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Destination Hong Kong
Mr. Babin describes sailing for Hong Kong, reaching Sham Shui Po barracks and his limited training. He briefly describes his responsibilities at battalion headquarters.
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.
They Started to Holler “misu...misu” Part 1
Mr. Babin describes being taken prisoner, and horrific treatment by Japanese captors
They Started to Holler “misu...misu” Part 2
Mr. Babin describes being taken prisoner, and horrific treatment by Japanese captors
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.
Take a Step Forward and I Will Cut Your Head Off!
Mr. Babin describes intimidation by Japanese guards
Eventually They Let Us Come up on Deck
Mr. Babin describes being drafted to a Japanese labour camp, and the voyage by ship to Japan
They Issued Us With Straw Capes
Mr. Babin gives his general impression of Niigata labour camp and describes the clothing that POW’s were issued.
Your Leg Would Be Caught Between the Bumpers
Mr. Babin describes working slave labour in a Japanese coal yard, and the danger that he faced there.
In Perfect English he Said, “Come on in boys.”
Mr. Babin describes meeting a Japanese feudal landlord and hearing his perspective on the American dropping of the A-Bomb.
He Thought He Had Been Hurt
Mr. Babin describes the medical supply and food drops by the Americans once their Japanese captors had fled Niigata.
We Were Fumigated and Given Clothing
Mr. Babin describes his voyage home from Japan, including wonderful treatment by the Americans.
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