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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


2 Jul 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 29 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 2 Jul 1943

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Worked in hosp. on alteration for fumigator.

Swim pm.

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Rest of bank people arrived to Bung."E". They say news is extraordinarily good.

2 Jul 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 03:12 AM PDT

Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 2 Jul 1943

Diarist Eric MacNider tells us that 14 bankers arrived in Stanley today, and the same number is given by George Gerrard in his retrospective entry of July 7. R. E. Jones also notes the arrival of the 'rest of the bankers' while outside the borders of Hong Kong the British Army Aid Group will soon learn that most of the bankers have entered Stanley today.

Sources:

MacNider: List in the MacNider Papers, attached to the Diary

BAAG: Waichow Intelligence Summary, 11/7/43

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