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Japanese Invade Hong Kong and Take POW’s
Mr. Ewing describes his situation in Hong Kong when the Japanese invaded the colony. He remembers his first contact with the enemy and shortly thereafter being taken as a prisoner of war.
Voyage to Hong Kong and Lack of Weaponry
Mr. Ewing remembers when he found out he was being deployed overseas to active duty, not to Europe, but rather Hong Kong. He recalls the voyage and explains how the troops arrived in Hong Kong but a lot of their heavy weaponry did not.
They Didn’t Expect us to be Prisoners.
Mr. Moar reflects on his service, his pride in his fellow soldiers and his efforts to educate youth about Hong Kong
I was the one that found out.
Mr. Moar briefly describes how he found out that the war had ended.
We Didn’t Know What They Wanted.
Mr. Moar describes his inability to communicate with his Japanese guards, and being beaten by one of them.
It was Dirty, Lousy and Everything, you Know.
Mr. Moar describes the sequence of events that saw him wounded, captured and working as a batman in Sham Shui Po camp. He expresses his appreciation to the officers he served in that capacity.
Churchill Said we Should not Fight for Hong Kong
Mr. White reflects on the events that led to Canada’s involvement in Hong Kong, and the struggle by Veterans of that theatre of war to receive an adequate pension.
There was Really no Defence
Mr. Peters reflects on the decision by Canada to reinforce Hong Kong, as well as his thoughts on the Japanese.
The Doctors Thought we Were Telling Them a Bunch of Lies
Mr. Peters describes coming home and spending time in two hospitals before finally getting released. He comments about trying to communicate in a patois of Japanese, German and English.
We Knew That Something Drastic had Happened
Mr. Peters describes events leading up to and indicating that the war was over.
I Thought They were Going to Kill Him
Mr. Peters describes the Oyama work experience, the camp and its guards, and a tragi-comic incident between an ill prisoner and a guard.
There Were no Toilets and we all had Diarrhea
Mr. Peters describes the environment aboard the ship which took the labour gangs to Japan.
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