1st Battalion, Winnipeg Grenadiers -- Provincial Capitol Building, Winnipeg MB
N 49° 53.065 W 097° 08.824
14U E 633108 N 5527426
This memorial plaque to the men who served in the 1st Battalion, Winnipeg Grenadiers, who fought in the Battle of Hong Kong, is affixed to the wall inside the Manitoba Provincial Capitol Building.
Waymark Code: WMJXQH
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 01/13/2014
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This inconspicuous memorial plaque commemorating conspicuous bravery in a lost cause is found on the second floor of the Manitoba Provincial Capitol building, near the Legislative Library.
The text of the plaque reads as follows:
" “ADSUM”
WE ARE PRESENT
To honour the supreme sacrifices paid and sufferings endured by the members of the 1st Battalion, The Winnipeg Grenadiers, in their valiant defence of Hong Kong. Dedicated on the 50th anniversary of their departure from Winnipeg to the Crown colony.
October 25, 1991"
For more on the Battle of Hong Kong, see (
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"The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor, forces of the Empire of Japan invaded British Hong Kong and met the stiff resistance of its garrison, composed of local troops as well as British, Canadian and Indian units. In less than a week the defenders abandoned the mainland, and less than two weeks later, with their position on the island untenable, the colony surrendered. . . . This day is known in Hong Kong as "Black Christmas"." [end]