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Lt Laurence Kilbee was in command of MTB 08, Motor Torpedo Boat 08, during the short 19 days of the war in HK. The diary was buried before capture and retrieved after the war, during which he was a POW at Argyle Street Camp for 3 and three quarter years.
Extracts from the diaries of Major John Monro MC RA
Margaret E. Jay describes her experiences in the Stanley Internment Camp during WWII in Hong Kong.
MEMORIES OF A JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP
By Margaret E. Jay (Martin)
This is part of the story of Mrs Grace Smith (John Anton-Smith's grandmother), a blind lady who was brought from the UK to Hong Kong to be looked after by her son, Raymond. He employed a lady known only as Chan, who became a devoted companion, to drive her around and otherwise see to her needs. John inherited this battered little diary, measuring only 6cm x 8cm, in which Grace, with the help of an unknown scribe, recounted various events during her time in Stanley Internment Camp.
In this week's newsletter, guest author Celia Hicks remembers her childhood years in Hong Kong. Celia has provided several family photos, and I've added in extra photos from the Gwulo website where they match the story.
Subtitle: "From England to New Zealand via Hong Kong and a War".
Featuring first-hand accounts of -
- Flying from England to Hong Kong in 1938 by Imperial Airways flying boat in 6 days,
- Working for Cyril (Ginger) Rogers of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Fund,
- Expatriate life in Hong Kong 1938 - 1941 including yachting, climbing, parties,
Part 1 My Childhood and Teen Years - Guangzhou and Hong Kong
1.0 Preface
The following text is a copy of a chapter from my father’s, Dr. Harry Talbot, “Autobiographical Sketch” entitled “Tweed Bay Hospital” set up by the internees at Stanley Camp in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation there. it will give you, the reader, some background on the hospital. His “Autobiographical Sketch” is copyrighted and is for the sole purpose of being read: nothing is to be used, copied and/or the like from it. Thank you.
Tweed Bay Hospital
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Here are the details of my father’s flight out to HK in January 1952. I have taken the content straight from his letters.
Journey by Peter Halliwell from London to Hong Kong 3 January 1952, travelling in the BOAC Argonaut Amazon.
Day 1.
He went to the Air Terminal on Buckingham Palace Road at 8.15 pm on Wednesday 3 January 1952. He along with other passengers caught a bus at 8.30 for the airport. He had to surrender his Ration Book and Identity Card – but no mention of sweet coupons!
My Aunt kept a diary on her journey back to Australia on the Indomitable , very interesting reading, but as it was all written in pencil it is now very faded. The pages have been scanned, darkened on the computer, and posted below.
Click on any page and use the "Zoom" to enlarge it for easier reading.