- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
-
Section 1 An Introduction to Early Hong Kong -
Chapter 1 The Early Settlers, the First Opium War and Its Aftermath -
Chapter 2 Events Affecting Hong Kong as They Involved the Lives of People Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 3 How Early Hong Kong Society Arranged Itself -
Section II The early Denizens of the Hong Kong Cemetery, 1845–1860 -
Chapter 4 Merchants, Clerks and Bankers -
Chapter 5 Servants of the Crown -
Chapter 6 Professionals -
Chapter 7 The Merchant Navy -
Chapter 8 Tradesmen, Artisans and Small-Scale Businessmen -
Chapter 9 Beachcombers and Destitutes -
Chapter 10 Missionaries -
Chapter 11 The Americans -
Chapter 12 The Armed Forces -
Chapter 13 Women and Children -
Chapter 14 The Chinese and Their Position in Relation to the Europeans -
Section III Years of Consolidation, 1861–1875 -
Chapter 15 Victoria City and Its European Inhabitants -
Chapter 16 Hong Kong Society in This Period -
Chapter 17 Hong Kong Becomes Cosmopolitan -
Chapter 18 Government Measures and Their Effect on Society -
Chapter 19 Changes Taking Place outside the Government -
Sectíon IV The Turn of the Century, 1876–1918 -
Chapter 20 Age of Empire -
Chapter 21 The Disasters of These Years -
Chapter 22 The Old Residents Section in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 23 Industry at the Turn of the Century -
Chapter 24 The History of the Freemasons in Hong Kong -
Chapter 25 The Chinese Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 26 The Eurasians -
Chapter 27 Other Nationalities: The Japanese and Russians Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 28 The Second World War and Its Aftermath -
1. Time Line of Hong Kong History -
2. Sources -
3. Glossary - Bibliography
- Index
The Second World War and Its Aftermath
The Second World War and Its Aftermath
- Chapter:
- (p.531) Chapter 28 The Second World War and Its Aftermath
- Source:
- Forgotten Souls
- Author(s):
Patricia Lim
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
This chapter illustrates stories of the Second World War that are important to the history of the Hong Kong Cemetery. It discusses other events that happened during the postwar years, such as the discovery of unknown male bodies and the story of Cyril Wild, who had detailed knowledge of Japanese behavior towards the prisoners-of-war. It also looks at the Pearl River Incident and the final rearrangements made in the Hong Kong Cemetery in 1976.
Keywords: Second World War, history, Hong Kong Cemetery, postwar years, Cyril Wild, Japanese behavior, prisoners-of-war, Pear River Incident, final rearrangements
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
-
Section 1 An Introduction to Early Hong Kong -
Chapter 1 The Early Settlers, the First Opium War and Its Aftermath -
Chapter 2 Events Affecting Hong Kong as They Involved the Lives of People Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 3 How Early Hong Kong Society Arranged Itself -
Section II The early Denizens of the Hong Kong Cemetery, 1845–1860 -
Chapter 4 Merchants, Clerks and Bankers -
Chapter 5 Servants of the Crown -
Chapter 6 Professionals -
Chapter 7 The Merchant Navy -
Chapter 8 Tradesmen, Artisans and Small-Scale Businessmen -
Chapter 9 Beachcombers and Destitutes -
Chapter 10 Missionaries -
Chapter 11 The Americans -
Chapter 12 The Armed Forces -
Chapter 13 Women and Children -
Chapter 14 The Chinese and Their Position in Relation to the Europeans -
Section III Years of Consolidation, 1861–1875 -
Chapter 15 Victoria City and Its European Inhabitants -
Chapter 16 Hong Kong Society in This Period -
Chapter 17 Hong Kong Becomes Cosmopolitan -
Chapter 18 Government Measures and Their Effect on Society -
Chapter 19 Changes Taking Place outside the Government -
Sectíon IV The Turn of the Century, 1876–1918 -
Chapter 20 Age of Empire -
Chapter 21 The Disasters of These Years -
Chapter 22 The Old Residents Section in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 23 Industry at the Turn of the Century -
Chapter 24 The History of the Freemasons in Hong Kong -
Chapter 25 The Chinese Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 26 The Eurasians -
Chapter 27 Other Nationalities: The Japanese and Russians Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery -
Chapter 28 The Second World War and Its Aftermath -
1. Time Line of Hong Kong History -
2. Sources -
3. Glossary - Bibliography
- Index
