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I Think we Were Among the First POWs to be Taken

Mr. Yeadon describes the sea voyage to Yokohama and being sent to Kawasaki #1 POW camp.

There was Really no Defence

Mr. Peters reflects on the decision by Canada to reinforce Hong Kong, as well as his thoughts on the Japanese.

The Doctors Thought we Were Telling Them a Bunch of Lies

Mr. Peters describes coming home and spending time in two hospitals before finally getting released. He comments about trying to communicate in a patois of Japanese, German and English.

We Knew That Something Drastic had Happened

Mr. Peters describes events leading up to and indicating that the war was over.

I Thought They were Going to Kill Him

Mr. Peters describes the Oyama work experience, the camp and its guards, and a tragi-comic incident between an ill prisoner and a guard.

There Were no Toilets and we all had Diarrhea

Mr. Peters describes the environment aboard the ship which took the labour gangs to Japan.

I saw This Plane Pass in the Sky

Mr. Murphy describes events on the day the A-bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, and seeing the human and physical damage when the war ended.

They Made Miners out of Us

Mr. Murphy provides an excellent description of his duties as a hard rock miner.

I got Alongside of a Porthole

Mr. Murphy describes being selected for labour camp, the boat ride to Nagasaki, and moving into the Omine mining camp.

We Became Brothers and we Still Are

Mr. MacWhirter describes the lasting impact of the friendships he made during his POW experiences.

We Used a Mirror ‘til They Found Us

Mr. MacWhirter describes his sense of Japan’s approaching defeat, changes in the guard structure, and the good and bad results of the American supply drop.

Bill, you Want to Live?

Mr. MacWhirter describes his personal beatings and the long-term impact of the abuse. He also describes being forced to work with both feet broken and with serious gastrointestinal problems.

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