70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
21 Jun 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-05-21 15:47Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 21 Jun 1944Rained all day.
Elba reinforced & Germans driven back [and in?] Italy too. Russians make more gains in Finnland. [sic] Cotentin Peninsula almost all ours. Japs still refuting reports (1 from Reuters) of bombing of Tokyo. Hallsey made C in C 3rd US Pacific Fleet.
News is generall excellent & we are making obvious progress.
Convoy arrived HK am.
Steve to Concert pm. Saw Mary.
Pumpkin jam.
21 Jun 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-06-24 20:40Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 21 Jun 1944((Where there are several possible candidates for a name in this list, I have left it un-linked))
“Vaudeville” (Garton, Brenchley, Phillips, J. Martin, D. Morley, Talbot, Pacy, Simmonds, Bicheno, M. Wilkinson, R. M????y ((unclear “Mesway” “Murray”?)), Aslett, S. MacKinlay, E. Gray, Barnes, D. Wilson, R. Mills, Sage, J. Valentine, Rawlings, M. Simpson, Farquhar, E. Curtis, C. Wilcox, M. Barton, Pilkington, Ken McLeod, G. de Vleeschouwer, Clauss, Cromlin ((sp?)), J. Critchett, M. Johansen, O. Campbell, E. Grant, S. Mo???? ((unclear “Morris”?)), 3 Van der Lelys, D. Keates, Ronnie Brooks, V. Beaumont, T. Jex, C. Sanh, Reg. Jenner & band, Betty Drown, Patty Mace, Azalea Reynolds)
