Personal Accounts

The Canadian Hong Kong Veterans have suffered from lack of understanding of their experience since their return home after the war. The Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association has chosen not to edit or censor their voices in any way. These stories are personal. They are written about a time that affected these soldiers deeply. Some of the stories are raw. All are moving. We invite you to meet the men behind the soldier’s uniform, and hear what they have to say to you.

Personal Accounts and Interviews

The personal accounts of our veterans provide a valuable and unique view of the battle and aftermath. These pages will collect their accounts so all may benefit.

If you wish to publish a personal account of a veteran please contact us and we'll either include it on this site, or link to your site.

“Those who returned came home to a country that did not understand what they had endured, and which, for the most part, did not want to know.” The man who refused to die

On This Site

Accounts and interviews that are hosted on this site or sub-sites are available below (sorted alphabetically by last name).

Those that have been translated display a bilingual title.

External Links

Memories Uninvited: Philip Doddridge's Story
Maj Maurice A. Parker: compiled by his son, Ron
Dick Trick (WG) - Interviews and Diary, compiled by his son, Jim
Gordon Bell's Biography: listed on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial Site (VAC)
Georges "Blacky" Verreault - Diary - book excerpts. Written by his son, Michel Verreault
John (Jack) Laing, RRC - short biography (awaiting new location)
Guest of Hirohito - Kenneth Cambon, MD. Online version of his book.