George Sydney Alexander Vine (1919 - 2016)

Born 1919 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Died 19 Dec 2016 at about age 97 in Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

George Vine was born in 1919, in Toxteth Park district, Lancashire.^{[1] [2]}

In August 1939, George gave evidence at an inquest into the death of a carter, Charles Wilfred Upton, at Wallcrouch, between Wadhurst and Ticehurst in Sussex. At the time George was living at 41a Robertson Street, Hastings, and was a newspaper reporter. ^[3]

In April 1949, George and a second journalist, Graham Jenkins, were detained for 20 hours at the Nationalist garrison headquarters in China, after Chinese authorities objected to their published press coverage.^[4][5] It's suggested that the pair had been sentenced to death,^[1][6] before Clyde Farnsworth was able to secure their release.^[7]

George was married to Maggi and the couple lived in Fairlight, Sussex.^[1]

George died on 19 December 2016 in Sussex, England, aged 97 years.^{[1] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Obituary: George Vine." The Baron. Retrieved 15 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://www.thebaron.info/news/article/2016/12/22/obituary-george-vine. Archived 25 July 2017 at https://web.archive.org/web/20170725184100/http://www.thebaron.info/news/article/2016/12/22/obituary-george-vine.
2. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q3 1919 Toxteth Park vol 8b page 358 mothers maiden name SHARP
3. ↑ Findmypast Newspaper Archives [1]
4. ↑ "Two newsmen released by Chinese." 27 April 1949. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22724884.
5. ↑ "Communists object to reports." 27 April 1949. Cairns Post, p. 1. Retrieved 15 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42623136.
6. ↑ Michael Nelson (24 December 2016). "Graham Jenkins was also condemned with George Vine." The Baron. Retrieved 15 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://www.thebaron.info/comment/graham-jenkins-was-also-condemned-with-george-vine. Archived 15 April 2020 at https://web.archive.org/web/20200415085700/https://www.thebaron.info/comment/graham-jenkins-was-also-condemned-with-george-vine.
7. ↑ "Chinese release pressmen." 27 April 1949. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2020 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/134354943.
8. ↑ Probate Calendar