"During the retreat the Volunteers carried heavy loads of provisions. The route was lined with exhausted troops who were falling behind, staggering on their feet, looking wrecked, suffering from dysentery, malaria.
「撤退途中，高砂義勇隊背著相當重的糧秣，沿途所見皆是因體力不支而落伍的士兵，步態蹣跚，面容憔悴，甚至罹患痢疾、瘧疾… …，有些體力不濟的士兵，為了喝山澗水，一蹲下去就沒法再站起來。