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8 June 2018 [HONG KONG (1941)] Hong Kong Headquarters, Hong Kong Hong Kong Infantry Brigade (1) Headquarters, Hong Kong Infantry Brigade & Signal Section st 1 Bn. The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (2) The Royal Rifles of Canada (3) The Winnipeg Grenadiers (3) Kowloon Infantry Brigade (4) Headquarters, Kowloon Infantry Brigade & Signal Section 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 5th Bn. 7th Rajput Regiment 2nd (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (Brownlow’s) Bn. 14th Punjab Regiment Command Troops 8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery (12th, 30th & 36th Coast Batteries, Royal Artillery) 12th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery (24th & 26th Coast Batteries, Royal Artillery) 5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (7th, 17th & 18th Anti-Aircraft Batteries, Royal Artillery and 5th Anti-Aircraft Battery H.K.V.D.C.) 1st Hong Kong Regiment, Royal Artillery (1st & 2nd Mountain Batteries and 3rd & 4th Medium Batteries) Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Batteries) 22nd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers 40th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers ©www.BritishMilitaryH istory.co.uk Page 1 8 June 2018 [HONG KONG (1941)] NOTES: 1. This was a pre-war infantry brigade, part of the British Troops in China. 2. The 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment converted into a machine gun battalion in 1938. It was designated to man various pill-boxes on the island of Hong Kong in the event of a Japanese invasion. 3. These two Canadian battalions arrived in Hong Kong in November 1941 as reinforcements for the colony. They came under command of this brigade on 16 November 1941. They were war raised units, considered by the General Officer Commanding Hong Kong as inadequately trained for modern warfare. 4. The second brigade was formed on 16 November 1941, as additional reinforcements arrived in the Colony. The 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots and the 5th Bn. 7th Rajput Regiment transferred across from the Hong Kong Brigade to the new Kowloon Brigade. ©www.BritishMilitaryH istory.co.uk Page 2 .

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