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C" Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe. Toronto: Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55488-043-0. Macri, Franco David (2011). "Canadians under Fire: C Force and the Battle of Hong Kong, December 1941". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong. 51: 233– 251. Morton, Desmond (1999). A Military History of Canada. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.
In 2005, a plaque remembering Osborn's sacrifice was unveiled on the Hong Kong Trail parallel to where he fell. [3] The supposed spot where he died is marked by a pile of rocks nearby the sign, but is relatively inaccessible due to heavy foliage. His name is engraved on the memorial hall of Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. Tributes in Canada
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor , forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong Kong around the same time that Japan ...
During the war, Canada was subject to direct attack in the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and in the shelling of a lighthouse at Estevan Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [4] The financial cost was $21.8 billion between 1939 and 1950. [5] By the end of the war Canada had the world's fourth largest air force, [6] and third largest navy. [7]
In 1944, the 1,000th Canadian-built vessel since the start of World War II was launched in Toronto. During the war, most of the city's industries were converted for war-time production. During World War II, Toronto became a major centre for Canada's military. The Exhibition Place was taken over for military training and deployment.
Hong Kong in World War II — in the South-East Asian theatre as a colony of the British Empire in World War II, and under Japanese occupation from 1941−1945. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
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When the Second World War broke out, he was Director of Military Training in Ottawa. He was given command of the Royal Rifles of Canada , The Winnipeg Grenadiers , [ 2 ] and the other Canadian support units which arrived in Hong Kong on 16 November 1941 to reinforce the British garrison ahead of the Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941).