The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) 4th Battery, commanded by Lieut. K. M. A. Barnett, was a coastal artillery unit equipped with two 6-inch guns at the Pak Sha Wan Battery. Rosters contain primarily surname-initial listings of men who fought during the December 1941 Battle of Hong Kong.
Personnel records from the Hong Kong War Diary and military history researchers identify some of the following known members of the 4th Battery:
Barnett, K. M. A. (Lieutenant / Battery Commander)
Bone, Adam (Inspector of Works, P.W.D.)
Buxton, Henry Thomas (Transferred to 4th Battery from 2nd)
Cheng, Maximo (Captured in 1941, later released and joined the Chindits)
Chung, Leslie (4531, wounded in action 14dec41)
Gittins, William Minto (Private, died as a POW in Japan in 1945)
No. 4 Battery of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) was a coastal artillery unit comprised of approximately 94 men—predominantly Chinese, Portuguese, and Eurasian gunners.
Stationed at Pak Sha Wan (Chai Wan), they manned two 6-inch guns during the December 1941 Battle for Hong Kong.
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HKVDC 4th Battery - 1941
The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) 4th Battery, commanded by Lieut. K. M. A. Barnett, was a coastal artillery unit equipped with two 6-inch guns at the Pak Sha Wan Battery. Rosters contain primarily surname-initial listings of men who fought during the December 1941 Battle of Hong Kong.
Personnel records from the Hong Kong War Diary and military history researchers identify some of the following known members of the 4th Battery:
Manned 2 6-inch guns during Battle for Hong Kong
No. 4 Battery of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) was a coastal artillery unit comprised of approximately 94 men—predominantly Chinese, Portuguese, and Eurasian gunners.
Stationed at Pak Sha Wan (Chai Wan), they manned two 6-inch guns during the December 1941 Battle for Hong Kong.