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- C_Force abstract "\"C\" Force was the Canadian military contingent involved in the Battle of Hong Kong, in December 1941. Members of the force were the first Canadian soldiers to see action in World War II.In Autumn 1941, the British government accepted the Canadian Government's offer, mediated by a former General Officer Commanding in Hong Kong and Canadian, Major-General A. E. Grasett to send two infantry battalions (1,975 personnel) to reinforce the Hong Kong garrison. The force departed North America on 27 October and arrived 16 November. They did not have their full equipment: a ship carrying all their vehicles was diverted to Manila when war began. The soldiers were still undergoing training and acclimatisation. The major Canadian units involved in the defence of Hong Kong were:The Winnipeg GrenadiersThe Royal Rifles of CanadaIn addition to this the Canadians provided a Brigade HQ. The Canadians were initially positioned on south side of the Island to counter any amphibious landing. Ironically this would mean that when the Japanese invaded the island they were the units called upon to counterattack. On 8 December, Japanese aircraft destroyed a nearly-empty camp at Sham Shui Po where two men of the Royal Canadian Signals were wounded, the first Canadian casualties in the Pacific theatre, and the first Canadian army casualties in combat. On 11 December, the Winnipeg Grenadiers became the first Canadian Army subunit to fight in battle in the Second World War, with D Company acting as a rearguard during the retreat from Kowloon. Private John Grey was killed during the evacuation. It is unknown how he died but guesses have included mobs, fifth columnists, and being executed by the Japanese.In the subsequent fight for Hong Kong island, the Canadians lost 290 personnel of which 130 were from the Grenadiers. The commander of West Brigade HQ, Brigadier John K. Lawson, was killed. The remaining Canadian soldiers surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas Day.".
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- C_Force wikiPageExternalLink www.hkvca.ca.
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- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Arthur_Edward_Grasett.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Hong_Kong.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Canada.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Category:Ad_hoc_units_and_formations_of_Canada.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Category:History_of_Hong_Kong.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Category:Military_history_of_Canada_during_World_War_II.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Category:Military_of_Hong_Kong_under_British_rule.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Dickin_Medal.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink General_officer_commanding.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Hong_Kong_Veterans_Association.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink John_K._Lawson.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Major_general.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Ottawa.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Dental_Corps.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Postal_Corps.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Rifles_of_Canada.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink Sham_Shui_Po_Park.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink The_Winnipeg_Grenadiers.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLink File:Graves_of_Canadian_soldiers_(Pvt._J._Maltese,_Winnipeg_Grenadiers_and_Rifleman_A.M._Moir,_Royal_Rifles_of_Canada).jpg.
- C_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "C Force".
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- C_Force subject Category:Ad_hoc_units_and_formations_of_Canada.
- C_Force subject Category:History_of_Hong_Kong.
- C_Force subject Category:Military_history_of_Canada_during_World_War_II.
- C_Force subject Category:Military_of_Hong_Kong_under_British_rule.
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- C_Force type War.
- C_Force comment "\"C\" Force was the Canadian military contingent involved in the Battle of Hong Kong, in December 1941. Members of the force were the first Canadian soldiers to see action in World War II.In Autumn 1941, the British government accepted the Canadian Government's offer, mediated by a former General Officer Commanding in Hong Kong and Canadian, Major-General A. E. Grasett to send two infantry battalions (1,975 personnel) to reinforce the Hong Kong garrison.".
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- C_Force depiction Graves_of_Canadian_soldiers_(Pvt._J._Maltese,_Winnipeg_Grenadiers_and_Rifleman_A.M._Moir,_Royal_Rifles_of_Canada).jpg.
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