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
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