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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.

Garrison

This is the garrison of Hong Kong that surrendered in December 1941.

Command

Commander Hong Kong Garrison - Maj.Gen. Christopher Maltby

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

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 north to 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.

External links

Hong Kong Order of Battle 1941

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 The '''Hong Kong Garrison''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] force that protected [[Hong Kong]].