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    Memorial

    Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

    231 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

    Source: Copyright Jenny Turner

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    Current Location

    Memorial is no. 231 in Orange Zone. Near Burma Star memorial, close to FEPOW building, National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 1810414569

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    Type of Memorial
    Stone of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    72173
    Description
    Rectangular stone with commemorative inscription on inset section below sculpted emblem. The stone is fixed to a stone base.
    Inscription
    HONG KONG VOLUNTEER/ DEFENCE CORPS/ [Chinese lettering]/ THE CORPS WAS FOUNDED IN 1854./ IN 1941 IT WAS OVER 2000 IN STRENGTH/ COMPRISING: INFANTRY, ARTILLERY,/ FIELD ENGINEERS, FIELD AMBULANCE,/ NURSING AND OTHER MILITARY/ FORMATIONS./ THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED/ TO ALL THOSE MEMBERS OF THE CORPS/ WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO/ SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE DEFENCE OF HONG KONG/ IN WORLD WAR II/ 1941-1945.
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Components

    Stone of remembrance

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Base


    Condition: Good