11 Nov 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 16:55

The men who have been sent to sleep in Stanley Prison (see November 6, 1942)  hold a service in memory of the dead of both wars. It's conducted by a medical missionary called Dr. Laurie.

The solemn atmosphere built up by the service is soon dispelled; at 8 p.m. a Chinese electrician who'd been mending lights discovered he'd been accidentally locked in, and for the next hour and a half he can be heard screaming and banging on the gates, while the internees jeer at him.

Source:

George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads, 1994, 118

Note:

This seems to contradict Barbara Anslow's and R. E. Jones''s diaries which both state that the men didn't have to sleep in the Prison on November 11. It's possible that Wright-Nooth misdated a ceremony he assumed would have taken place on that date. 

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