70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
20 Jun 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Thu, 2012-05-24 20:23Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 20 Jun 1945Came out of hospital. Was given lard.
We bought wong tong in exchange for dry rice.
Annie brought us some wong tong, she thinks she's pregnant.
20 Jun 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by chrisbartlett on Fri, 2014-07-04 21:03Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 20 Jun 1945Hall. "Marriage & Divorce" (Rev W.H. Alton)
20 Jun 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2015-06-13 10:59Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 20 Jun 1945Hot. SW wind.
Slept on roof last night.
Hosp. Sisters’ Qtrs.
29 cigs rec’d.
Workers cigs.
(Rumours. Big landing made (no place mentioned) Japs “Peace feeling”. Churchill says HK only British Possession in enemy hands)
Fed up all day.
Ant. Eden ill, Churchill does his job meantime. Landing made 80mls S of Kyushu. Wuchow in our hands & more troops landed there.
20 Jun 1945, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong
Submitted by Alison Gerrard on Sun, 2020-11-01 12:47Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 20 Jun 1945Keeping very much better and getting stronger again every day. Not much news except that last weekend we got beef which caused great excitement as this is the first beef we have had since January 1944 and we have again got beef for it came in last night so we'll get a decent stew today.
