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Then They Started to get Tough

Mr. MacWhirter describes the march to North Point camp and the bayoneting of the wounded. He also describes the murder of Chinese sympathizers as well as deteriorating conditions in the camp.

There was Blood Running in That Water

Mr. MacWhirter discusses the futility of the Canadian combat strategy and the human cost of poor communications after the call to surrender.

We Felt That we Would not be There Long

Mr. MacWhirter describes an attack on Kowloon, fallback to Lai Moon, and the invasion of the island by the Japanese. He discusses the inadequacy of Canadian weapons.

We Were Living Like Kings

Mr. MacWhirter describes a soldier’s life in Kowloon and compares it with the squalor and misery of the local population.

We Didn’t Have any Tanks . . . Nothing!

Mr. Murphy discusses the inadequate training, weaponry and transportation experienced in Hong Kong

I had Never Heard Tell of Hong Kong.

Mr. Murphy describes his voyage from Victoria, British Columbia, to the Hong Kong colony.

I Kept Asking Where my Mother Was

Mr. Jessop touchingly describes returning home to his family and sadly reflects on those who didn’t make it home.

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.

When we Came Back, the Guards Were all Gone

Mr. Jessop describes events in Omine camp that indicated the war was ending.

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.

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.

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.

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