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Take a Step Forward and I Will Cut Your Head Off!

Mr. Babin describes intimidation by Japanese guards

You Scrubbed Until They Bled

Mr. Babin describes disease, living conditions and rations at North Point and Sham Shui Po camps and working in a diphtheria ward.

They Started to Holler “misu...misu” Part 2

Mr. Babin describes being taken prisoner, and horrific treatment by Japanese captors

They Started to Holler “misu...misu” Part 1

Mr. Babin describes being taken prisoner, and horrific treatment by Japanese captors

Bickley Got the Shrapnel in the Eyes

Mr. Babin describes being ‘volunteered’ to drive an ambulance, and a narrow escape from a mountain pass ambush by the Japanese.

Officer’s Training

Mr. Seale explains the training process received as an officer with focus on courses relating to the structure of the military.

Remembrance Day

Mr. Raymond gives his opinion about Remembrance Day and the lack of importance attached to it.

Camaraderie

Mr. Raymond tells us about the family spirit on the front lines.

“The fear of not getting through it”

The war was ending. Mr. Raymond talks about the fear of not finishing the war safe and sound.

Nobody Wanted to Go On Patrol

Nobody wanted to go on patrol. Mr. Raymond explains why.

Respect for German Soldiers

Once the war was over, Mr. Raymond saw German soldiers as human beings just like everyone else.

Impossible to Forget . . .

Seeing a companion die in combat without being able to help him and feeling powerless in such a situation. Life after the war despite the horrors of the past . . .

Date modified:: 2019-02-19