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The Hong Kong Garrison was a British and Commonwealth force that protected Hong Kong. In December 1941 during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War, the Japanese Army attacked Hong Kong and after a brief but violent series of engagements the garrison surrendered. The garrison continued until 1989.

1941 Garrison

This is the garrison of Hong Kong that surrendered in December 1941.^[1]

Command

Commander Hong Kong Garrison - Maj.Gen. Christopher Maltby^[2]

Kowloon Brigade

- C.O. - Brig. Cedric Wallis
2nd Bn, Royal Scots - Lt.Col. Simon E.H.E. White
5/7th Bn, Rajput Regiment - Lt.Col. J.C. Cadogan-Rawlinson
2/14th Bn, Punjab Regiment - Lt.Col. Gerald Ralph Kidd

Hong Kong Brigade

- C.O. - Brig. John K. Lawson
1st Bn, The Middlesex Regiment (MG Battalion) - Lt.Col. Henry William Stewart
Winnipeg Grenadiers - Lt.Col. John Louis R. Sutcliff
Royal Rifles of Canada - Lt.Col. William James Horne

Several members of the 1st Bn were linked to the Hong Kong Chinese Regiment.

Fortress units

H.Q. Fortress, Royal Engineers - Lt.Col. R.G.Lamb
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps - Col. H.Rose
C.O. Royal Artillery - Col. E.H.M.Clifford
- 8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Selby Shaw
- 12th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Richard J.L.Penfold
- 5th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt.Col. Frederick Denton Field
- 1st (Hong Kong) Regt. Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery - Lt.Col.John Corbet Yale

Aftermath

Following the Fall of Hong Kong to Japanese forces, most British personnel were captured, others died in the battle. For those able to escape (or later released) from Hong Kong, some managed to re-group in China. The Hong Kong Chinese Regiment and the British Army Aid Group kept the remaining elements of the Garrison alive and help it re-establish the British military after the Liberation of Hong Kong.

Structure in 1989

The British forces stationed in Hong Kong were called the "Hong Kong Garrison", which had the following structure:^[3]^[4]

British Army units
- Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) – Light role infantry unit.
- 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles – Light role Gurkha infantry unit.^[5]
- Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) – light role army reserve unit.
- 660 Squadron, Army Air Corps.
- 50th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
- Hong Kong Provost Company & Hong Kong Dog Company, Royal Military Police.
- 415th Maritime Troop, Royal Corps of Transport.
- Defence Animal Support Unit, Royal Army Veterinary Corps
48th (Gurkha) Infantry Brigade
- 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
- 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 247th Gurkha Signal Squadron, Royal Signals.
- 67th Gurkha Field Squadron, The Queens Gurkha Engineers.
- 68th Gurkha Field Squadron, The Queens Gurkha Engineers.
- 70th Support Squadron, The Queens Gurkha Engineers.
- 28th Gurkha Transport Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport.
- 29th Transport Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport.
- 31st Gurkha Transport Squadron, Royal Corps of Transport.
Royal Navy Forces / Royal Marines
- Peacock-class corvette
- Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- One troop of the 40 Commando, Royal Marines.
Royal Air Force Units
- No. 28 Squadron RAF, Royal Air Force.

References

^ "China Command, Far East Command, 8.12.1941".
^ "Major General C. M. Maltby" (PDF). britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ R Mark Davies. "British Orders of Battle & TO&Es 1980-1989 v4.5" (PDF). ireandfury.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Wong & Cheng (1990), pp. 194–196.
^ "History of the Regiment 1967 – 1977".

Bibliography

Wong, Richard Y.C.; Cheng, Joseph Y.S. (1990). The Other Hong Kong Report. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press. ISBN 978-9622014947.

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[1] "China Command, Far East Command, 8.12.1941".

[2] "Major General C. M. Maltby" (PDF). britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[3] R Mark Davies. "British Orders of Battle & TO&Es 1980-1989 v4.5" (PDF). ireandfury.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[FOOTNOTEWongCheng1990194–196-4] Wong & Cheng (1990), pp. 194–196.

[5] "History of the Regiment 1967 – 1977".

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 The '''Hong Kong Garrison''' was a British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] force that protected [[Hong Kong]]. In December 1941 during the [[Battle of Hong Kong]] in the [[Second World War]], the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese Army]] attacked Hong Kong and after a brief but violent series of engagements the garrison surrendered. The garrison continued until 1989.
 == 1941 Garrison ==
-This is the garrison of Hong Kong that surrendered in December 1941.
+This is the garrison of Hong Kong that surrendered in December 1941.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://niehorster.org/017_britain/41-12-08/hong-kong.html | title=China Command, Far East Command, 8.12.1941 }}</ref>
 ===Command===
-*Commander Hong Kong Garrison - Maj.Gen. [[Christopher Maltby]]
+*Commander Hong Kong Garrison - Maj.Gen. [[Christopher Maltby]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2020/12/MALTBY-Major-General-Christopher-Michael-V1_2.pdf|title=Major General C. M. Maltby
+|website=britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk|access-date=7 February 2024}}</ref>
 === Kowloon Brigade ===
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 *[[Winnipeg Grenadiers]] - Lt.Col. John Louis R. Sutcliff
 *[[Royal Rifles of Canada]] - Lt.Col. William James Horne
+Several members of the 1st Bn were linked to the [[Hong Kong Chinese Regiment]].
 === Fortress units ===
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 ==Structure in 1989==
-The British forces stationed in [[Hong Kong]] were called the "Hong Kong Garrison", which had the following structure:
+The British forces stationed in [[Hong Kong]] were called the "Hong Kong Garrison", which had the following structure:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fireandfury.com/orbats/modcwbritish.pdf |title=British Orders of Battle & TO&Es 1980-1989 v4.5|author=R Mark Davies
+|website=ireandfury.com|access-date=7 February 2024}}</ref>{{sfnp|Wong|Cheng|1990|pp=194-196}}
 *[[British Army]] units
 **[[Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment]] (Berkshire and Wiltshire) – Light role infantry unit.
-**[[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]] – Light role [[Gurkha]] infantry unit.
+**[[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]] – Light role [[Gurkha]] infantry unit.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.6thgurkhas.org/the-regiment/history-1967-1977/ | title=History of the Regiment 1967 – 1977 }}</ref>
 **[[Royal Hong Kong Regiment|Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers)]] – light role army reserve unit.
 **660 Squadron, [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]].
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 **[[No. 28 Squadron RAF]], [[Royal Air Force]].
+==References==
-== External links ==
+{{reflist}}
-*[http://niehorster.org/017_britain/41-12-08/hong-kong.html Hong Kong Order of Battle 1941]
+===Bibliography===
+* {{cite book |last1=Wong |first1=Richard Y.C.|last2=Cheng|first2=Joseph Y.S.|title=The Other Hong Kong Report |date=1990 |publisher=The Chinese University Press |location=Hong Kong |isbn= 978-9622014947}}
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