70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

Death of Duncan Douglas Forbes, aged 56. He was a merchant before the war.

British Army Aid Group Document:

Source: Prem Singh    Date: 27 June 43     Grade: B1

Internees message: Messrs Waterton, Logan and Griggs, late of the Wireless Section G.P.O., Hong Kong and now of Stanley, sent out the following verbal message to their wives and families:

'We and all others of the wireless section are keeping fit. We have received no mail so far. Mrs. F. K. Garton died during hostilities.'

Comment: WIS No. 32, Section 1, Sheet 7, para 4 refers. Above message has not been previously forwarded by any other route.

Sources:

Forbes: Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 2008, HKUP, Appendix 3;

http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367492

BAAG: Edwin Ride, British Army Aid Group, 1981, 172

Note: D. W. Waterton was arrested on July 7 and executed on October 29 for his role in operating a secret radio. J. S. Logan shared a room and listening duties with Waterton and Stanley Rees, who was also excuted, but avoided arrest. The only two Griggs I can find on the Camp list drawn up in early summer 1942 are R. G. Griggs (Police) and G.R. Griggs (Inspector of Works).