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Near Mutiny on the Awatea
Mr Peterson describes the tight quarters onboard the, Awatea and the near mutiny that occurred before leaving the port of Vancouver.
Poor Preparation, Poor Procedure
Mr Peterson recalls how the Canadians were trained following their arrival in Hong Kong.
Reunited
Mr. Peterson recalls the night he was reunited with his twin brother during the Battle of Hong Kong.
"I'd rather shoot myself"
Mr Peterson recalls what he said he’d do if he was to be captured, and what happened when the time came.
Escape
Mr. Peterson tells about the now famous incident of four Winnipeg Grenadiers escaping from North Point POW Camp, and how he was supposed to be amoung them.
Diseases
Mr Peterson recalls the toll disease took on the POWs in Shamshuipo POW Camp: diphtheria, beri-beri, dysentery, malaria, and hot feet.
Slave Labour Selection
Mr Peterson recalls the selection process of the slave Labour drafts.
Christmas Propaganda
Mr Peterson recalls the Christmas of 1944, and how their day of relief was nothing more than a propaganda exercise.
Unfathomable Destruction
Mr. Peterson remembers not being able to fathom the destruction done by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan while he was interned.
Why he joined
Mr. Wight, who was not quite 18 talks about the reasons of why he volunteered for service in the British Armed Forces.
The trip overseas
The journey across the Atlantic took Mr. Wight nine days. He sailed aboard the troop ship Lady Rodney. It took less than 24 hours for Mr. Wight to realize what he had gotten himself in for, as he was exposed to his first air raid.
His first ship
Mr. Wight talks about his first assignment to a ship in the British navy. He talks about how a sailor finds his new ship and the protocol to board the ship.
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