Friday, January 17, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

18 Jan 1942: RE Jones Diary

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:58 PM PST

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-01-18

Special job. Colder.

18 Jan 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 05:14 AM PST

Book / Document: 
Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-01-18

Stanley postponed, thanks to D.M.S. (Dr P.S. Selwyn-Clarke).

Really grand filling meal tonight - liver; then jam sauce pudding.

Letter from Mum - she has been ill, but better now.  ((This was probably reaction to the ordeal at the Jockey Club Hospital.))

18 Jan 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:41 PM PST

Book / Document: 
Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-01-18

Things change for the nurses at Bowen Road Military Hospital:

Up until about Jan. 18th, we were allowed to go out into the town provided we got permission from the matron and had one of our two men escort us. We ((presumably the writer Anna Waters and the other Canadian nurse, Kay Christie)) only went out once. On Sunday, Jan. 11th, we walked up to the War Memorial Hospital to visiit one of our officers.

After Jan. 18th, Jap guards were put on the gates. Barbed wire was put up around the hospital grounds. Some time later it was electrified. The guards used to wander around the the hospital any time during the day or night but we didn't have any trouble with them.

Source:

Report by Miss Anna May Waters Nurse with the Canadian Forces at Hong Kong, as given on board the MS Gripsholm, November 1943,  points 43-44
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