Escape from Hong Kong - The Chinese Guerrilla Connection

The East River guerrillas

Some of the escape party's guides under the command of Leung Wingyuen; They knew their back yard very well and although we passed very close to Jap troops they never saw us.

This image is from "Escape from the Blooded Sun" by Freddie Guest ©

A lot of the Nanao villagers had ben in the merchant navy and due to mistrust with Chinese banks kept their money in Hong Kong. ^[48] This accounted for their liking of the British and the hospitality afforded the escapees.

 

 

 

There was somewhere in the region of a hundred guerrilla's with woman, children, and dogs. They were utterly silent while escorting the escape party through the Japanese lines. ^[48]

Guerrilla leader Leung Wingyuen with Buddy Hide during the escape.

Leung had served in the Chinese navy under Admiral Chan;he was an independent guerrilla chief regarded by the Comunists as a bandit, and the Admiral was able to enlist his aid in conducting them into Free china as far as Kukong by personally vouching for him with the Nationalists.

SOE agent Mike Kendall went through an ancient blood brother ritual in Waichow with the guerrilla leader Leung Wingyuen before they departed

Photo from the Ted Ross collection ©

East river guerrilla leader Zeng Sheng's son Zeng Deping book signing with Buddy Hide's son in December 2009