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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.

  • 13 Jan 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Fri, 2012-04-20 11:31
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Sat, 13 Jan 1945

    Mum's 50th birthday. Mabel gave her a brooch from somewhere.  Margery Fortescue gave her some potatoes and carrots, and lard to fry them in.

    Eleven or twelve destroyers came in and out of bay.

    Rumour that electric current will come on again - tomorrow the day.

    To Confession standing by the railings opposite Block A3.

    To party with St Agnes girls in quarry/grotto.  ((St Agnes was a little club of teenage RC girls I helped with.   The quarry or grotto was a rocky piece of waste ground opposite the American Block where sometimes meetings and services were held.  A few 'mimi lau' bricks provided seating accommodation.)) The girls did very well Mary Rogers (14) sang and payed guitar; the eats were wonderful and plenty.  ((Everyone usually brought a little bit of food for these occasions)) Banging – perhaps blasting – going on.

    Fried meal in evening.

    Various Christmas and New Year greetings from different countries.

    Parcels - NIL.

    Walked round with Gladys in evening.

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  • 13 Jan 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2015-01-02 11:44
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Sat, 13 Jan 1945

    Cold, brightened up am.

    Convoy of 4 tankers 9 destrs & 1 cruiser off Tweed Bay.

    (Salt pork Y400 per catty in Camp, eggs 40Y each.)

    Wind veered to SW.

    Landing made at Akyab 9th. US advance into Jap positions at St.Fabian 9th. 2 divs infantry & 1 div of tanks. Singapore raided 11th.


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