09 Dec 1941, Major John Monro MC RA diary of the Battle of Hong Kong
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Submitted by Smartyhands on Mon, 2021-12-13 12:13
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Tue, 9 Dec 1941
On Tuesday general skirmishing took place on the main approaches to the inner line, to which by nightfall all our forces had retired. During the night Tuesday/Wednesday the Japs surprised and captured the Shing Mun Redoubt. This is a severe loss.
