WX8622 Lance Corporal John Barry GILMOUR was sent from Singapore to work in Japan, at Kobe with ‘J’ Force with ‘Males’ Maru Party. Please read further about Kobe
“When we got to Japan, we were hated by the civilians. The kids going to school used to throw stones and spit, and yell out “Hiyo, hiyo” and put their hands up. Rub it into us. But as the war went on, you could tell the war was changing to our side. They’d tell us where there was stuff to steal, and get some for them.”
Including all the nicknames for guards
“you got to know the Jap guards. They were all nicknamed. Horseface, Yagi, that’s the Japanese word for goat. Chinless wonder. Smiler. Gentleman Jim, Maxie, because he looked like Maxie Baer, the boxer. We had nicknames for them all.”
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