Dennis Morley, Royal Scots bandsman who survived a Japanese massacre – obituary
Dennis Morley, Royal Scots bandsman who survived a Japanese massacre – obituary Captured in Hong Kong, he was on the Lisbon Maru when it was torpedoed, leading to the enemy firing on the prisoners, killing 828 Dennis Morley Dennis Morley, who has died aged 101, served with the Royal Scots (the Royal Regiment) in the defence of Hong Kong, and subsequently survived the sinking of the Japanese freighter, Lisbon Maru, when it was torpedoed by an American submarine; he was believed to have been the last survivor of the sinking. Japan attacked Hong Kong early on December 8 1941 and the 2nd Battal...