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 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-06-06 12:06

Book / Document:
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date(s) of events described:
Tue, 8 Aug 1944
Wind W, another lovely day.
Japs have hoisted their flag at HQs now.
Lorry arrived 12.30pm with a good supply of veg.
I.Qs. had congee only for tiffin. Mary sent me some up for 2pm cup of tea.
Russians N of Memel. Florence evacuated by Germans. Allies advance in Normandy. Laval & Mayenne.
Estimations re our release or relief in the Camp range from Xmas up to July next year.
Webber informed re his promotion.
Germany seems to have had another purge & Goering is among the purged.
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08 Aug 1944, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong

Submitted by Alison Gerrard on Sun, 2020-06-14 15:41

Book / Document:
Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong
Date(s) of events described:
Tue, 8 Aug 1944
Nell's birthday and so in my postcard to you written today I have written you 'Happy Birthday to you'. I was just saying to the lads that I proposed having the afternoon off and take a turn out to the Lido with you as we formerly did. Well there is no harm in hoping and wishing but we'll have happy days together again in the near future. I hope you have spent a nice day and I know you would understand that my loving thoughts were with you Dear.
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