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Moved To Stanley Prison
Mr. Routledge and three other Canadian prisoners were moved to the Stanley prison.
The Torture Continued
The treatment he received from his Japanese captors when his activities of passing messages in and out of the camp were discovered was the stuff of nightmares.
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.
Delay Getting Home To Canada
Mr. Gorie's unit remained in Holland until November, 1945 when they were finally sent back to England. There, they experienced further problems getting home to Canada.
The War Is Over
After action in Belgium, Mr. Gorie's tank unit is moved to Holland. He is there when the war ends and remembers the kindness and appreciation of the Dutch people.
Fall Of Rome and D-Day
Mr. Gorie speaks of the fall of Rome on June 5, 1944, the D-Day landing in France the following day and the less-than-kind nickname, D-Day Dodgers, given to the troops in Italy at the time of the D-Day invasion by Lady Astor.
German Tactics Prevent Movement
Mr. Gorie recalls some of the tactics used by the Germans to keep the tanks from moving forward.
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