Everything tagged "Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap"

The current site of the Hong Kong Tennis Centre on Wong Nai Chung Gap. This site was mentioned as being adjacent to West Brigade HQ, in multiple sources such as not the slightest chance. It is described as the Winnipeg Grenadier's Original HQ, at the time of the Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap, it was manned by HQ staff and attachements, as well as a company (D if i am correct) of grenadiers. It is possible that the NCO bunker ( http://gwulo.com/node/32842 ) was part of this complex. <Read more ...>

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Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap

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Pillbox no.3 Tunnel Steel Door, Wong Nai Chung Gap

Submitted by Freddie on Mon, 2016-06-13 00:16

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2016

Places shown in this photo:

Wong Nai Chong Gap PB 3, Wong Nai Chong Gap [1940- ]

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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. <Read more ...>

Birthplace (country):

England

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Battle of Hong Kong

Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap

West Brigade HQ

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Old Wong Nai Chung Gap Police Station [c.1909-1949]

Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Tue, 2016-05-24 10:05

Date Place completed:

c.1909-11-30 (Year is approximate)

Date Place demolished:

c.1949-11-30 (Month is approximate)

The Old Wong Nai Chung Gap police station no longer stands today, it was demolished post WW2 to make way for a private residence, which is now one of Stanley Ho's houses.

This Police Station was a pivotal structure that controlled Wong Nai Chung gap, and thus Hong Kong Island. It was situated on the 4-way crossroads that led to all 4 quarters of the Island. This effectively was the commanding structure of the battle of Wong Nai Chung gap; whoever held it, held the gap. <Read more ...>

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Police Station