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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

17 Aug 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:27 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 17 Aug 1943

Bon came up & I took her back 9.45 AM. ((G))

Choir practice 5-6pm.

Steve to rehearsal at St Stephens. Talk with Mary till he returned.

Overcast & cooler.

Full moon.

17 Aug 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 06:22 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 17 Aug 1943

Death of Marion Potter, aged 81.

Before internment she'd been held in room 203 of the New Asia Hotel.

Sources:

Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, HKUP, 2008, Appendix 3

http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367491

Note:

For further information see

http://gwulo.com/node/16175

http://gwulo.com/node/16214

17 Aug 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary

Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:17 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 17 Aug 1943

 

Tom Hutchinson's War Diary - Page 5

Note:

P.M. Guests.....Certo. To tea with bowl custard each with cherry, and then tea with pancakes. ((Shorthand reads "Gave them bowl(?) of custard for Joyce who was down again with malaria".))

((Most likely to be May Peveril Guest (nee Fincher) and her children))

Supporting information:

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17 Aug 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 07:52 PM PDT

Book / Document: 
Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 17 Aug 1943

Death of Miss Marion Potter (82)

"A for apple, B for bed" (Ream)
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