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.
8 Oct 1943, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-03-19 17:54Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 8 Oct 1943J. Copland, a little Scotsman, died today.
8 Oct 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2013-09-30 18:19Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 8 Oct 1943Ben came across with 23.50. ((Who is Ben?))
An absolute negative day, no energy for anything.
Russian news good.
With Steve pm.
Food & eating dominate thought these days.
8 Oct 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2013-10-31 18:17Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 8 Oct 1943Death of James Copland, aged 45. Before the war he'd been a marine engineer with Jardine and Matheson. He'd been held at the Tai Koon Hotel before being sent to Stanley.
Source:
http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367493
08 Oct 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Grace on Wed, 2014-11-05 14:16
