| Place | Asia: China |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS0840 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 bound volume |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Ride, Lindsay Tasman |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/086/017 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Ride, Lindsay Tasman (Colonel)
Description
Black and white photocopy of a report on the activities of a MI9/19 organisation operating in South China compiled by Colonel Ride, the commandant of British Army Aid Group in China. The British Army Aid Group operated in China from 1942-1945 as an escape and evacuation organisation which developed from a scheme at the Sham Shui Po Prisoner of War Camp. The scheme involved aid to prisoners, passing of medical supplies, information and arranging escapes. Ride worked with a team of Chinese, some escaped prisoners administered through the British Military Attache. The BAAG was part of MI9 undertaking intelligence gathering. See also Edwin Ride "British Army Aid Group : Hong Kong Resistance 1942-45" OUP, 1982.