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 Aug 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2013-07-26 01:19Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 13 Aug 1943Better weather but not good enough raiding yet.
Musical quiz at St Stephen’s.
Cigs arrived at last.
Many more rumours re repatriation since yesterday.
168/.68 [?] Butter.
13 Aug 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
Submitted by barbaramerchant on Sat, 2013-09-14 11:44Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 13 Aug 1943
Notes:
1 case Soap ¥35.-
Sold Mido ((a watch)) ¥480.00Supporting information:
13 Aug 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Old Man on Tue, 2014-08-19 10:49Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 13 Aug 1943"Quiz" concert (Drown, Nina Valentine, Betty Mills, Eve Gray, Goodbar, Medley, Dr. Mullitt (C), Mrs. Richards, Luke, Ch((unclear)), Stevens, D.G. Wilson, Sheila Mackinlay, John Charter) ((Possible matches for some of the other names: Goodbar = Mary Goodban?))
To Mr & Mrs W.C. Rei((unclear))13 Aug 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 2015-12-06 21:41Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 13 Aug 1943
