Alexander Shihwarg
Alexander Shihwarg | |
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| Born | 30 January 1923 United Kingdom |
| Died | 20 August 2018 (aged 95) |
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| Unit | Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Alexander "Shura" Shihwarg (30 January 1923 - 20 August 2018) was a poet and restaurateur known for his membership of the "Chelsea Set" in London in the 1950s.[1][2][3][4] During the Second World War he fought with the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and his reminiscences are the subject of an oral history recording at the Imperial War Museum.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Norman, Neil (31 August 2018). "Alexander 'Shura' Shihwarg, poet and restaurateur, 1923-2018". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Macmillan, Susannah (4 September 2018). "Alexander Shihwarg obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Alexander Shihwarg obituary". The Times. 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Shura Shihwarg, poet and restaurateur – obituary". The Telegraph. 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Shihwarg, Alexander 'Shura' (Oral history)". Imperial War Museums.
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