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Three Attempts to Save Her
As flight nurse, Simmonds shares a story of a situation where a young child was denied aid from their team and when given permission to help it was too late!
Witness to the Cost of Human Suffering
Recalling some of the best and worst aspects of her deployment, Ms. Simmonds shares a horrific story of what she witnessed during her time in Sarajevo.
A Devastated Country
Ms. Simmonds recalls the devastating sights witnessed as she and the crew arrived in Sarajevo.
Accepted to the Military
As a trained nurse, Ms. Simmonds shares the story of joining the Canadian military.
The War Ends
Mr. Hurd describes hearing about the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, and senses that the war is over. His officer challenges the Japanese commandant about his authority, and the Japanese soon all disappear.
No Medications
Mr. Hurd discusses the Japanese denial of medications to the Canadian POWs. He also accuses his captors of stealing a relief shipment of food and medicine from the Red Cross.
North Point Camp
Mr. Hurd describes North Point as a filthy nightmare. The diet consisted of rice contaminated with rat feces, and boiled lettuce-like greens. Yams were an occasional treat.
Surrender
Mr. Hurd discusses his officer's relief at the Hong Kong's surrender, as he had felt the battle was futile and would cost too many unnecessary deaths among his men. The Royal Rifles were, ironically, the last Commonwealth regiment to lay down their arms.
Our Vehicles Never Arrived
Mr. Hurd discusses the failure of the Canadian army's heavy trucks and equipment to arrive in Hong Kong. He makes the point that the troop ship had plenty of room in her hold to carry several Bren gun carriers, which Mr. Hurd feels would have greatly aided the defense of Hong Kong.
Sham Shui Po was a Good Layout
Mr. Hurd says that from his perspective Sham Shui Po was well laid out and spacious enough to accommodate the two Canadian regiments and their respective stores.
Alien Internment Camp
Mr. Hurd discusses being offered a Captain's commission to serve at an alien internment camp near Quebec City. Later he takes a demotion to lieutenant to join the Royal Rifles. He eventually becomes a regimental quartermaster, regaining his rank of Captain.
“Fortunes of war”
Dr. Cunningham acknowledges that as an officer he had a much easier time in captivity than did the combat soldiers.
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