25 Sep 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2014-03-27 01:45
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Date(s) of events described:
Fri, 25 Sep 1942
The Japanese are sending a second 'draft' of POWs from Shamshuipo to work in Japan:
At four in the morning of 25 September, with the weather still warm and humid, the draftees hastily swallowed a rushed breakfast of rice and fish, and were issued with two small sugarloaves as emergency rations. Then they made their way to the Jubilee parade ground of Sham Shui Po camp for assembly.
After a long wait, about 1,865 men are marched to Bamboo Pier, sprayed with disinfectation and ferried out to the Lisbon Maru, a 'rusty old freighter' moored off Stonecutter's Island.
Source:
Tony Banham, The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, 2010, Kindle Location 858-870
