Submitted by gatortang on Sun, 04/13/2014 - 03:05 Current condition Ruin Dear Mr Gwulo Sir, and to all readers good moring, I wounder if anone can help me to find any British Badges Rock Paining in HK, because we have a group of pepole would like to re-build or re-pain those paining like the one in here, many thanks, cheeers mate! https://www.google.com.hk/maps/dir/%E5%8C%97%E5%8D%80%E6%B2%99%E9%A0%AD%E8%A7%92%E5%85%AC%E8%B7%AF%E9%BE%8D%E8%BA%8D%E9%A0%AD%E6%AE%B5/22.5147054,114.1524173/@22.5147054,114.1508952,794m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x340409f7a6840425:0x38f562f5779ec44d!2m2!1d114.1578673!2d22.5092893!1m0!3e0!6m3!1i0!2i1!3i0?hl=zh-TW Tags British Army in HK Log in or register to post comments Photos that show this Place 1936 Comments Regimental Badges above San Wai Camp If you can find old photos of San Wai Camp, they often show the badges. 80skid previously found this view from the 1920s: http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/hongkong_china/hkc05_1.shtml# Here's another view from 1951: http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/HongKong1951-Badgeonhill.JPG From this regimental history: http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/AandSH_HongKong1951to52.htm Please let us know if you find any more. Regards, David Log in or register to post comments Tai Shek Mo There are still traces of a very faint one on the side of Tai Shek mo in Ho Sheung Heung. This aerial picture from 1976 shows a chalked/stone insignia. And if you use your imagination a little bit, you can still make out parts on this ground level shot taken a couple of years ago. Log in or register to post comments thank you David thank you very very much, those are precious information, I will look into it, and will take some pictures when I get there, cheers mate! Log in or register to post comments thank you Philk thank you very very much, I will certainly look into it, thank you for showing me the updated pictures, cheers Log in or register to post comments Do you mean the one shown Do you mean the one shown here on the right? Someone has re-painted it in recent years, it's now a popular site for hikers. https://www.map.gov.hk/gm/geo:22.5137,114.152?z=2756 Log in or register to post comments Thank you for sharing the Thank you for sharing the information, I'll go visit some day Log in or register to post comments
Regimental Badges above San Wai Camp If you can find old photos of San Wai Camp, they often show the badges. 80skid previously found this view from the 1920s: http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/hongkong_china/hkc05_1.shtml# Here's another view from 1951: http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/HongKong1951-Badgeonhill.JPG From this regimental history: http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/AandSH_HongKong1951to52.htm Please let us know if you find any more. Regards, David Log in or register to post comments
Tai Shek Mo There are still traces of a very faint one on the side of Tai Shek mo in Ho Sheung Heung. This aerial picture from 1976 shows a chalked/stone insignia. And if you use your imagination a little bit, you can still make out parts on this ground level shot taken a couple of years ago. Log in or register to post comments
thank you David thank you very very much, those are precious information, I will look into it, and will take some pictures when I get there, cheers mate! Log in or register to post comments
thank you Philk thank you very very much, I will certainly look into it, thank you for showing me the updated pictures, cheers Log in or register to post comments
Do you mean the one shown Do you mean the one shown here on the right? Someone has re-painted it in recent years, it's now a popular site for hikers. https://www.map.gov.hk/gm/geo:22.5137,114.152?z=2756 Log in or register to post comments
Thank you for sharing the Thank you for sharing the information, I'll go visit some day Log in or register to post comments
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Regimental Badges above San Wai Camp
If you can find old photos of San Wai Camp, they often show the badges.
80skid previously found this view from the 1920s:
http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/hongkong_china/hkc05_1.shtml#
Here's another view from 1951:
http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/HongKong1951-Badgeonhill.JPG
From this regimental history:
http://www.argylls1945to1971.co.uk/AandSH_HongKong1951to52.htm
Please let us know if you find any more.
Regards, David
Tai Shek Mo
There are still traces of a very faint one on the side of Tai Shek mo in Ho Sheung Heung.
This aerial picture from 1976 shows a chalked/stone insignia.
And if you use your imagination a little bit, you can still make out parts on this ground level shot taken a couple of years ago.
thank you David
thank you very very much, those are precious information, I will look into it, and will take some pictures when I get there, cheers mate!
thank you Philk
thank you very very much, I will certainly look into it, thank you for showing me the updated pictures, cheers
Do you mean the one shown
Do you mean the one shown here on the right?
Someone has re-painted it in recent years, it's now a popular site for hikers.
https://www.map.gov.hk/gm/geo:22.5137,114.152?z=2756
Thank you for sharing the
Thank you for sharing the information, I'll go visit some day