70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
11 Mar 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2015-02-23 00:03Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 11 Mar 1945Overcast, colder. SE wind gusty.
A/r noon – 1pm. 1 small vessel off Lamma blown up 1 B29.
Rec. boot polish & razor blade in draw for toilet gear.
Allies seem to have reached the Rhine.
Mrs K.S. altered my overall. ((Who could this be? It sounds like Mrs Kennedy-Skipton, but the current notes suggest she stayed out of Stanley Camp throughout the occupation. Barbara Anslow writes: "the only Mrs K.S. I can find in Greg Leck's list is Mrs Kathleen Seymour whose husband was also in Stanley, they had a young baby."))
Hara & black-market goods arrived in lorry for Blumenthal.
Rec. Mar 44, from home.
11 Mar 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Tue, 2016-06-14 17:09Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 11 Mar 1945Have started curling hair again, but it doesn't last long. ((No perms in Stanley!))
Worked in am. Sheila came in afternoon to discuss Easter things, then to Benediction, then C.A. Section Meeting where I read quarterly report: Gladys, H. Crutwell and Reddish came.
Bridge in evening with Alec Barton, Peggy and Marie; then talk with Father Hessler and Gladys and Peggy.
A ship sunk by a large plane in the bay - Clifton saw it.
11 Mar 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2017-02-15 15:04Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 11 Mar 1945Wittenbach (~ Black en((unclear)) / Short (x)
