Alex 25th December 1941Joyce Osmund Van LangenbergChristmas 1941 was one of the greyest and grimmest in Hong Kong’s history, distinctly lacking the flavour and frivolity of Christmases past. Streets and pavements were devoid of last minute shoppers as the spirit of Christmas dwindled to a dim memory now that the battle in Gin Drinkers Line, […]
Obituary: Mr José Luíz de Selavisa Alves [known as “Jico” to his friends] The Hongkong Telegraph 11 July 1927 Counted amongst the earliest foreign settlers in the Colony, the late Mr Alves came over to Hongkong from Macao while yet a very young man and, because of his knowledge of the English language, soon found
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Autograph Book of Luis Gonzaga “Luigi” Gosano Livro de autógrafos de Luis Gonzaga “Luigi” Gosano This booklet, a priceless relic from Shamshuipo Prisoner-of-War Camp, Kowloon, Hong Kong, was given to me for safekeeping by Luigi’s good friend, Filomeno “Meno” Baptista. Some of the drawings – like this frontispiece – are unmistakeably the work of the
Prison Camp Album Index The images in this section were from an album of Marciano Francisco de Paula “Naneli” Baptista MBE, mostly of his own drawings when he was a prisoner-of-war in Shamshuipo Camp, Kowloon, Hong Kong. His nephew Filomeno Marciano “Meno” Baptista kindly gave permission for them to be included in this website. Marciano “Naneli” Baptista (1896-1957) was
Colonel who took a secret to the grave The South China Morning Post HongKong by Jason Wordie, Sunday October 3 1999 The death last Sunday of Colonel Henrique Alberto de Barros Botelho at the age of 93 removes a major player in a long and significant part of Hong Kong’s history – the once prominent
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Escape from Shamshuipo Camp January 1942 by Joyce Osmund Van Langenberg “Shit!” swore aloud. “What kind of crap place is this?” He gazed in disgust at the devastation around him. In peacetime Shamshuipo Barracks provided amenable accommodation for thousands of men particularly from The 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment. More comfortable than most barracks, it was
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Experiences at Shamshuipo & Sendai Camps Cicero RozarioPreviously published in Voz de Macaenses de Vancouver in November, 2001 and in two issues of the Bulletin of Lusitano Club of California. The permission of the Lusitano Club to reproduce these articles is gratefully acknowledged. Drawings by Cicero Rozario and A V Skvorzov, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force Editorial
The Friendly Portuguese Staff Sergeant H.P. McNaughton Staff Sergeant H.P. McNaughton was a Canadian prisoner-of-war in Sham Shui Po Camp in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Here he expresses his friendship with his fellow Portuguese prisoners. This design was made by Naneli Baptista. O sargento H.P. McNaughton foi prisioneiro de guerra canadiano no campo de Sham Shui
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Return of a great survivor A veteran who fought against the Japanese in Hong Kong The South China Morning Post HongKong Thursday September 7 1995 As a young soldier, José Gosano had some close encounters with death. The teenage volunteer was in a foxhole on the slopes of Mount Davis when a Japanese
HKVDC: Portuguese Members Alfred Ernest Ablong, Corporal 2468 No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 12 & 13 P&O Building XD5 Reinald Sydney Ablong, Sapper 2974 Unallocated HKVDC Mario Francisco Alarcon, Private 4053 No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G.1 Taikoo Office Argyle Patrick Ed. d’Almeida, Private 2637 Unallocated HKVDC Christopher Paulo d’Almada e Castro, Captain No. 5 (Portuguese)
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