tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664413458738908676.post309743816220786416..comments2023-07-23T15:11:57.745+01:00Comments on Blundering Blindly Backwards: Amanuensis Monday - letter from Bill Hudson to Peggy August 30, 1945RAHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03006756143342847365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664413458738908676.post-9662732331017650682012-06-18T15:33:25.348+01:002012-06-18T15:33:25.348+01:00I've been passing on news of your blog to thos...I've been passing on news of your blog to those interested in the Hong Kong war and as a result I've come to hear of a person who can identify someone in one of your photos and would dearly like to be in contact with you.<br />If you are willing to respond to this, than please follow the link below - at the bottom of the page you'll find my contact details and I'll put the two of you in touch.<br />I know of other cases in which your grandfather's letters have been passed on to relatives of those mentioned, and I'm sure you're aware from your own experience how much this can mean, so thanks again for all the time, effort and skill you've put in.<br />Brian Edgar<br /><br />http://brianedgar.wordpress.com/about/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664413458738908676.post-31992414835638153062012-06-15T07:21:27.343+01:002012-06-15T07:21:27.343+01:00Thanks so much for transcribing and uploading this...Thanks so much for transcribing and uploading this wonderful letter. It's as close as you can get to the history. <br />One of many interesting things is how vividly Mr. Hudson remembers the role of the Stanley Platoon in the desperate final defence of the peninsula even though it took place over three and a half years before he was writing.<br />And the way the letter breaks off so that he can attend the Harcourt flag-raising ceremony - as I said you don't get closer to history than this.<br />The diary of Mr. Hudson's fellow Prison Officer R. E. Jones is available online:<br />http://gwulo.com/node/9660<br /><br />Thanks again.<br />Brian Edgar<br />P.S. My father probably baked some of the bread that the letter mentions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664413458738908676.post-44039260743549316862011-08-15T22:48:07.536+01:002011-08-15T22:48:07.536+01:00Very interesting. I am looking forward to the nex...Very interesting. I am looking forward to the next installment.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.com