1896 Apr 26. Born Castle Ward, Northumberland - Arnold George Dewar
1901 census at 41, Broomfield Road, Coxlodge, Northumberland
1911 census at 12 Sandringham Road, Gosforth ,Newcastle on Tyne
1918 Jun 26. Territorial. The undermentioned from Officer Cadet Units to be 2nd Lts.: —Northumberland Fus.—Arnold Dewar.
1921 Sep 30. 5th Batn Northumberland Fusiliers. The undermentioned Offrs. relinquish their commns., 30th Sept. 1921, under A,O. 166/21 as amended by. A.O. 332/21, and retain their rank except where otherwise stated: — Lt .A Dewar
1921 Jan 19. Joined ADRIC with service no 1555. Posted to N Coy
1922 Jan 14. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1922 Jul/Sep Married Muriel G Capon in Cardiff
1922 Sep. He and wife Muriel leave UK for Canada. He is an "army officer" and they intend to settle in USA
1924 Jan 16. Daughter Alicia born Spokane, Washington
1934 Jul 2. Becomes naturalised US citizen
1939 Jul 10. Leaves Shanghai for Honolulu
1939 Jul 20 Arrives Honolulu with wife Muriel and daughter Alicia
1939 Jul 21 Leaves Honolulu for San Francisco with family
1942 WW2 USA Draft Card
1943 Interned by the Japanese An account of life in the internment camp is here
1943 Dec 1. Arrives in New York from Mormugao, Portugese India. Holds US passport issued in Shanghai in 20 Feb 1941
1946 Aug. The American Chamber of Commerce Journal . Arnold Dewar, Far Eastern manager for West Coast Life Insurance Co., is now making Manila his office of operations.
1947 Feb 24 Arrives San Francisco from Shanghai
1951 Mar 14. Died at Pasay City, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines cremated and ashes sent to spouse. He died of a coronary while visiting his daughter