The Hong Kong Defence Corps (1917-1920), renamed to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (HKVDC) (1920-1949).
On 8 December 1941, the HKVDC, deployed a total fighting strength of 2200 all ranks in seven infantry companies, five artillery batteries, five machine gun companies equipped with Vickers machine gun and an armoured car platoon.
Out of the mobilised strength of 2200, 289 were listed either as missing or killed, and many others became prisoners of war. Some, however, made their way into China where the British Army Aid Group was formed to assist the Chinese Government in the struggle against the Japanese.
====================
The specific Number 4 Battery, consisting of 6-inch guns located at Pak Sha Wan on Hong Kong Island, was formally constituted in the years leading up to World War II.
The formation and historical timeline of the battery as follows:
• Pre-War Formation (1939): The Number 4 Battery was manned by a dedicated force of approximately 94 personnel, largely consisting of Chinese, Portuguese, and Eurasian volunteers, under the command of Captain K.M.A. Barnett.
• Mobilization (December 1941): The unit was officially mobilized on Sunday, December 7, 1941, following the declaration of a State of Emergency just prior to the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong.
Photos of this organisation:
Comments
HKVDC No.4 Battery Members
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps No. 4 Battery
Pak Sha Wan Battery (PB 39 - Pak Sha Wan)
Members (3 Officers 94 Men – below a partial list)
1. Barnett Ken Myer Arthur (Commanding)
2. BROWN HAROLD WILLIAM
3. Bone Adam
4. Buxton Henry Thomas
5. CAMPOS HENRY MARIA
6. CHAN ALBERT KAM CHUEN
7. CHAN CHI WING
8. CHAN KAM WAH
9. CHAN KANG CHUEN/CHAN KAM CHUEN 陳錦泉
10. CHAN S K
11. CHANG SHIN FOOK WILLIAM
12. CHENG CHI PING MAXIMO 鄭治平
13. CHEUNG YAN SING
14. CHING A
15. CHOW KWAI CHEONG
16. CHU KAM YIN
17. CHUA PETER T H
18. CHUNG R.
19. CHUNG W L
20. CHUNG WAH CHEUNG 鍾華璋
21. CHUNG WAH CHIU 鍾華超
22. CHUNG WAH KIU 鍾華駒
23. CHUNG WAH LEUNG 鍾華亮
24. Delgado John Anthony
25. FERNANDEZ IGNATIUS MIGUEL
26. FUNG K
27. FUNG YIN LEUNG
28. GITTINS WILLIAM MINTO
29. GREAVES STAN E
30. HO KING 何慶
31. HO SAI KWONG
32. HO SANG
33. KNOX T
34. KWOK CHAM LUN/KWOK CHAN LUN 郭湛倫
35. KWOK T C
36. LAI JOHN/LAI JOHNNIE 黎耀球
37. LAI WING YAT 黎永逸
38. LAM PO SIH
39. LEE CHOR CHING
40. LEE EDWARD F.
41. LEE W C
42. LEONARD ALBERT REGINALD
43. LEUNG HON MING
44. LEUNG JACKSON
45. LEUNG TSI WAI
46. Li FX
47. LI KWOK YAN
48. LIM JOHN ANTHONY
49. LIU TAM CHOY
50. LO KA MO 羅嘉模
51. LO P S
52. LO YING YUEN
53. LUI T C
54. LUI WAI CHOW
55. MA SIU LEONG
56. NG G KAU TIM
57. PANG OI LING
58. PAO CHING WAH
59. PAU CHARLES FRANCIS S/PAO KA LIN 包家連
60. POON CHUN HO 潘鎮河
61. POON FUK MING
62. ROCHA ANTONIO JOAO
63. ROCHA CARLOS EDUARDO
64. ROCHA CARLOS LIZOLA
65. ROCHA FREDDY LIZOLA
66. ROCHA LOUIS L
67. Sleap Ronald
68. Smith Arthur
69. SCHNEPEL F
70. SIU R.
71. SO TZE YIU 蘇子堯
72. TAM YAN KWONG
73. TANG H
74. TANG KING MAN
75. TANG SIK HUNG
76. TANG YEW HUNG H
77. TANG YEW MING W
78. Thompson
79. TOANG K H
80. TOANG SW
81. Villa-Carlos Miguel
82. WOO TAK MING PETER
83. XAVIER L A
84. YEE MAN SUM
85. YEE S W
86. YEUNG C
87. YUEN FOOK HOI
Source
https://digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/1941hkbattle/en/data.php?phrase=pak+sha+wan&find-in=any&a=f
https://battleforhongkong.blogspot.com/2019/06/what-happened-to-no-4-battery-at-pak.html
http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/hkvdc.html#_Toc113344224
On the eve of the Battle of…
On the eve of the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941, the total strength of the British forces stationed in Hong Kong was approximately 12,000 to 14,000, including about 5,000 British regular troop.
In addition to these 5,000 British troops and other foreign troops (such as Canadian and Indian soldiers), more than 1,000 local Hong Kong Chinese joined the British regular and reserve forces, fighting alongside the Allies.
These Chinese were mainly assigned to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force (HKVDC) and the Hong Kong Royal Artillery.
Besides combat troops, the British also recruited approximately 4,000 Chinese to form the "Canton Coolie Corps," responsible for military logistics and transport.
The soldiers who participated in the defense of Hong Kong came from various backgrounds—including approximately 5,000 British troops, 4,000 Indian British soldiers, 2,000 Canadian soldiers, and over 1,000 Hong Kong Chinese British soldiers, among whom were Eurasian.
The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force (HKVDC) fought alongside the British Army against the Japanese invasion, and 172 members of the force sacrificed their lives for Hong Kong. In 1951, it was granted the title of "Royal" by King George VI and reorganized into the "Royal Hong Kong Defence Force".