Friday, January 22, 2016

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


23 Jan 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 09:55 PM PST

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Sun, 23 Jan 1944

Fine, cloudy, colder.

Meatless day.

High altitude raid by our chaps this afternoon.  No opposition. Heavy stuff dropped. Shook our buildings.

With Steve pm.

(More Jap naval officers visited camp, indicates that some warship or other is in the harbour. Accounts for today's raid perhaps)

23 Jan 1944, Harry Ching's wartime diary

Posted: 05 May 2014 01:50 AM PDT

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Sun, 23 Jan 1944

Alert 4.30 p.m. One low over Kai Tak. Big explosions and smoke.

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