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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


19 Sep 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:38 PM PST

Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 19 Sep 1944

 

They will pray for Japs' prisoners

 A service of remembrance and intercession for the people of Burma, Malaya, Hongkong and Borneo and for prisoners of war and civilian internees in the Far East, will be held in St. Paul's Cathedral at 5.30 p.m. on September 21. The sermon will be preached by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Source:

Daily Express, page 3

 

19 Sep 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 12:28 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 19 Sep 1944

Cloudy, windy & cooler.

Thiamin.

Back order salt made up.

Allied Airborne Troops landed on Dutch German border 17th. N. bank of Rhine. Metz attacked. Battle for Warsaw commenced. Soviets made a deep breach in German line N of Bauska.

With Steve pm.

Majority of people no smokes now

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