Mabel Large's memories

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My Wedding Day.

When I awoke on my Wedding Day in 1945, I was on board the Empress of Australia, in Colombo Harbour, and thought my fiance was miles away, in Hong Kong.

In 1941 I was a Prisoner of War in Stanley Civilian Internment Camp in Hong Kong and there I met Clifton.

By 1944 we considered ourselves engaged, and planned a celebration.  Clifton sold a broken watch to a Japanese Guard. the gold case being worth a few Yen.…