Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941

Appendices

APPENDIX 1. ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES During the period from the invasion to the surrender, many British and Commonwealth troops were left where they were killed. Many wounded were also left to die as the places where they lay were overrun by the Japanese. After the surrender their bodies were retrieved and buried, but the precise dates of their deaths were not always recorded. For the majority, research has enabled them to be listed on the correct day. The others are listed below: ENGINEERS — 5 Killed Yip Wing Mau Lance Corporal, 22 Coy. RE (December) U Chan Tsan Sapper, 40 Coy. RE (18/25th) U Fong Fook Lance Corporal, 40 Coy. RE (8/25th) U Wood, George Heney Sapper, 40 Fortress Coy. RE (8/25th) U CWGC says 22 Fortress Coy. RE (145: 115) says 40 Fortress Coy.1 Yau Kwok Kung Corporal, 40 Coy. RE (20/25th) U MIDDLESEX — 4 Killed Grainger, Walter Harold Private (8/25th) U Attached HK Chinese Regt. (145: 153). Missing area south of The Ridge (126). Appendices 未命名5: 296 APPENDICES Pearce, Ernest Thomas Sergeant (8/25th) U Wraight, Albert Corporal (8/25th) U Attached HK Chinese Regt. (145: 153). Thompson, William Henry Corporal (8/25th) U Attached HK Chinese Regt. (145: 153). HONG KONG CHINESE REGIMENT — 2 Killed2 Leung Shui Ming Private, Hong Kong (20/25th) U Chinese Regt. Li Fu Private, Hong Kong (8/25th) U Chinese Regt. SIGNALS — 1 Killed Dixon, Henry Villiers Lance Corporal, Royal Corps (8/25th) K of Signals, HK Sig. Coy. Killed at Stanley (142), therefore probably 25 Dec.3 ARTILLERY — 1 Killed Lee Hon Man Bombardier, RA (8/25th) U POLICE — 3 Killed Li Lim Sang Constable, HKPF (December ’41)4 U Muhammad Amin Constable, HKPF (December) U Wong Hin Lance Sergeant, HKPF (December) U RASC — 13 Killed (All but Focken can be assumed to have lost their lives in The Ridge, Overbays, and Eucliffe massacres) Benford, Lawrence Albert Mechanist Staff Sergeant, (8/25th) U 12 HK Coy. RASC Missing (145: 190). Chaters, Benjamin Driver, 12 Coy. RASC (8/25th) U Dean, Percy Warrant Officer II SQMS, (8/25th) U 12 Coy. RASC Missing (145: 188). Dryden, William Elliot Corporal, 12 Coy. RASC (8/25th) U Missing (145: 188). Focken, Frederick John Captain, RASC (18/25th) U Reported as missing (145: 187). Killed by a landmine at Repulse or Deep Water Bay (126). 未命名5: APPENDICES 297 French, Walter George Mechanist Staff Sergeant, (8/25th) U 12 Coy. RASC Missing (145: 190). Knightly, Douglas Haigh Driver, 12 Coy. RASC (8/25th) U Legg, George C. Lance Corporal, RASC (8/25th) U Missing (145: 189). McMahon, Matthew Oysten Driver, 12 Coy. RASC (8/25th) U Missing (145: 190). Merrifield, George Victor Staff Sergeant, 12 Coy. RASC (8/23rd) U Missing (145: 188). Swan, James Corporal, 12 Coy. RASC (8/25th) U Missing (145: 189). Walker, Denvers Roy Driver, 12 Coy. RASC (8/25th) U Missing (145: 189). Walton, George Corporal, RASC (8/25th) U Missing (145: 188). RAOC — 11 Killed (All can be assumed to have lost their lives in The Ridge/Overbays/Eucliffe massacres) Chung On Private, RAOC (8/25th) U Earley, Alfred Corporal, RAOC (22/24th) U Holloway, Ernest Douglas Warrant Officer I, Sergeant (22/23rd) U Major, RAOC Kerley, Harry George Lance Sergeant, RAOC (22/23rd) U Neale, Reginald A. Warrant Officer I, Armament (22/24th) U Sergeant Major, RAOC Palmer, Gerald Noel Staff Sergeant, RAOC (22/23rd) U Paul, John Berry Corporal, RAOC (22/23rd) U Phillips, William Corporal, RAOC (22/23rd) U Reynolds, John Corporal, RAOC (22/23rd) U Saunders, Frank George Lance Corporal, RAOC (22/23rd) U Wells, Leslie Herbert Private, RAOC (21/22nd) U CIVILIANS — 9 Killed December 1–31 Ah Loy UCWD Gillen UCWD Headington, Alfred John UCWD 未命名5: 298 APPENDICES Kwok Kun UCWD Li Lin UCWD Man Ho UCWD Mortan UCWD Yau Kwai Shu UCWD Lim Ban Sing, Luke Civilian Medical Service UX Killed by a sniper on his way to a hospital assignment (23: 133), or by shell (23: 16). APPENDIX 2. THE DEFENDERS ON THE EVE OF INVASION Army British and Local Forces Headquarters, China Command Head Quarters G Admin A Q Command Royal Artillery Command Engineers Command Signals Command RASC Command Ordnance Medical Service Branch Command Barrack Officer Financial Advisor & Army Audit Staff Provost Marshall — Corps of Military Police 2nd Echelon Royal Artillery 8 Coast Regiment, RA 12th Coast Battery 30th Coast Battery 36th Coast Battery 12 Coast...