Escape Re-enactment
The legendary one legged Chinese Admiral Chan Chak's family are in the process of exhibiting a memorial to Admiral Chan Chak and the escape at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense. A re-enactment of the escape from Aberdeen in Hong Kong is hopefully to coincide with the official opening of the exhibition. They have asked me to invite any family members/associates of the original escape party to participate.
The start of the re-enactment of this epic escape is scheduled for Christmas Day 2009, 68 years to the day after the original escape. Please contact me for details.
Participants so far interested:
Donald & Duncan Chan [sons of Admiral Chan Chak]
Paula Wu, Diana Chiu, Anita Li, & husbands [daughters of Admiral Chan Chak]
Graham & Carol Joyce, daughter of [Les Barker MTB 11]
Russell Joyce [grandson of [Les Barker MTB 11] is scheduled to follow the route from Hong Kong to Wantung at the China/Burma border at the end of April 2007. Russell has said he is very keen to be part of the re-enactment as is
Tim & Alison Luard [daughter of SOE agent Collin McEwan].
Tony & Sheena Recaldin, Ann Partridge Janie [nee MacDougall] & Christopher Barkley [daughters of David MacDougall]
David, Jamie, and Lucy Barkley, grandchildren of David MacDougall
Tom Recaldin, grandson of David MacDougall
Leung Wing Yuen's Son [Guerilla leader on the escape] along with the President of the East River Resistance Association.
Vaughan Ashby, son of Lt Ashby of MTB 07 and his daughter Helen have contacted me to pencil them in for this event.
Alick Kennedy, son of Lt Kennedy of MTB 09
Warwick Ross, son of Ted Ross of the Ministry of Information
Emma & Mike Elliot [Daughter of Sq-Ldr Max Oxford] plus daughters Roxana & Ginaq.
My two brothers David, Peter, & myself [sons of Buddy Hide of MTB 07] will be in attendance along with stephen , David's son.
Ted Moore [son of Albert (Pony) Moore MTB 07]
David Macmillan, Grandson of Capt Peter Macmillan R.A.
It is hoped that some Henry Heng Hsu's family will attend.
The Hong Kong Flotilla Association, members are very interested.
The epic escape journey from Hong Kong to Rangoon was 2880 miles and took 51 days. The marching part of the China trip was through the jungle, and over mountainous Country 7000 feet above sea level, with no roadways. On the whole, the morale, spirit, and courage of the party were magnificent. The thought of beating the Japanese to get home after three years, four in some cases kept us going.
- Back: Christiansen M.M, Porton, A/P.O.Hide R.N, Ross B.M.I, W.O. Wright R.N.V.R, Cox-Walker M.M, P.O. Stonell R.N, C.P.O.Thums R.N, P.O. Tel Meadows, Brazel, Gurd, Arnold, Hempenstall, McQueen, Foster, Quixell
- 3rd: Halliday M.M, Marchant M.M, Skinner M.M, Holmes, Whatley, Brogden, A/P.O. Priestley R.N, Kelly, Downey, Holt, Evans, Purchase, Rutter, Penny, P.O. Moore R.N, Thorpe, Barker, Schillemore, Carr, Hill, Charleson, Burrows, Rann, Deakin, GN.Chom, Gome.
- 2nd: Capt Macmillan R.A, Supt Robinson I.P, Sq-Ldr Oxford R.A.F, Lt Pittendrigh R.N.R, Lt Ashby R.N.V.R, Lt Collingwood R.N, Lt-Cdr Gandy R.N, Cdr Montague R.N, Adm Chan-Chak, Lt-Gen Wong, Lt-Gen Chen, Lt-Cdr Yeorath R.N, Maj Goring H.Q. Staff, Capt Guest 1st Mdlx, Lt Parsons R.N.V.R, Lt Kennedy R.N.V.R.
- 1st: Sub-Lt Gee, Maj-Gen Fu, Mr Ow Young, Coxswain Yeung Chuen, Lt-Cdr Hsu Heng, Maj-Gen Tung, Sub-Lt Legge R.N.V.R, Sub-Lt Brewer R.N.V.R.
The MTB Crest 