70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
6 Mar 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Sat, 2012-05-05 12:27Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 6 Mar 1945Gun emplacements being blasted horribly near to us.
Opened steak and tomato pudding this evening - lovely!
Mr J. S. Gibson, aged 72, died.
Went to see Annie in morning.
Doreen had shorthand lesson.
Worked in afternoon.
06 Mar 1945, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Wed, 2014-12-31 18:28Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 6 Mar 1945Death of the architect James Smith Gibson, husband of Alice Maud, at the age of 72.
Source:
http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html
06 Mar 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2015-02-22 23:48Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 6 Mar 1945Overcast, brighter.
Lovely cup of tea this morning.
Newspaper no longer comes to the room so I miss details of the war news.
Hosp. roof.
Indulged in Cond. Milk, biscuits & sugar today with my rice. Much conjecture re possibility of US parcels.
Identification parade at St. Stephens 4.30pm.
Lorry empty 6pm.
Nimitz said Iwojima was taken at very little cost. Cologne & Dusseldorf in ruins & fighting going on on outskirts.
06 Mar 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2017-02-15 15:02Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 6 Mar 1945Death – James Smith Gibson, (72)(Auth. Architect and Surveyors)
Issue of 4 Old Gold cigarettes each
(4.30pm Emergency roll call at S.S.(Indian((sp?)) at wire))
