DICKSON, Edward Mylrea
The Public Service,
Accession Number 002242
- British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
Source
- 2
Total Reels
- Jill Chapman (British Empire & Commonwealth Museum)
Interviewer
- 00:40:45
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 2
Metadata
- 11 Dec 1993
Recording Date
- 00:31:18
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Citation/reproduction requires written permission from interviewee
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Synopsis
Worked in Singapore Harbour Board (SHB) from 1937. First impressions of Singapore. His accommodation. Job responsibilities. Shock at coming of war to Singapore. Air-Raid Precaution duty. Believed Japanese dropped small bombs. Fled Singapore. Captured by Dutch who thought he was a spy. Went to Bombay and joined Indian Engineers. His work in India during war. Comparison of Chittagong and Delhi. Returned on home leave in 1945. Went to Delhi and told to return to Singapore. Returned to SHB. Impression of war on local people. Brief recollection of Lee Kuan Yew. Views of contemporary Singapore. Views on marriage.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 2
Metadata
- 11 Dec 1993
Recording Date
- 00:09:27
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Citation/reproduction requires written permission from interviewee
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His wife and children. Doctor who delivered his first child. Resigned from Singapore Harbour Board (SHB) in 1957. Appointed Assistant Manager of port in Sierra Leone. Left after 18 months. Worked on docks at Bristol and shipping conference in London.
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