72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 23 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
- 23 Sep 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 23 Sep 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
- 23 Sep 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
| 23 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 26 Feb 2012 08:50 PM PST Book / Document: Barbara Anslow's diary Date of events described: Wed, 1942-09-23 Mabel much better. Kind Mrs K took her a little wong tong. Mr. ((Jimmy, PWD)) Bendall in hospital with septic foot, and Mr Skinner (Wally) with dysentery. Olive and I went to choir practice. |
| 23 Sep 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:21 AM PDT Book / Document: R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date of events described: Wed, 1942-09-23 BBC 22-9-42. 5 dest. 3 cruisers 14 transports sunk in one attack on Solomons, & they lost 20,000 men in 48 hrs. troops have forged ahead N & S. Tobruk recaptured & our [?] Germans driven from Stalingrad. 1,500 tanks crossed Volga & are cutting up retreating Germans. Stalin in speech given on 2nd Anniversary of 1st bombing of Britain said "You (Germany) knew that after 1st raid they could not maintain air superiority over R.A.F. The R.A.F. have now superiority in every field & Germans know that Russia would soon pass them in production. Germany now knows that they have no hope against the Russian mincing machine & before long will know what it is like to have their territory invaded from the N as well as the W. Kowloon Bus Co. afire. Statue Square an execution ground. Fine, dry & cool breeze. |
| 23 Sep 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 08 Sep 2012 03:40 AM PDT Book / Document: Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Date of events described: Wed, 1942-09-23 Death of A. E. Bush, aged 48. Before being sent to Stanley he was held in room 127 of the Tung Fong Hotel.
Sourcs:
Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 1973, page 271
http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367486 |
| 23 Sep 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:51 AM PDT Book / Document: Eric MacNider's wartime diary Date of events described: Wed, 1942-09-23 Death of Mr. A.E. Bush, 48. |
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