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Object description
A well written ms talk (36pp, undated) given to Methodist Women's Meetings after the war recording her experiences as a civilian internee held with her husband, a Registrar with the Colonial Service, by the Japanese in Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, January 1942 - August 1945, including: the suddenness of their internment; the behaviour of their Japanese guards, who looted their possessions; the poor and over crowded conditions, the queuing for water, the scarcity and preparation of food; exchanging jewellery for food on the black market run by the Formosan guards; the lack of toiletries; Red Cross parcels, which were often stolen by the Japanese; Camp concerts and other entertainment; religious services; the education of the children; the hospital; the diseases, such as malnutrition and beri-beri, suffered by everyone; growing vegetables; the camp library; and their joy at the end of the war. Also included are an official ts letter (1p) from the Colonial Office, London, May 1942, announcing that Mr Gelling had been interned; a ts Red Cross letter (1p), March 1934, to the Gellings from Mrs Fisher who was looking after their daughter, Muriel, at school in the UK; a ts letter (1p) from the Gellings to their daughter, April 1943, describing their life in internment; a ts Red Cross letter (1p) from the Crosby Methodist Church, November 1943, sending Christmas greetings; a hand drawn wall map of Central Europe used by internees, 1942 - 1945; a ts letter (1p), September 1945, from Sir Edward Wilshaw, Chairman of Cable and Wireless Ltd, enclosing a telegram (1p), September 1945, announcing the liberation of the Gellings from captivity; a photograph (1p) of and a passenger card (1p), giving Mr Gelling's cabin number, for the aircraft carrier HMS INDOMITABLE; and a booklet (14pp) relating to "The Voyage in His Majesty's Ship INDOMITABLE" to the UK, September 1945.
Content description
A well written ms talk (36pp, undated) given to Methodist Women's Meetings after the war recording her experiences as a civilian internee held with her husband, a Registrar with the Colonial Service, by the Japanese in Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, January 1942 - August 1945, including: the suddenness of their internment; the behaviour of their Japanese guards, who looted their possessions; the poor and over crowded conditions, the queuing for water, the scarcity and preparation of food; exchanging jewellery for food on the black market run by the Formosan guards; the lack of toiletries; Red Cross parcels, which were often stolen by the Japanese; Camp concerts and other entertainment; religious services; the education of the children; the hospital; the diseases, such as malnutrition and beri-beri, suffered by everyone; growing vegetables; the camp library; and their joy at the end of the war. Also included are an official ts letter (1p) from the Colonial Office, London, May 1942, announcing that Mr Gelling had been interned; a ts Red Cross letter (1p), March 1934, to the Gellings from Mrs Fisher who was looking after their daughter, Muriel, at school in the UK; a ts letter (1p) from the Gellings to their daughter, April 1943, describing their life in internment; a ts Red Cross letter (1p) from the Crosby Methodist Church, November 1943, sending Christmas greetings; a hand drawn wall map of Central Europe used by internees, 1942 - 1945; a ts letter (1p), September 1945, from Sir Edward Wilshaw, Chairman of Cable and Wireless Ltd, enclosing a telegram (1p), September 1945, announcing the liberation of the Gellings from captivity; a photograph (1p) of and a passenger card (1p), giving Mr Gelling's cabin number, for the aircraft carrier HMS INDOMITABLE; and a booklet (14pp) relating to "The Voyage in His Majesty's Ship INDOMITABLE" to the UK, September 1945.
History note
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History note
Catalogue date 2000-11-04