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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

10 May 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:21 AM PDT

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Barbara Anslow's diary
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Wed, 10 May 1944

To Brian's funeral.  Father Meyer made him a coffin out of the drawer from a chest-of-drawers, lining it with bunched-up white satin.   Children sang 'Heaven is the Prize' - unforgettable.

10 May 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 02:32 AM PST

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Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Wed, 10 May 1944

At Brian's funeral, the children were asked if they would like to lead the procession and to see if they could find something white to wear. When the day came, hundreds of little ones, each carrying a bunch of wildflowers, turned up to say goodbye to Brian. It was quite a sight. Someone had made a coffin out of some old timber, and in it, Brian Patrick Hirst Gill's body was laid to rest in the cemetery that overlooked the tranquil waters of Stanley Bay.

Source:

Allana Corbin, Prisoners of the East, 2002, 240

10 May 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:03 PM PDT

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R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Wed, 10 May 1944

Overcast, squally.

Ground rice etc etc. 5hrs work.

No news, rations lousy, no smokes. No meeting as rumoured.

F & F finished Jap working party. ((What was "F&F"))

Little fellow Gill buried 6pm.

5 days wood. 100 catties.

With Steve pm gave me some tob. & curry pwd.

Sky cleared at 9pm & temp. dropped.
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