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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.

  • 20 Jun 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2012-02-11 18:24
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    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 20 Jun 1944

    Vincent Morrison, Harold Bidmead, Brian Fay and Victor Randall are released into the Camp from Stanley Prison. They escaped on April 8, hid on April 9, were recaptured on April 10 and sentenced to two years on June 20 (see entries for all these dates in 1942).

    Morrison is in  particularly bad shape, as he weighs only 80 pounds. In hospital he is nursed by Marie Barton, who he eventually marries.

    Sources:

    George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads, 1994, 204-205

    Allana Corbin, Prisoners of the East, 2002, 241

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  • 20 Jun 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-05-20 11:32
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 20 Jun 1944

    Rain & more rain. Very depressing weather.

    Ground rice.

    German “new weapon” causing much havoc in SE England according to the Jap paper. Elba attacked 16th. Japs stress futility of all our efforts & even make “gains” out of our raid on Kyushu also they deny the “rumours” circulated by Chungking that Tokyo was bombed at the same time.  

    Four pris’. discharged after serving 2yrs & 2 mths for escape, Bidmead, Morisson [sic], Fay & Randall, and are now under treatment for malnutrition in hospital (treatment consists of bran & soy beans, the only stuff available containing Vit.B1.)

    Steve to dress rehearsal.

    Made out Canteen chit for Mary & span yarn re future.

    (Turkey in the war 16th?)

    10 day P.N.oil issued.

  • 20 Jun 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-06-24 20:38
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 20 Jun 1944

    Bidmead, Fay, Morrison, Randall released from Gaol.


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