Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Brigade Headquarters, “C” Force
Hong Kong and Japan
1941-1945
D. Burke Penny
HKVCA was proud to publish the hard copy version of Beyond the Call, and, now, pleased to publish the digital version, available to read on all devices.
Several minor changes have been made to the layout of this Second Edition, but with a few minor edits the content remains true to the original.
Conversion to digital format will have resulted in some artifacts being introduced and these will be addressed as they are discovered.
Copyright © D. Burke Penny, Midland, Ontario, 2009
ISBN 978-0-9733350-1-9
Passages quoted from Where Life and Death Hold Hands used by permission of William Allister. Quotations from Diary of a Prisoner of War in Japan, 1941-1945 used by permission of Michel Verreault. Interview transcripts and the Ray Squires Diary in the Charles Roland Oral History Collection, 1994.44, used by permission of the Archives of Hamilton Health Sciences and the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University.
Every effort has been made to ensure that all the facts presented are accurate. Corrections or additional information brought to the attention of the author will be considered for use in any subsequent editions of the book.
Ye That Have Faith To Look With Fearless Eyes
Beyond the tragedy of a world at strife,
And know that out of death and night shall rise the dawn of ampler life –
Rejoice, whatever anguish rend your heart,
That God has given to you the priceless dower
To live in these great times and bear your part
In freedom’s crowning hour,
That ye may tell your sons who seek the light
High in the heavens – their heritage to take –
“I saw the powers of darkness put to flight,
I saw the morning break.”
(Between Midnight and Morning, poem by Owen Seaman, printed by Don Penny in the front of one of his Hong Kong notebooks)
About The Author
Author D. Burke Penny. Click for larger view.
Burke Penny, now retired, has worked in the heritage field for over 50 years as a researcher, manager, consultant and volunteer. His uncle, Donald A. Penny, was one of the Signals sent to Hong Kong.