Hong Kong Garrison

Hong Kong Garrison

The Hong Kong Garrison was a British and Commonwealth force that protected Hong Kong.

In December 1941 during the Battle of Hong Kong in the Second World War, the Japanese Army attacked Hong Kong and after a brief but violent series of engagements the garrison surrendered.

Command

*Commander Hong Kong Garrison - Maj.Gen. C.M. Maltby

Garrison

This is the garrison of Hong Kong that surrendered in December 1941.

Kowloon Brigade

**C.O. - Brig.C.Wallis
*2nd Bn, Royal Scots - Lt.Col.S.E.H.White
*5/7th Bn, Rajput Rifles - Lt.Col.J.C.Cadosan-Rawlinson
*2/14th Bn, Punjab Regiment - Lt.Col.G.R.Kidd

Hong Kong Brigade

**C.O. - Brig.J.K.Lawson
*1st Bn, The Middlesex Regiment (MG Battalion) - Lt.Col.H.W.Stewart
*Winnipeg Grenadiers - Lt.Col.J.L.R.Sutcliff
*Royal Rifles of Canada - Lt.Col.W.J.Horne

Fortress units

*H.Q. Fortress, Royal Engineers - Lt.Col.R.G.Lamb
*Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps - Col.H.Rose
*C.O. Royal Artillery - Col.E.H.M.Clifford

External links

* [http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/017_britain/41-12-08/hong-kong.html Hong Kong Order of Battle 1941]


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