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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


22 Dec 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 03:06 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 22 Dec 1942

A Jap doctor visited. Hospital closed to visitors, and Block 13 roped off ((in Indian Quarters where the Williams family  lived - Mr. B. (Health Inspector), Mrs. L., Patricia 4, David 2: another boy Raymond born July 1945)).

They haven't definitely put off all the festivities as yet.

Shanghailanders now been put off to Thursday.

Mr. S. Lillicrap died this morning - there was never any hope.

22 Dec 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:26 PM PST

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 22 Dec 1942

Cookhouse all day.

Webber sick.

To Block 10. guitar.

((G.))

Making up Canteen lists PM.

22 Dec 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 01:03 AM PST

Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 22 Dec 1942

Death of Samuel Lillicrap aged 53. He formerly worked for the Hong Kong Bowling Alley.

 

Source:

Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 2011, 186

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