My first note from Dad "Don't worry Leo, will have you out soon"
Leo Landau's wartime diary: View pages
My second note ((from his father))
Left for new destination at 1pm by launch. Arrived at Kowloon where we then learnt our new abode will be Shamshuipo. Arrived at 3pm. Met a Japanese who wished to attach himself to Lassie.
What desolation!
The camp rice and bean diet starts.
Received parcel from dad through Karl
Parcels start officially.
Singapore falls - what now!
End of Nipponese Lent. Meat and Camp racketeering commences hand in hand.
((The diary dates this as 30 Feb!))
Got Lassie out of the camp.
First working party to Kia Tack. ((Landau writes Kia instead of Kai throughout the diary))
Tai Po working party. Had some exciting experiences.
Signs of beri beri breaking out in camp.
Our first introduction to C in C of prisoner of war camps: Re-declaration on escape.
First lighting by electricity, since Stanley days.
The fences are being electrified.
The kitchen going from bad to worse.
Pullen does not look well.
Pullen goes to hospital.
Thompson dies of beri beri.
New cooks - Thank God.