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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


4 May 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 05:44 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 4 May 1943

St Georges Day & a lovely day too.

Swam pm

((G))

Walk with Steve pm.

St George's Concert held in St Stephen's Hall and very good too according to report. [Orthodox Church early May?]

4 May 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 03:42 AM PST

Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 4 May 1943

There's a St George's Day concert and God Save the King is played publicly for the first time in Stanley. The audience stands.

This is presumably with Japanese permission, as there are officials present.

 

Louis Hillesden Oatway dies at the French Hospital. The Hospital was locked down on May 2 and the food supply was disrupted in the wake of the arrests of that day - all this might or might not have contributed to Mr. Oatway's death. He was born on March 11, 1893 and his home base was Plymouth in Devon. He was held in the Mee Chow Hotel before being sent to Stanley.

Sources:

Concert: Diary of F. H. J. Kelly, May 5, 1943

Oatway: Stanley Camp Log (Imperial War Museum); http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15293829

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