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Caught and tortured
Mr. Routledge later took on a new and life-threatening duty of moving messages from the camp to contacts outside Sham Shui Po... and back again. He eventually is discovered by his Japanese captors. The consequences are terrifying.
Life at Sham Shui Po
While many Canadian prisoners at Sham Shui Po are sent off to work in the shipyards and coal mines in Japan, Mr. Routledge remains at the Hong Kong camp and is appointed to the position of second-in-charge of the Rations Party. He explains.
Tough Japanese Guards
Back at Shamshuipo, now a prisoner-of-war camp, Mr. Routledge recalls the frightening treatments he and other prisoners received at the hands of the Japanese guards.
The Nightmare Begins
Mr. Routledge and those on Stanley Peninsula were marched to a prisoner camp at North Point. He describes the camp's deplorable conditions.
Hong Kong Falls
Recovered from his wounds, Mr. Routledge is assigned wireless operator to the brigadier in charge of the forces at Stanley. Japanese shelling of the town forces the troops to move to the Stanley Peninsula. Then, on Christmas Day, 1942, the order comes for all Allied forces to surrender to Japan. The commander of the forces on the Stanley Peninsula had other thoughts.
The Japanese Attack Shamshuipo
Hong Kong is under attack by the Japanese and Mr. Routledge recalls advice his father, a veteran of the First World War, had given him.
Back in Service
After leaving the service, a business bankruptcy enticed Mr. Doiron back to the military. He stayed in the services until he retired.
The Way Home
Mr. Doiron talks about his difficult cross-Atlantic journey aboard the Louis Pasteur.
Lost and Found
Mr. Doiron recalls how Canadian Headquarters had lost track of 55 men posted in the Middle East and the lucky coincidence in which they were found.
Celebrities in Malta
Mr. Doiron recalls the biggest names in Allied command who visited Malta a few days before Sicily was attacked.
Malta Emptied for Invasion of Sicily
Mr. Doiron recalls the amazement he felt as an entire harbour was emptied of its ships in anticpation of the Invasion of Sicily.
Fire On Board!
Mr. Doiron remembers his worst flight out of Malta; the plane caught fire and they had to crash land.
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