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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.

  • 6 Sep 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2013-08-25 22:03
    Book / Document: 
    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 6 Sep 1943

    ((G))

    Played crib with Steve pm. ((G))

    Took tea 7.50pm. All OK.

    Wind & rain all day.

    3 people in from Tung Wa Hosp.

    News good.

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  • 6 - 7 Sep 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary

    Submitted by barbaramerchant on Sat, 2013-09-14 16:37
    Book / Document: 
    Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 6 Sep 1943 to Tue, 7 Sep 1943

    Tom Hutchinson's War Diary - Page 14

    Notes:

    6/9/43 - Killed Brownwing - Stew with Yam.
    7/9/43 - ¥100-00....YSB.....Vic ((Undeciphered shorthand; Yokohama Specie Bank; Vic may be Victor Lim))
               - Ferry   .26
               - Gas Bill - August   9.12
               - Rent       ---"---   10.-

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    Tags: 
    food
    Hong Kong
    Mongkok
    second world war
    civilians
    survival
    family

  • 06 Sep 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Grace on Wed, 2014-11-05 13:55
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 6 Sep 1943

    4 persons (E. Humphrey , Hallaghan & Mrs.) came from town to camp. ((Brian notes the last two names should be Mr. and Mrs. Halligan, not Hallaghan.))

    Typhoon weather

     

  • 06 Sep 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2016-04-30 19:56
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    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 6 Sep 1943

    Eric Humphreys and George and Ivy Halligan are re-interned in Stanley.

    Humphreys and Halligan were taken out of camp to work as technicians in town while living in the French Hospital in Causeway Bay. Today they're returned - but their journeying isn't over yet.

    Source:

    Archives of the International Red Cross, Geneva:

    Zindel to ICRC, General Letter No. 79/43 in BG0/7 07-066.

  • 06 Sep 1943, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong

    Submitted by Alison Gerrard on Sun, 2019-02-17 17:19
    Book / Document: 
    Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 6 Sep 1943

    I omitted to mention we were all greatly shocked to hear of the death of Sir V.M.Grayburn in the prison here. He died of beri beri on the evening of the 21st August (Saturday) and the news was only released by the Japs. on the 23rd evening, that is 48 hours afterwards. There has been a great stink about it and our people have taken the matter up very strongly with the Jap. Authorities. No-one was informed of his sickness or death not even his wife in the camp. It looks suspicious and he must have had a tough rough time of it.

    We had our block representative election last Monday and the present member Bob Young was defeated by John Barnett who is in the room next to us.

    We had a typhoon over the weekend and it is only today that the wind has finally dropped tho' it is still pouring.

    I handed in my 100 word postcard to you on Saturday and I hope you receive it O.K. There is such a lot I would like to have been able to tell you but we are so much tied and restricted in what we are able to say that anything out of the ordinary would mean the destruction of the card. The Japs. are funny and peculiar in their ways.

    We had a very fine air raid on Thursday 2nd September and oh boy it was jolly good and we want a lot more such like. One bomb hit a gasoline tank at the Lai Chi Kok and the smoke and flames rose high in the sky for a long time . Many bombs were dropped in Hong Kong and Kowloon and it is said that all the docks got a pasting. Miskee let them have it we can start afresh some day.

  • 06 Sep 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by kathrynsa on Mon, 2019-10-07 12:22
    Book / Document: 
    W J Carrie's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Mon, 6 Sep 1943

    I didn't write yesterday (Sunday) - I was in a real Slough of Despond.  A typhoon was blowing hard, we had exceeded our current quota so the electricity was off and it was dull and dismal indoors all day.  The food situation is grim in the extreme.  They sent in rations yesterday - some fish and veg. But we're all losing weight and will be in a sorry plight soon if extra food doesn't come.  And even if we are exchanged or repatriated that will not affect the military prisoners - a good many have gone to Formosa or Japan - but those that are left will soon have nothing unless regular supplies are sent in.  Bertie is in the huts at Argyle Street - all officers there - and there are still men at Shamshuipo and it is not a nice prospect for them.  The Canadians are lucky - they are to be off on the 23rd. 
    No more tonight.     CheerO Darling.    B.
     


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