Although Portugal was neutral in World War II, most Macanese were swept up in the suffering. Those from Shanghai and Hong Kong took refuge in Macau. Of the hundreds of young men who had enlisted in the army to defend Hong Kong, 33 were killed and almost all the remainder endured years of harsh confinement in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps. Here we present a collection of stories and personal accounts from those turbulent and uncertain years.
Embora Portugal fosse neutro na Segunda Guerra Mundial, a maioria dos macaenses foi afetada pelo sofrimento. Os que vieram de Xangai e Hong Kong refugiaram-se em Macau. Das centenas de jovens que se alistaram no exército para defender Hong Kong, 33 foram mortos e quase todos os restantes suportaram anos de dura prisão nos campos de prisioneiros de guerra japoneses. Apresentamos aqui uma recolha de histórias e relatos pessoais desses anos turbulentos e incertos.
The Life of a Veteran Biography of Henry Anthony Souza by Michael Souza In the List of HKVDC members, he appears as Henrique Antonio Sousa – Ed.In 1841, after losing the First Opium War, China ceded Hong Kong to the Great Britain. The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC), […]
List of Portuguese Members of HKVDC Drawing by Naneli Baptista. See also the album of his drawings. Many Portuguese men fought – and some died – in the defence of Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion in December 1941. Prisoners of war were interned in concentration camps in Hong Kong and elsewhere, where more died.* The defence of Hong
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The Long March A Longa Marcha Joyce Van Langenberg A feverish excitement swept through Tung Cheong Terrace from building to building, floor to floor and balcony to balcony like a succession of waves that rolled in from the sea towards the shingled beaches. The atmosphere was euphoric filled with wild anticipation unlike the trauma of
Marciano “Naneli” BaptistaFilomeno “Meno” BaptistaThe third in the family with this name, he was known to everyone as Naneli and was like his father and grandfather also a talented artist. Although he had no formal training, Naneli was a superb calligrapher and famous for his illuminated addresses one of which was selected by the Hong
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Philippe Yvanovich An edited version of a booklet previously distributed privately by Philippe Yvanovich. His family has kindly given permission for it to be included in this website.December 7, 1941After 10 am mass at St Theresa’s I went along to the Club Recreio for a game of hockey and lunch at the Club. Then we
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Experience, Memory and the Construction of the Past Including interviews with people with memories of the war years.Experience, Memory and the Construction of the Past (Experiência, Memória e a Construção do Passado)Incluindo entrevistas com pessoas que tinham memórias dos anos de guerra.MA Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2001Download PDFDescarregar PDF
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I reported, as instructed, to my department at the Bank building in . It dealt with Foreign Exchange, which covered all outward remittances. Apparently my other departmental colleagues had not heard the wireless announcement for I was the only soul present. My Wartime Experiences and subsequent imprisonment under the Japanese December 1941 to August Luíz
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Sir Albert Maria RodriguesOBE, CBE, MBE (Mil), ED, Chev. Legd’ Hon, KtGC (St. Sye), Ordem de Christo, LLD, JP1911 – 2006 This is a slightly edited version of an article published in the Bulletin of Club Lusitano of Hong Kong, 12 June 2017. Albert Maria Rodrigues was born on the 5th November 1911,
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Gil V. DaSilva – Autobiography From my birth in October, 1935 until we left Shanghai in June, 1950, we lived at the Emerald Apartments on Rue Ratard. All of the major events during that period occurred while living there: the U.S. declaration of war on Japan in December, 1941; the Japanese surrender in August, 1945;
SEIS SACOS DE TERRA PORTUGUESA por Padre Manuel Teixeira SIX SACKS OF PORTUGUESE SOIL by Padre Manuel Teixeira [Este é um extracto de uma série de artigos em português sobre Macau durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, escritos aparentemente pelo P. Manuel Teixeira no início dos anos 80.] [This is an extract, roughly translated, from a