04 Oct 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2015-03-30 21:27
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Sun, 4 Oct 1942
The Kamakura Maru delivers 32,940 Red Cross parcels to Hong Kong.
The ships is carrying people involved in a primarily diplomatic exchange of prisoners. It also bears the ashes of midget submariners who died during a raid on Sydney Harbour on May 31, 1942. After these reach Japan in October and are returned to the families, Radio Tokyo calls their return by the Australians a chivalrous act that greatly impresses Japan.
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