Major John Monro MC RA diary of the Battle of Hong Kong
Extracts from the diaries of Major John Monro MC RA
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Stranger In My Heart
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Winnipeg Grenadiers HQ [c.1935-c.1949]
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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.
John LAWSON [1886-1941]
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.
Old Wong Nai Chung Gap Police Station [c.1909-1949]
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The Old Wong Nai Chung Gap police station no longer stands today, it was demolished post WW2 to make way for a private residence, which is now one of Stanley Ho's houses.
This Police Station was a pivotal structure that controlled Wong Nai Chung gap, and thus Hong Kong Island. It was situated on the 4-way crossroads that led to all 4 quarters of the Island. This effectively was the commanding structure of the battle of Wong Nai Chung gap; whoever held it, held the gap.
West Brigade HQ [c.1934- ]
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West Brigade HQ exists as ruins in good condition today. The site was constructed by the British Military in the 1930s as a strategically invaluable link between all 4 quarters of the island and the commanding split of East/West of the island. Constructed structures included a string of sunken bunkers, low defense walls, a camouflage defense pillbox and a number of other defensive structures including trenches and shooting position.