Alexander Shihwarg
British poet and restaurateur (1923–2018)
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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]
Alexander Shihwarg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 January 1923 United Kingdom |
| Died | 20 August 2018 (aged 95) |
| Military career | |
| Unit | Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps |
| Conflicts | World War II |
