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I had Never Heard Tell of Hong Kong.
Mr. Murphy describes his voyage from Victoria, British Columbia, to the Hong Kong colony.
We Didn’t Have any Tanks . . . Nothing!
Mr. Murphy discusses the inadequate training, weaponry and transportation experienced in Hong Kong
He had a Kitbag Full of Grenades
Mr. Murphy describes general fighting conditions in Hong Kong. He talks about close combat and its toll - his brother died beside him. And he becomes very emotional about having killed one of the enemy.
You Can’t say, “I’m not Going.”
Mr. Murphy describes his final action before being forced to surrender to the Japanese.
The People Were Dying off Like Flies
Mr. Murphy describes North Point POW camp - poor accommodations, meagre rations and disease.
I got Alongside of a Porthole
Mr. Murphy describes being selected for labour camp, the boat ride to Nagasaki, and moving into the Omine mining camp.
They Made Miners out of Us
Mr. Murphy provides an excellent description of his duties as a hard rock miner.
I saw This Plane Pass in the Sky
Mr. Murphy describes events on the day the A-bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, and seeing the human and physical damage when the war ended.
I had to Sign Three or Four Times to get the Laces
Mr. Murphy reflects on certain aspects of his return to Canada and to his family home in Quebec.
They Figured we Hadn’t Registered for the Draft
Mr. Murphy describes two scenarios which demonstrate Canada’s early failure to recognize its Hong Kong Veterans and the trauma that they endured.
I was a Sucker Once; I Wouldn’t be it Twice
Mr. Murphy reflects on the futility of the deployment of Canadians to Hong Kong, and what it cost him in later years.
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