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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 |
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| CHRONOLOGY |
| Feb 13 1940: Joins military at Aldershot, Nova Scotia - assigned to West Nova Scotia Regiment Feb 23 1940: Transfers to Royal Rifles of Canada Nov/Dec 1940: Sent to Newfoundland for garrison duties Aug 18 1941: Regiment leaves Newfoundland on Lady Drake and travels to Valcartier, Quebec Oct 23 1941: Leaves Valcartier and heads west to Vancouver by train Oct 27 1941: Embarks from Vancouver aboard the HMTS Awatea Nov 1 1941: Promoted to Corporal Nov 2 1941: Awatea arrives in Honolulu, Hawaii for refueling Nov 14 1941: Awatea arrives in Manila, Philippines for refueling Nov 16 1941: Arrives in Hong Kong - settles in at Sham Shui Po barracks Dec 8 1941: Battle of Hong Kong Colony begins Dec 18 1941: Invasion of Hong Kong Island Dec 23 1941: Captured at St. Albert's Convent Hospital Dec 31 1941: Sent to Sham Shui Po prison camp on Hong Kong mainland Jan 23 1942: Sent to North Point Camp on Hong Kong Island Sep 24 1942: Sent to Bowen Road Military Hospital Nov 1 1942: Sent to Sham Shui Po Camp Jan 19 1943: Sent to Japan with 662 other Canadians on Tatuta Maru ship - first Canadian Draft Jan 22 1943: Arrives at Nagasaki, Japan Jan 23 1943: Arrives at Omine Camp via train - 160 km northeast of Nagasaki, Kyushu Island, Japan Aug 15 1945: War is over Aug 25 1945: Allies arrive at Omine Camp Sep 22 1945: Leaves Omine Camp and arrives at Nagasaki. Boards British aircraft carrier HMS Speaker Sep 24 1945: Arrives Okinawa Sep 26 1945: Leaves Okinawa on U.S. troopship USS Renville Oct 1 1945: Arrives Manila, Philippines Oct 9 1945: Leaves Manila on British aircraft carrier HMS Glory Oct 20 1945: Arrives Pearl Harbour, Hawaii Oct 21 1945: Leaves Pearl Harbour Oct 26 1945: Arrives Gordon Head Camp, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Nov/Dec 1945: Arrives home in P.E.I. and stays there until the end of December Jan 3 1946: Arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia - #6 Military Depot District Jan 17 1946: Discharged from military 'to return to civil life on demobilization' |