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By 1941 the Japanese forces had swept across
much of China.
See:
The
Second Sino-Japanese War
Hong Kong was being flooded with waves of refugees.
Britain realized that Hong Kong almost certainly
would soon be attacked.
Canada answered the call for troops which
were transported by HMCS Prince Robert.
Ironically the same ship would rescue the
survivors of this force four years later.
1940 recruitment posters for
volunteers to defend Hong Kong
Canadian propaganda cartoon
predicting victory over the Japs in Hong Kong
Winnipeg Grenadiers at Osborne
Barracks before departure to Hong Kong
Canadian cap with button |
Badge of the Royal Canadian Rifles |
War dog "Gander" being led to the train as his Regiment (Royal Rifles of Canada)heads to the West Coast and on to Hong Kong |
Royal Rifles, with mascot Gander, awarded the Dickin Medal in 2000 |
Winnipeg Grenadiers about to leave Canada for Hong Kong |
Uniforms |
The Canadian contingent - the largest single body - The first to arrive in Hong Kong |
John Robert Osborne Sgt-Major of the Canadian Grenadiers |
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Canadian troops at a machine gun fire control post. |
Canadian gun section on a Hong Kong hillside |
A group of Canadian signallers manning a PSN in the hills |
Canadian troops establish a signals post on a Hong Kong mountainside. |
The Regiment was overrun by the Japanese on
Christmas Day 1941.
Continued in Part II: The Japanese Attack
