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You’ll be Going to an Interesting Place
Mr. Jessop describes his trip to British Columbia for embarkation.
I Remember the First Night Like it Happened Last Night
Mr. Jessop describes his first taste of combat and being mistakenly reported as dead.
There Were six Hundred of Them
Mr. Jessop describes his final engagement with the Japanese.
The Governor had Surrendered the Colony
Mr. Jessop describes being unable to hold their positions and being compelled to surrender.
We’re not Gonna’ eat This Crap!
Mr. Jessop describes general conditions at North Point camp and his brother’s brush with death while there.
That’s What you Call Being Worked to Death
Mr. Jessop describes working at Kai Tek airport and gives an example of the effects of diphtheria on the work force.
It Can’t be any Worse Than Here, Son.
Mr. Jessop describes being selected for the Japanese labour camps and his boat ride to Japan.
God, it was Scary!
Mr. Jessop discusses initially being too ill to work in the coal mine, and his fear of going underground once well enough to do so.
I was Going to Kill him ‘cuz I was Scared to Death
Mr. Jessop describes being disciplined in the mine for acts of sabotage he had instigated. He describes his fear during a close call at the rock face.
Many Die From Pneumonia
Mr. Jessop describes lack of medication and how, coincidentally, the same dose of medicine saves both him and his brother from pneumonia.
When we Came Back, the Guards Were all Gone
Mr. Jessop describes events in Omine camp that indicated the war was ending.
It ( Nagasaki ) Was Flattened
Mr. Jessop describes seeing the massive cloud over Nagasaki after the A-bomb attack, and witnessing first hand the city’s devastation.
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