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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.

  • 25 Jul 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2013-06-30 03:53
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sun, 25 Jul 1943

    Some excitement caused by Ind. sentry firing on a supposed escapee. Supt’s commenced roll call of camp at 3am & finished at 8.30AM.

    ((G))

    Swim pm with Bon. Cup of tea on return but Br. there too.

    Talk with Steve pm.

    Cig. shortage acute.

    Fine day with occasional heavy cloud.

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  • 25 Jul 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by chrisbartlett on Wed, 2014-07-16 22:52
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sun, 25 Jul 1943

    Rose / Ponting

    5a.m. Roll call

    Maejima visited food queue, reported to have said "food looked delicious"

    First anniversary Drown Heath Sunday music programme

  • 25 Jul 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by kathrynsa on Thu, 2019-10-03 08:51
    Book / Document: 
    W J Carrie's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sun, 25 Jul 1943

    Elma Kelly spoke to me on Friday and she said that when she was cleaning out a handbag of hers she "found" inside a fountain pen with a gold band round it and my name on it. Do you remember it? She must have "scrounged" it when she was in 152.  I almost wish she had looted some more things!  I wakened very early this morning - my "lodger" woke me up 6am - 9p.m. with you on Saturday night. (Fisher in hospital, so de Martin from upstairs slept here).  I smoked a cigarette and lay thinking of you - I am sure you were thinking of me too.  Soon I hope we'll really think and do together. I'm becoming more and more sure that we'll be out of here in a few months.  Then I'll have to get home to recuperate and then back to H.K. to clean up the mess.  It won't take long once we get really started.         Goodnight Loved One.   Billie.            
     


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