70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
9 Jan 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Thu, 2012-04-19 17:46Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 9 Jan 1945Diana Hardoon's and Joan Critchett's 21st birthdays.
Ground some rice.
We had noodles in evening, then to Block 5 stairway and heard Miss E. M. Gibbins' first lecture on European History. ((A teacher by profession, also taught throughout camp)).
Adrian Fortescue (3) has chicken-pox (lived with parents Tim and Margery in kitchen next to our room).
09 Jan 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2015-01-02 11:35Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 9 Jan 1945Overcast, cold. NE wind.
No work, no rations, hungry.
Water on.
Jap say Pacific situation grave. British Pacific Fleet in Aust. 8th. Landing force at San Fernando 6th in Luzon. Churchill, Stalin & Roosevelt to meet after 20th. All seems to be going well for us. Montgomery created Field Marshall.
09 Jan 1945, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong
Submitted by Alison Gerrard on Sun, 2020-10-04 12:11Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 9 Jan 1945I came out of hospital this afternoon, Prof. Digby required the bed for another patient so I got my oar in and said that I could easily go out now as yesterday he had me on the operating table and made a thorough examination of my rectum and found everything going well. I have to see him on Saturday for another look see.
