The next few days were fraught with apprehension and indecision. Nobody knew exactly what was happening. Occasionally, we saw a few Japanese staff officers who were attending conferences with our H.Q. but, other than that, the Japanese Forces did not enter the Fort in large numbers. We occupied the time by organising parties to proceed to the vicinity of Stanley Village, where the fiercest fighting had taken place, and bring in the wounded and collect and bury the dead, trying as far as possible to keep accurate records of the casualties.
Rumours were rife. Many had the idea that we would be transported to China and used as slave labour - an idea which eventually materialised, the only difference being that we were sent to Japan instead of China.