Saturday, December 4, 2021

Privation In The Hands Of The Enemy

 Canadian civilians were among those interred by the Japanese as they seized territories early in the Pacific theatre portion of the war. Hermena Oppen and her husband Reg were among them, taken in the fall of Hong Kong.


Ethel Mulvany was another, imprisoned after the fall of Singapore.


Two personal items are displayed from her: a culinary memoir and her personal bible.


Gordon Hercus had a memorable end to the war, part of a flight that carried peace papers to a Japanese general in Singapore who refused to believe the war was over. 

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32 comments:

  1. italiafinlandiaDecember 4, 2021 at 2:46 AM

    War is always wrong...

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  2. Nancy ChanDecember 4, 2021 at 3:52 AM

    I hope we don't have to face another war. Have a good weekend.

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  3. Jan K. alias AfanjaDecember 4, 2021 at 4:56 AM

    The survivors of those camps went through hell.

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  4. TomDecember 4, 2021 at 6:19 AM

    ...the are many weapons of war!

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  5. eileeninmdDecember 4, 2021 at 6:29 AM

    I am not a fan of war, such a waste!
    Take care, enjoy your weekend!

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  6. David M. Gascoigne,December 4, 2021 at 7:16 AM

    And Singapore today, in my opinion, is the finest city in all the world.

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  7. RedPatDecember 4, 2021 at 9:35 AM

    War sucks!

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  8. SharonDecember 4, 2021 at 11:35 AM

    Too many lives interrupted.

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  9. Marie SmithDecember 4, 2021 at 11:50 AM

    It is hard to imagine what it was like to be a prisoner of war.

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  10. BillDecember 4, 2021 at 12:08 PM

    War doesn't accomplish anything except death and destruction.

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  11. carol l mckennaDecember 4, 2021 at 1:20 PM

    More intriguing people ~ great post ~ Xo ~ sad what they went through, though,

    Happy Days,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  12. GemelDecember 4, 2021 at 3:19 PM

    War is a dreadful thing. Those in power should be the ones on the front line instead of in the safely of their offices.

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  13. VENTANA DE FOTODecember 4, 2021 at 3:27 PM

    Estremece ver a una persona tan joven, perder la vida en una guerra cruel. Nada se aprende de lo que supone una guerra , a pesar de haber comprobado sus consecuencias a través de otras guerra que sucedieron tiempos atrás.

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  14. magiceyeDecember 4, 2021 at 8:30 PM

    Sad

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  15. 21 WitsDecember 5, 2021 at 10:42 AM

    If only such pain could be avoided. Interesting post.

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  16. JeanieDecember 5, 2021 at 9:30 PM

    The thought of the prison camps is profoundly sad.

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