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- Dark Side of the Sun -



George Palmer's Journey From Prince Edward Island to
Hong Kong and the Omine Camp in WWII


His Story
    Chronology     Capt. Wilson Interview     Dr. Gingras Interview
LINKS
A.  Web Site Links

1.  
Canadian Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association (HKVCA)
2.  
Ron Parker: Dedication site to his father, R.RC. Maj. Maurice A. Parker
3.  
Ron Taylor: Far East Prisoners-Of-War
4.  
Tony Banham: Hong Kong War Diaries
5.  
Major Ernest Hodkinson: Ernie's Story, a Winnipeg Grenadier in Hong Kong
6.  
Phil Doddridge: Uninvited Memories, a Canadian Royal Rifle in Hong Kong
7.  
Roger Mansell: Center For Research, Allied POWs Under The Japanese
8.  
Alfred Babin: Alfred Babin's Story, a Canadian Royal Rifle in Hong Kong   
9.  
A Savage Christmas: The Fall Of Hong Kong
10.
Canadian Newspaper Articles During The Hong Kong Campaign   
11.
The Children (& Families) of the Far East Prisoners of War
12.
Guests of Hirohito, the story of Kenneth Cambon, a Canadian in Hong Kong
13.
The 2nd MTB Flotilla Escapes From Hong Kong, 1941
14.
Jeff Yam, Hong Kong War Memories
15.
Wes Injerd: Prisoner Camps In Fukuoka, Japan
16.
History of the HMCS Prince Robert (took Canadians to Hong Kong)
17.
Diary of Georges 'Blacky' Verreault, a Canadian POW in Japan      
18.
Jim Trick's Tribute to Charles Richard Trick, A Canadian in Hong Kong
19.
Military Museum Baie-des-Chaleurs (Including Hong Kong Tribute)
20.
John Tasman Prosser (Aussie), ex-Omine Camp POW
21.
History of the HMTS Awatea (took Canadians to Hong Kong)
22.
University of Manitoba Archives (Hong Kong 'C' Force information)
23. Listings/Profiles of Veterans From St. Peter's, PEI (George Palmer listed)
24. Assorted Hong Kong books for sale
25. Ron Parker's Book 'Deadly December' (About Hong Kong Battle)
26. The Winnipeg Grenadiers by Erik Growen
27. The Battle of Hong Kong - Eyewitness Account by Thomas Marsh
B.  Book Sources

1. 
Not The Slightest Chance: The Defence Of Hong Kong, 1941, Tony Banham, ISBN# 0774810440 (North America)

2. 
Hell On Earth: Aging Faster, Dying Sooner, Canadian POWs Of The Japanese During WWII, Dave McIntosh, ISBN#  0-07-552821-5

3. 
'C' Force To Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe, Brereton Greenhous, ISBN# 1-55002-267-9

4. 
No Reason Why: The Canadian Hong Kong Tragedy, Carl Vincent, ISBN# 0-920002-12-9

5. 
Desperate Siege: The Battle For Hong Kong, Ted Ferguson, ISBN# 0-385-14694-9

6. 
The Royal Rifles Of Canada In Hong Kong, Captain Grant Garneau (First part of book is his Thesis) & The Veterans, ISBN# 1894439058

7. 
In Enemy Hands, Canadian Prisoners Of War 1939-45, Daniel G. Dancocks, ISBN# 0-88830-240-1

8. 
This Soldier's Story: 1939-45, George S. MacDonell, ISBN# 1-894439-02-3

9. 
No Reason Why: The Canadian Hong Kong Tragedy, Carl Vincent, ISBN# 0-920002-12-9

10. 
Hostages to Fortune, the fall of Hong Kong, the horrors of Shamshuipo Camp, the Lisbon Maru tragedy, Tim Crew, ISBN#  241 020018

11. 
17 Days Until Christmas, the first-hand account of a prisoner-of-war after the Battle of Hong Kong, Leo Paul Berard, ISBN# 0-9683049-0-7

12. 
Long Night's Journey Into Day: Prisoners of War in Hong Kong and Japan, 1941-1945, Charles G. Roland, ISBN# 0-88920-362-8