Royal Navy shore base on Hong Kong island between 24.7.20 to 31.8.20 confirming the date of the portrait.)

One Comment on “Yat On Portrait, c.1920 – H.G.S. Waymark of the Royal Navy”

  1. 1 Brian Palmer said at 11:01 pm on January 13th, 2024:

    H.G.S. Waymark’s service record shows that he served at H.M.S Tamar, a Royal Navy shore base on Hong Kong island between 24.7.20 to 31.8.20 so that confirms the date of the portrait.

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