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70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

Shows diary entries from seventy-one years ago, using today's date in Hong Kong as the starting point. To see pages from earlier dates (they go back to 1 Dec 1941), choose the date below and click the 'Apply' button.

  • 11 Nov 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-10-26 18:01
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 11 Nov 1943

    Much colder.

    Japs add to & re-affirm results of Bourgainville battles.

    3 ½ oz. peanut butter issued free.

    Mary’s birthday. gave her talc & tigerbalm. Steve to Concert.

    List of people leaving next month nearing completion.

    Made up Canteen lists.

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  • 11 Nov 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-11-10 16:33
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 11 Nov 1943

    Variety (p. Dean Smith; asst. by DG Wilson, Betty Drown, Tom Concannon)

    Goldie flake ((sp?)) (E. Grant ((sp?)), C. Schik ((sp?)), V. Garton) 

    “Grand Chan's Diamond” (Eric Curtis, K. Gray, E. Tomlin, A. Brenchley, W.H.E. Colledge)

  • 11 Nov 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by alhill on Thu, 2019-10-10 22:12
    Book / Document: 
    W J Carrie's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 11 Nov 1943

    I got out of hospital this afternoon - just 10 days there. "Be it ever so humble there is no place like home". - I never thought I'd ever welcome returning to this little "cell" as "home". I had a frightful chill - and after the fever went my face broke out horribly with herpes. But it's nearly better now. No word yet if I am to be included but I'm pretty sure I will be. Poor Dora is very disappointed - for I don't think she or Margery will be included. Mrs Tinson is going (as a war widow) - and as Mrs Fairburn went with the Canadians - that is 2 out of the 4 gone and naturally Dora feels being left all the more. I think there will be another ship or another trip on the same ship soon after the New Year - I do hope so for the food situation gets no better and even if some supplies come with this ship they won't last very long.

    How I hope I'm going to get away - this chill has pulled me down a bit - I must weigh myself again tomorrow -. I've told Seth too that I can't carry on with the auctions - I have no energy to do anything now. Well we must just hope on.

    Goodnight L.O. - I do so hope I'm going to see you soon. B.


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