72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 28 Jul 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
- 28 Jul 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 28 Jul 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary
- 28 Jul 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
- 28 Jul 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
| 28 Jul 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:32 AM PST Book / Document: Barbara Anslow's diary Date of events described: Tue, 1942-07-28 Paper says the Americans have arrived at Lourenco Marques, transhipped and are on their way to America.  |
| 28 Jul 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:22 AM PDT Book / Document: R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date of events described: Tue, 1942-07-28 Fine day. (500,000 American troops landed OK in B. Isles. Drusseldorf bombed & we lost 12 planes. German convoy (10,000 troops) sunk on way to Lybia. Stalin asked for 2nd Front. Germans captured Rostov but are being driven back with heavy losses in the North. Heavy fighting around Shanghai & Canton. 7 unidentified planes flew over HK. C. Hall ((Barbara Anslow: This may refer to Cordell Hull, the American statesman.)) states that remnants of Jap will be hunted or sunk in the in the immediate future. 2 high-ranking Jap. M.O.s have committed hare-kari. All this from BBC Sunday pm)  |
| 28 Jul 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary Posted: 10 Jul 2012 02:09 AM PDT Book / Document: Ella Buuck's wartime diary Date of events described: Tue, 1942-07-28 We did pull anchor at 7 but only left the wharf and actually sailed at 2:30 this afternoon.  |
| 28 Jul 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 31 Jul 2012 06:47 AM PDT Book / Document: Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Date of events described: Tue, 1942-07-28 John Stericker presents Franklin Gimson with a Union Jack at an emotional moment in the meeting of the British Community Council. It was found hidden in a water tank on a roof and was believed to be the only one in camp. ((It wasn't: http://gwulo.com/node/16146))
(W)ith one long blast on the whistle, we bade farewell to Lourenco Marques..our next stop would be Rio de Janeiro. We all felt a great let down in the tension. We were out from under the Japanese. Sources: Union Jack: John Strericker, Captive Colony, 1945, Chapter V1, page 18 Repatriates: Carol Briggs Waite, Taken in Hong Kong, Kindle Edition, Location 3753 et al  |
| 28 Jul 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:55 PM PDT Book / Document: Eric MacNider's wartime diary Date of events described: Tue, 1942-07-28 13 planes flew over camp (N.W. Direction)
AA fire reported observed  |
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