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How I was evacuated from Hong Kong in 1940 to spend WW2 in Australia

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:14 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

I have attached my experiences during the Second World War. Initially it is in the form of a report made by me at aged nine (I had done this previously in a York University exercise on a writing course). The letter, although posed as that of a nine year old, is true and accurate in what it describes. I follow this with an explanatory brief about my full experiences during the Second World War.

History

Person the story/items relate to

My father Capt Harry (Jess) Jessop, my mother Jane Jessop, my brother Lt Col David Jessop and myself.

Person who shared the story/items

Major John Jessop

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

We were a family and this is about all of us.

Type of submission

Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

Record ID

91018