Sham Shui Po was a Good Layout

Well, first impression was a good impression. The quarters were excellent, better than we had in Canada. We had, particularly for administrative purposes, each company had its’ own storage, we didn’t have to all work out of one building so that was great. The barracks were much better and more spacious than we had in Canada. That’s where the two battalions, it was designed for two infantry battalions and it was well designed, I thought.

Interviewer: As the quarter-master, what duties did you take on once you arrived at Sham Shui Po Barracks?

Well, you’re in charge of feeding the men and getting everything they need. We were there about three weeks before the hostilities started and we had our stores pretty well in order, each company, I had distributed and each company had their own stores. That took an awful load of me, now they’re yours, you administer them, use them as you needed.