CO129-579-9 Sino-Japanese War- release of interned Chinese soldiers 27-1-1939 - 7-12-1939 — Page 25

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TO

ING

& overlooks the main

The person

is just is just next to the

gateway. The sentry also waved his arm. paid no heed but carried on attempting to get through

at

the wire. A Chinese started to throw stones and me

& the sentry in No. 1 box. Then that sentry fired a

The Chinese shot at the man, he was then in his post. who was trying to escape fell backwards with his feet in the wire and his head outside the wire.

Then 2

Chinese came and dragged him inside the fence.

The

man was crawling through the wire attempting to escape. There were no persons outside the wire looking into

the fence. I did not see any Europeans near the place. 25 yds. From the gate to where the man was shot was 20 If there had been anyone outside the fence I would be

BOUND

hard to see such persons.

Sa. GURDIAL SINGH, B 311.

ERIC HIMSWORTH, 19.1.39.

The jury do not wish any further corroborative evidence

& there are no points which they require elucidating.

TRUE

COPY

Ahlob

Magistrate's Clerk.

28, March, 1939.

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