Everything tagged: Sham Shui Po Camp

• In 1939 he enrolled with the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC), rising to the rank of sergeant, in charge of one of their two Bren guns.
• as a prisoner of war on Christmas Day 1941 when Hong Kong fell, interned as a POW until the Japanese surrender in August 1945.
• was the Bishop of Sherwood — a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Southwell — from 1975 until 1988

• Hong Kong-born Portuguese lawyer, civil servant and soldier, who was an honorary colonel of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force (predecessor of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (Volunteers) ) from 1961 to 1968.
• He also participated in the Battle of Hong Kong that broke out in December 1941. After Hong Kong fell, he became a prisoner of war until he was released after Hong Kong's liberation in 1945. 

• Forrow joined the Volunteer Air Arm as a cadet pilot and trained to fly torpedo-bombers and amphibians. These aircraft were destroyed by the Japanese when they invaded Hong Kong on December 8, 1941. Later, he was assigned to a Volunteer rescue unit and continued to rescue civilians before being captured. He was eventually imprisoned in Sham Shui Po POW camp, where his mother was also interned in Stanley.
• He helped the Hong Kong Football Club survive after WWII. His leadership rebuilt the club, which remains a thriving institution today.

• Around 230 Portuguese survivors were imprisoned in Hong Kong's Sham Shui Po Camp. Despite harsh conditions, the men entertained themselves with shows. Sonny Castro was known for his imitations of actresses like Carmen Miranda. He kept up the men's spirits by performing in many shows. One Canadian officer remembered Sonny as a "wow" of a girl and noted that the shows were wonderful for the morale of the whole camp.
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Clerk in Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in pre-war Hong Kong and Private in No. 5 Coy (Portuguese) HKVDC and later Japanese POW in Sham Shui Po Camp, Hong Kong during WWII

"A fine of $5 was imposed on Mr. Remedios of No. 6 Humphreys Avenue by Mr. A.W.G.H. Grantham at the Kowloon Magistracy for allowing his dog to wander in Cameron Road at 11.30 a.m. on February 9 without a muzzle."

Mary Monro is author of Stranger In My Heart (Unbound, 2018), which gives the eye witness account of her father, John Monro MC RA, who fought at the Battle of Hong Kong, was interned by the Japanese at Sham Shui Po and escaped 1200 miles across China to reach Chongqing. There he was made Assistant Military Attaché and spent the next 18 months supporting and trying to liberate the POWs he'd left behind. Mary retraced her fafther's escape route across China and the book also includes her journey of discovery.