British Hong Kong Garrison
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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
- Stub-Class history articles
- Unknown-importance history articles
- Automatically assessed History articles
- WikiProject History articles
- Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II
- Military of Hong Kong under British rule
- British Armed Forces deployments
- United Kingdom military unit and formation stubs
- Asian history stubs
- Hong Kong stubs