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John LAWSON [1886-1941]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Wed, 2016-06-08 15:19
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Lawson
Given: 
John
Birth
Date: 
1886-12-27
Birthplace (town, state): 
Hull, East Yorkshire
Death
Date: 
1941-12-19
Cause of death: 
Killed in Action during Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap

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. 

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
Battle of Hong Kong
Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap
West Brigade HQ

A section of the West Brigade HQ Bunkers and defensive trench.

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Thu, 2016-05-19 16:13
Places shown in this photo: 
West Brigade HQ [c.1934- ]

Defensive Structures Around West Brigade HQ Bunkers

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Thu, 2016-05-19 16:13
Places shown in this photo: 
West Brigade HQ [c.1934- ]

West Brigade HQ [c.1934- ]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Thu, 2016-05-19 15:58
Date Place completed: 
c.1934-11-30 (Year is approximate)

    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.

Tags: 
West Brigade HQ
Brigadier Lawson
Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap
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