William Poy

William Poy
Chinese伍英才
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔ Yīngcái
Yue: Cantonese
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William George Poy, MM (Chinese: 伍英才; 17 May 1907 – 3 February 2002) was an Australian-born Canadian civil servant and businessman of Chinese descent. He served with the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (the Volunteers) during World War II as a Lance Corporal messenger and worked for the Canadian Trade Commission in Hong Kong. He was awarded the Military Medal for his service in Hong Kong.