Harry's Story

22 June 1945

Still at War

22 Jun 2025

Another alarm last night.

Sweetened coffee for breakfast. Cheese sauce with evening meal also 40 Japanese cigarettes.

A few Officers got beaten up by one of the Guards (Yamnio) on the farm today. They reported the matter to the Commandant on return to Camp and he, in turn, gave them a few slaps across the face for their pains.

The Sirens were going all the morning and the explosions in the far distance were something terrific.

According to the newcomers, a magnetic mine dropped just outside their cookhouse during one of the raids without exploding. The PoWs were employed in digging it out.

During the 13th and 14th June, No. 2 Camp NAGASAKI lost about 150 killed and 200 injured during an air raid and bombardment from the sea.

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7 July 1945

Had a shock for the evening meal; got a small portion of tinned salmon with the rice but we but there was no stew as vegetables did not arrive at the Camp. The latest rumour is that we have now got Singapore, Malaya and Java and are in Sumatra. Also

6 July 1945

At about midnight last night it sounded as if hell had been let loose in the New Officers Hut, and we were preparing for a good beating up. It finally turned out that these Officers were pulled out to go and unload a lorry load of nails, wire, etc. The

5 July 1945

Quite a few incidents of stealing of cigarettes and beatings up have occurred lately with the Guards, who are the culprits. They went to the Other Ranks Hut, next to ours yesterday and turned over all kits and took away about 16 packets of American cigarettes. Five men were caught

4 July 1945

Another raid last night with plenty of aircraft passing over for some considerable time so I guess they got it thick and heavy somewhere. There is an interesting rumour going around to the effect that there has been a big naval battle and that the Japanese fleet is practically non-est.