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Diphtheria
Mr. MacLean explains how a diphtheria vaccination saved his life, and how a friend of his wasn’t so lucky.
Too Exhausted to Fight Anymore
Mr. MacLean describes the events of December 24th and 25th, 1941. Japan’s last big offensive, being cornered on a cliff, surrendering, and seeing comrades while marching to a POW camp.
Headquarters Company Wasn’t a Fighting Unit
Mr. MacLean describes what the role of Headquarters Company was to be, and with no need for that role to be filled, what he did instead. He then describes how, because of where he was posted on the island, he did not actually see war action until well after Japan invaded.
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.
They Didn’t Expect us to be Prisoners.
Mr. Moar reflects on his service, his pride in his fellow soldiers and his efforts to educate youth about Hong Kong
I was the one that found out.
Mr. Moar briefly describes how he found out that the war had ended.
We Didn’t Know What They Wanted.
Mr. Moar describes his inability to communicate with his Japanese guards, and being beaten by one of them.
It was Dirty, Lousy and Everything, you Know.
Mr. Moar describes the sequence of events that saw him wounded, captured and working as a batman in Sham Shui Po camp. He expresses his appreciation to the officers he served in that capacity.
Churchill Said we Should not Fight for Hong Kong
Mr. White reflects on the events that led to Canada’s involvement in Hong Kong, and the struggle by Veterans of that theatre of war to receive an adequate pension.
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