Thursday, December 25, 1941; The Hour of Darkness

11 Nov Thursday, December 25, 1941; The Hour of Darkness

In November 1941 a Force of 2,000 Canadians were sent to the British Colony of Hong Kong. Little did they know it but It was a hopeless assignment that the Canadian Government knew was doomed, although they denied this. Check out Canadian Corruption with the Hong Kong Commission! The Japanese were already on the move.  The Battle  was a week in length and 280 Canadians were killed and 1600 taken prisoner (300 would die as POWs). They surrendered on Christmas Day. Thirty-five Canadians had died that day. Two of the Dead were cousins from Mann Settlement, Quebec. Crandall and Bertram Irvine are commemorated on the Sai Wan Memorial with a third cousin, Gordon. They served with the Royal Rifles of Canada.