World War, 1939-1945

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Wong - Tommy CG w mother and sister

Wong - Tommy CG w mother and sister

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1940, Vancouver. Photo of Tommy CG Wong with his mother, Mah Hang and his sister May Wong. This is one of the only photos of Tommy with his mother. His parents separated when he was only six. With his mother returning to China, and his father working in the logging camps, Tommy lived in a tiny boarding-house room with his younger brother. They were alone and had to fend for themselves. On weekends, his father would visit, prepare a meal, and cut it into enough pieces to last the boys for a week. This photo was taken when Tommy's mother finally returned to Canada with his sister.”

Wong - Daniel in uniform - 1940s

Wong - Daniel in uniform - 1940s

Collector/curator’s description reads: “Circa 1944/45, Vancouver. Photo of Daniel Wong (also known as Kwok Him Wong) was from Vancouver. He joined the Army in 1944 and started basic training in Maple Creek Saskatchewan. He was assigned the service number K.5554. Daniel was later trained as wireless operator and was slated to join Force 136 in India. When the war in Europe ended in May 1945, the Allies now turned all their attention to bringing an end to the war in the Pacific. They started to plan for an all-out assault on the home islands of Japan. They needed men to volunteer for what could be a suicide mission: the Japanese were expected to defend their homeland to the last man. The invasion was planned for November 1945. And, despite their fears, Daniel and Bing decided to put their names forward: they became members of the Canadian Army Pacific Force, sometimes referred to as the Tiger Force. Fortunately for Daniel, in August of 1945, the U.S. detonated two atomic bombs over Japan, which led to the surrender of the island nation. Back in Vancouver he worked in restaurants and then as a taxi driver and later a produce delivery-truck driver. While making a delivery to an IGA in Surrey just before Christmas, he died suddenly from a massive heart attack. He left behind 3 children and a wife.”

"Wait for me Daddy"

"Wait for me Daddy"

Photograph shows the British Columbia Regiment, D.C.O.R. marching down Eighth Street prior to embarkation overseas and Douglas Bernard, Jack Douglas Bernard and Bernice Bernard

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