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Beatings by Guards

Beatings by Guards

Mr. Leblanc talks about the Japanese guards and how he felt size played a part in who got beatings.

Trip to Niigata

Trip to Niigata

Mr. Leblanc tells about his journey across the ocean to a Japanese prison camp.

Badly outnumbered

Badly outnumbered

Mr. Leblanc talks about the balance of power and the terrain.

Too Young

Too Young

Mr. Leblanc recalls that when the war started, it was pretty much round the clock fighting until the capitulation.

Lots of Fun

Lots of Fun

Mr. Leblanc talks about arriving in Hong Kong and what it was like before war broke out.

The War Ends

The War Ends

Mr. Hurd describes hearing about the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, and senses that the war is over. His officer challenges the Japanese commandant about his authority, and the Japanese soon all disappear.

No Medications

No Medications

Mr. Hurd discusses the Japanese denial of medications to the Canadian POWs. He also accuses his captors of stealing a relief shipment of food and medicine from the Red Cross.

North Point Camp

North Point Camp

Mr. Hurd describes North Point as a filthy nightmare. The diet consisted of rice contaminated with rat feces, and boiled lettuce-like greens. Yams were an occasional treat.

Surrender

Surrender

Mr. Hurd discusses his officer's relief at the Hong Kong's surrender, as he had felt the battle was futile and would cost too many unnecessary deaths among his men. The Royal Rifles were, ironically, the last Commonwealth regiment to lay down their arms.

Our Vehicles Never Arrived

Our Vehicles Never Arrived

Mr. Hurd discusses the failure of the Canadian army's heavy trucks and equipment to arrive in Hong Kong. He makes the point that the troop ship had plenty of room in her hold to carry several Bren gun carriers, which Mr. Hurd feels would have greatly aided the defense of Hong Kong.

Sham Shui Po  was a Good Layout

Sham Shui Po was a Good Layout

Mr. Hurd says that from his perspective Sham Shui Po was well laid out and spacious enough to accommodate the two Canadian regiments and their respective stores.

Alien Internment Camp

Alien Internment Camp

Mr. Hurd discusses being offered a Captain's commission to serve at an alien internment camp near Quebec City. Later he takes a demotion to lieutenant to join the Royal Rifles. He eventually becomes a regimental quartermaster, regaining his rank of Captain.

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