Foreword
by Grayson Laite (son)
Diary
Capt U. Laite, M.C. D.D. Padre
Hong Kong P.O.W. Dec. 1941 - Aug. 1945
Winnipeg Grenadiers and R.R. of C.,
and Imperials
My father kept a handwritten diary while he was a P.O.W. He was able to keep it secure, and it was never found by his captors. After the war, he retyped it as it is presented here.*
Some highlights:
- Catch & Release
- The Wong Nai Chong Gap Battle
- Col. Sutcliffes' Funeral
- The Craft Contest Winners
- Entertainment: April '42 | Mock Broadcast
- Christmas Dinner 1942
- New Years' Day Service, Names & Addresses
- The Dutch Submarine 0.20
- His Radio Broadcast Aug 42 in which he was able to name many fellow P.O.W.'s without the censors getting wise
Many, many names (use the search link to look up a name (ed.))
We hope that this diary will be of use to the Hong Kong Veterans, their families and friends in the Commemorative Association, and will be meaningful to you. We tried to get all the names but might have missed some.
Grayson Laite
North Saanich, BC
* some formatting changes have been made in order to display the diary as a series of web pages.
You can print a copy if you wish. PDF format.