Wednesday, September 24, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

25 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 08:54 PM PST

Book / Document: 
Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Fri, 1942-09-25

Mum received $15 from the Relief Committee on account of herself and Mabel, principally to buy sugar.

25 Sep 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Fri, 1942-09-25

Allies fighting in Caucasus. Guam attacked by U.S. All seems to be coming our way gradually.

Japs fortifying and preparing HK for attack.

25 Sep 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Date of events described: 
Fri, 1942-09-25

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

25 Sep 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:52 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Fri, 1942-09-25

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