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The Japanese Guards in Tokyo
Mr. Ewing describes the guards in the slave labour camps in Tokyo and tells a story about the only time he received extraordinary punishment.
Slave Labour in Japan
Mr. Ewing gives a vivid account of life as a slave labourer in Japan during the Second World War.
Effects of Poor Diet
Mr. Ewing describes some of the diseases that set in at the POW camps as a result of poor diet and living conditions.
Life in a Prisoner of War Camp
Mr. Ewing offers a detailed account of life inside a prisoner of war camp as he describes the guards, rations, sanitation, beds and the bugs.
Surrender to the Japanese
Mr. Ewing describes his experience immediately after his surrender to the Japanese in Hong Kong.
Japanese Invade Hong Kong and Take POW’s
Mr. Ewing describes his situation in Hong Kong when the Japanese invaded the colony. He remembers his first contact with the enemy and shortly thereafter being taken as a prisoner of war.
Voyage to Hong Kong and Lack of Weaponry
Mr. Ewing remembers when he found out he was being deployed overseas to active duty, not to Europe, but rather Hong Kong. He recalls the voyage and explains how the troops arrived in Hong Kong but a lot of their heavy weaponry did not.
Enlisting at Age 15
Mr. Ewing describes his determination to join the service which included multiple attempts at enlisting.
I was a Sucker Once; I Wouldn’t be it Twice
Mr. Murphy reflects on the futility of the deployment of Canadians to Hong Kong, and what it cost him in later years.
They Figured we Hadn’t Registered for the Draft
Mr. Murphy describes two scenarios which demonstrate Canada’s early failure to recognize its Hong Kong Veterans and the trauma that they endured.
I had to Sign Three or Four Times to get the Laces
Mr. Murphy reflects on certain aspects of his return to Canada and to his family home in Quebec.
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.
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