L/Cpl Harry Colley was a cook with the ACC and was the first Hong Khong camp cook. His immense experience of cooking in the field was invaluable, ensuring decent food for the troops. This was especially so in the first days of the camp as the field kitchen was an antique. In fact it could be argued the Hong Khong camp was the first Antiques Roadshow as a lot of the other equipment had 'patina', as it's now fashionable to label it. His Troop Commander has this to say about him below.

I was 2 Troop Commander, 34 Fd Sqn, for two and a half years and during this time was on Op Crown and Post Crown, the cook was my Troop cook and his name was Lcpl Harry Colley. He had been in World War 2 and was captured at El Alamain. He used to say that when the Germans ran through his location, he kicked over the dixie he had been boiling on the hydroburner so they couldn't get it!
Best regards, Capt Edwyn Green
To consider that the battle of El Alamein was fought during 23rd October-11th November 1942 and Harry was still serving some twenty five years later in another hot and dry environment, was testament to the character of Harry. It was thought by his comrades that Harry had no family as he never left the barracks when he had leave due. The Army and his fellow servicemen were his family. Wherever you are Harry, have one on your old mates in 2 Troop 34 Fd Sqn. Cheers!