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.
12 Mar 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2012-12-20 17:27Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 12 Mar 1943Death of Christine (or Christina) Cameron, aged 45.
Sources:
Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 2008, 186
http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html
12 Mar 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2013-02-28 23:52Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 12 Mar 194312 Mar 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2016-03-09 14:31Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 12 Mar 1943“White Cliffs”
I.Q. 21st. auction (Marmite Y 17.50; 5 lb. jam tin Y16)
Death of Christina Cameron, wife of J.J. Cameron
12 Mar 1943, BAAG Reports and Weekly Intelligence Summaries
Submitted by emride on Mon, 2017-02-06 20:37Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 12 Mar 1943The BAAG records include the comings and goings at Kai Tak Airport. Here's an example for 12th March 1943:
At 1000 hrs. 1 bomber came from West. 1120 " 1 sea plane took off. 1210 " 1 light bomber passed through in the North without landing. 1235 " 1 passenger plane came from North-West and landed in the Aerodrome. 1240 " 1 passenger plane took off and heading North-West. 1315 " 1 light bomber took off heading North-West. 1500 " 2 sea planes took off heading South-East. 1540 " 1 light bomber came from South-East. 1810 " 2 sea planes came back from North.
