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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


23 Jul 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 23 Jul 1943

Fine, warmer.

Ground rice for Mary.

Took Bonnie for swim aft. with O.B. ((Who/what is "O.B."? Barbara Anslow suggests it may have been Captain Oscar Basham, master mariner, aged 53, who is included in Greg Leck's list of internees.))

Choir went over very well again tonight. 

Wrote my 200 word letter.

20Y issued.

158 lbs.

Average total weight of food per head per day including bones, stalks etc. 20 ½ ozs.

23 Jul 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:50 AM PDT

Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 23 Jul 1943

Classical concert ((for details see 22nd July))

Issue of Y20

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