George Arthur William BOOLE volunteered for duty with the Hong Kong Police in 1900 whilst serving with the Royal Marines. Most of his service in Hong Kong was with the Water Police where he experienced the full horrors of the typhoons of 1906 and 1908. George was born in Gloucestershire but moved to North Devon as a very young child so stormy seas were nothing new. The full story of his life can be read on my Hong Kong Police Ancestors Blog:
