15 Nov 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2012-02-23 17:06
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Date(s) of events described:
Sun, 15 Nov 1942
The men sleeping in Stanley Prison hold an impromptu concert. They enter the prison singing, led by an improvised band: a few men have real instruments (an accordion and a mouth organ), others use combs, while Sergeant Kinlock has turned his bedding into a drum.
A furious 'Japanese executioner' (probably Hirano) attacks the accordion player (Geoffrey Watson), who manages to avoid being harmed by his blows. The Japanese examine the accordion, perhaps believing it to be a bomb.
Source:
George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads, 1994, 119
