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Japanese troops of the 10th Independent artillery brigade attack North Point. 1941
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Wong Nai Chung Gap tea house
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Transport to Another World: HMS Tamar and the Sinews of Empire

Submitted by stephenD on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 18:23

The book places the story of HMS Tamar into the larger pictures of the expansion and decline of the British Empire and, in the post-war period, of the after effects of that empire, especially in the post-colonial era. It also places the Tamar in the context of a unique and little studied, 50-year experiment in which the Royal Navy designed and operated troopships as commissioned warships, and developed early systems of amphibious warfare that were not subsequently built upon.

Mary MONRO [1963- ]

Submitted by Smartyhands on Sat, 12/11/2021 - 19:44

Mary Monro is author of Stranger In My Heart (Unbound, 2018), which gives the eye witness account of her father, John Monro MC RA, who fought at the Battle of Hong Kong, was interned by the Japanese at Sham Shui Po and escaped 1200 miles across China to reach Chongqing. There he was made Assistant Military Attaché and spent the next 18 months supporting and trying to liberate the POWs he'd left behind. Mary retraced her fafther's escape route across China and the book also includes her journey of discovery.

Chinese escaping to mainland China in 1942

Submitted by theprofessor on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 21:47

My mother, 6 month old sister and grandmother moved to Mongkok in 1939 from Toishan. They fled back to their village in Jan 1942 shortly after the British surrender of the Battle of Hong Kong. Does anyone have any knowledge of what it would have been like, first hand or otherwise, to undertake this escape?

An account of Hong Kong leading up to the Japanese invasion in 1941

Submitted by Hugh Dulley on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 18:30

"A Voyage to War: An Englishmans's Account of Hong Kong 1936-41" by Hugh Dulley

A brief description of the book:-

Hugh Dulley’s father (Peter Dulley) and mother (Therese Sander) met in Hong Kong on New Year’s Eve 1935. Four years later at the outbreak of war, Peter, a weekend sailor, was called up in the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He eventually graduated to command an ocean-going tug of 500 tons from Hong Kong to Aden. En route he called at islands still enjoying pre-war peacetime and navigated across the Indian Ocean using a sextant.

Parapet firing pits // Ruins on Shouson Hill [c.1940- ]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Thu, 10/06/2016 - 17:52

I was doing some extensive exploring today and just generally checking out some areas when I came upon a cool find. After wandering up some gutters to the top of the ridge above the first bend on Deep Water Dr. I came accross a couple distinct pits/embankments (which I strongly believe to be firing pits) , and the ruin of an unidentified structure.

The firing pits were quite large, dug in up to a 1/2 meter deep and facing north towards Mount Nicholson. and Wong Nai Chung Gap. They were on the ridge above Deep Water Bay Dr. and not far below Deep Water Bay Road by that point.

Winnipeg Grenadiers HQ [c.1935-c.1949]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 12:54

The current site of the Hong Kong Tennis Centre on Wong Nai Chung Gap.  This site was mentioned as being adjacent to West Brigade HQ, in multiple sources such as not the slightest chance. It is described as the Winnipeg Grenadier's Original HQ, at the time of the Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap, it was manned by HQ staff and attachements, as well as a company (D if i am correct) of grenadiers.   It is possible that the NCO bunker (  http://gwulo.com/node/32842  ) was part of this complex.

It is unclear when the ruins were demolished post war.

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Bunker Ruin? [c.1938- ]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Thu, 06/09/2016 - 21:01

Just before the gate at the end of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, next to the Watchman's Cottage, is a partially destroyed bunker along the very side of the road. It seems fairly isolated, but not far from the other previously cited bunkers         ( http://gwulo.com/node/4337 ) and a pillbox (  http://gwulo.com/node/13192  ). It somewhat resembles the bunkers mentioned and possibly a Type 2? splinter proof shelter.

John LAWSON [1886-1941]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 15:19

John K. Lawson was born in 1886 in Hull, England and moved to Edmonton, Canada in 1914. He enlisted for service in WWI, and was assigned to the 9th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and mentioned in two dispatches. During the war, he rose to the rank of Warrant Officer and by the end of the war was a Captain. He participated in multiple battles such as The Somme and Passechendaele. 

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