Alexander Shihwarg

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Alexander Shihwarg
Born(1923-01-30)30 January 1923
United Kingdom
Died20 August 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 95)
Military career
UnitHong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
Battles/warsWorld 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]

  1. ^ Norman, Neil (31 August 2018). "Alexander 'Shura' Shihwarg, poet and restaurateur, 1923-2018". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ Macmillan, Susannah (4 September 2018). "Alexander Shihwarg obituary". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Alexander Shihwarg obituary". The Times. 15 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Shura Shihwarg, poet and restaurateur – obituary". The Telegraph. 11 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Shihwarg, Alexander 'Shura' (Oral history)". Imperial War Museums.