Canadian Army signallers manning a position | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Canadian Army signallers manning a position

Canadian Army signallers manning a position
Submitted by hk_sampan

From Australian War Memorial

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Monday, December 1, 1941
Gallery: 
1940s Hong Kong
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Submitted by rickphil on Thu, 2021-09-02 21:31.

I'm not convinced these are Canadian. Could someone make the photo larger/more detailed? I'm not sure these are Canadian issue helmets. I also think Candians had a shoulder patch "Canada". If the source is from the Australian War Memorial, it would suggest otherwise. Thanks

Submitted by David on Sat, 2021-09-04 03:42.

A couple more photos of Canadian soldiers in HK for comparison:

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205206686

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205223765

Submitted by rickphil on Sat, 2021-09-04 03:56.

Thanks very much. Very interesting.  Always nice to see and learn.