The book places the story of HMS Tamar into the larger pictures of the expansion and decline of the British Empire and, in the post-war period, of the after effects of that empire, especially in the post-colonial era. It also places the Tamar in the context of a unique and little studied, 50-year experiment in which the Royal Navy designed and operated troopships as commissioned warships, and developed early systems of amphibious warfare that were not subsequently built upon. <Read more ...>
Mary Monro is author of Stranger In My Heart (Unbound, 2018), which gives the eye witness account of her father, John Monro MC RA, who fought at the Battle of Hong Kong, was interned by the Japanese at Sham Shui Po and escaped 1200 miles across China to reach Chongqing. There he was made Assistant Military Attaché and spent the next 18 months supporting and trying to liberate the POWs he'd left behind. Mary retraced her fafther's escape route across China and the book also includes her journey of discovery. <Read more ...>
Submitted by theprofessor on Sun, 2021-05-16 21:47
My mother, 6 month old sister and grandmother moved to Mongkok in 1939 from Toishan. They fled back to their village in Jan 1942 shortly after the British surrender of the Battle of Hong Kong. Does anyone have any knowledge of what it would have been like, first hand or otherwise, to undertake this escape? <Read more ...>
"A Voyage to War: An Englishmans's Account of Hong Kong 1936-41" by Hugh Dulley
A brief description of the book:-
Hugh Dulley’s father (Peter Dulley) and mother (Therese Sander) met in Hong Kong on New Year’s Eve 1935. Four years later at the outbreak of war, Peter, a weekend sailor, was called up in the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He eventually graduated to command an ocean-going tug of 500 tons from Hong Kong to Aden. En route he called at islands still enjoying pre-war peacetime and navigated across the Indian Ocean using a sextant. <Read more ...>
I was doing some extensive exploring today and just generally checking out some areas when I came upon a cool find. After wandering up some gutters to the top of the ridge above the first bend on Deep Water Dr. I came accross a couple distinct pits/embankments (which I strongly believe to be firing pits) , and the ruin of an unidentified structure. <Read more ...>
The current site of the Hong Kong Tennis Centre on Wong Nai Chung Gap. This site was mentioned as being adjacent to West Brigade HQ, in multiple sources such as not the slightest chance. It is described as the Winnipeg Grenadier's Original HQ, at the time of the Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap, it was manned by HQ staff and attachements, as well as a company (D if i am correct) of grenadiers. It is possible that the NCO bunker ( http://gwulo.com/node/32842 ) was part of this complex. <Read more ...>
Japanese Army attacked North Point
The chimneys belong to North Point Power Station, Date 1941
Source booklet of "The Battle of Hong Kong- Hong Kong under the camera of the Japanese Army" Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of History, 2002
Author Mainichi Newpaper, Japan
This work is in the public domain in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>
Just before the gate at the end of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, next to the Watchman's Cottage, is a partially destroyed bunker along the very side of the road. It seems fairly isolated, but not far from the other previously cited bunkers ( http://gwulo.com/node/4337 ) and a pillbox ( http://gwulo.com/node/13192 ). It somewhat resembles the bunkers mentioned and possibly a Type 2? splinter proof shelter. <Read more ...>
