Posted by Tony Banham on 3/9/2007, 5:47 am, in reply to "Noel Hammond"
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Rob, I can decode most of the diary names. Unfortunately none seem to be Canadian. Regards Tony Ian Dixon – No 1 Coy George Aitkenhead – No 2 Coy Geoff and Sam Darby - ? Neville ? – Captain Neville Thursby, Adjutant HKVDC? Ikey Kemple - ? Rusty - ? Corky – Ken Cornek, Z Force David Parsons – Z Force Ginger Day – Douglas Day, Z Force John Jardine Patterson – JJ, Commanding the Hughes Group Fr... Kempton – John Kempton, 2 Coy Tiny Gardner – Walter Gardner, Z Force Busty Bruce – Hugh Bruce, 2 Battery Purci - ? Sheehan – Bart Sheehan, 1 Coy Dr Riley – Flt. Lt. Riley (not an HK POW. SOB at Toyama.) --Previous Message-- : I am searching for any information anyone may : have relating to my Grandfather Noel : Hammond. He was attached to 7 Platoon HKVDC : (4318NP SC) under Lt Stoker and was involved : in the fighting around Stanley and Maryknoll : Mission on or around 23/24/25th December : 1941. : I have parts of papers and a diary relating : to his experiences and subsequent : imprisonment in Sham Shui Po and Narumi Camp : in Japan, having been transferred on the 5th : draft (Toyamu Maru) in December 1942. (He : worked in a locomotive factory in Nagoya : during that time) : My Grandfather sadly died 2 years ago aged : 88 and very rarely spoke about his : experiences during the war, although I am : now in possession of his diary and : identification discs which he had kept : secretly all these years. : His diary mentions the following names if : this interests anyone looking for : information about relatives etc: Ian Dixon : George Aitkenhead : Geoff and Sam Darby : Neville ? : Ikey Kemple : Rusty ? : Corky : David Parsons : Ginger Day : John Jardine Patterson : Fr... Kempton : Tiny Gardner : Busty Bruce : Purci : ? Sheehan : Dr Riley : : Anyone with any further information relating : to the great man or any memories to share : would be much appreciated. I would also be : happy to share any information relating to : those names above mentioned by my : Grandfather. : : Kind regards : : Rob Milner : :

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