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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
DR. GINGRAS INTERVIEW
SECTION 2: THE PRISON CAMP - GENERALITIES

A.   WHERE WAS THE PRISON CAMP IN WHICH YOU WERE INCARCERATED LOCATED?  Hong Kong and Japan. 
B.   WERE YOU DETAINED IN MORE THAN ONE CAMP?  Yes.
C.  IF YES, HOW MANY?  Three.
D.  WHERE WERE THEY LOCATED?  North Point for a year, then to Sham Shui Po, and then to Camp Omine near Nagasaki.
E.  APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PRISONERS WERE INCARCERATED IN THE LAST PRISON CAMP WITH YOU?  About 700 altogether.
1.  Identification
2.  The prison camp - generalities
3.  Forced labour
4.  Climate
5.  The habitat
6.  Clothing
7.  Dietary Aspects
8.  The League of Red Cross Societies
9.  Medicine, surgical, dental, hygiene, and preventive facilities
10.  Maltreatment and brutality
11. Post-liberation