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The following story appears courtesy of and with thanks to Ronald Parker and Father
Major Maurice Albert Parker:

During the fighting on the mainland General Maltby had decided to divide the island into two halves along a North/South line that ran from Causeway Bay in the North to Chung Am Kok in the South. The units were layered back in depth. The plans assumed the attack would come from the sea.

The East Brigade was under the command of General Wallis. He had positioned "B" Company of the Royal Rifles in the front lines beside the line dividing the two Brigades, To their East, on the other side of the bay was the Royal Rifles "A" Company. To the rear between "A" and "C" Companies, was "D" Company, RR of C. Behind them, in reserve was "C" Company, and in the rear echelon were the 5/7 Rajputs, there to rest and recover from their fighting on the mainland. Strategically placed in the pockets between the Royal Rifle Companies were units of the HKVDC, The Royal Artillery, Mortar Units, Machine Guns and The East Brigade Headquarters.
The West Brigade was under the command of Brigadier John Lawson. Their western flank, manned by "C" Coy if the Winnipeg Grenidiers, was beside "B" Coy of the Royal Rifles. To their West was "B" Coy, W.G., and in the center, behind "C" & "B" was "A" Coy, W.G. In reserve was "D" Coy, W.G., and in the rear echelon were the 2/14 Punjabs resting and recovering. Again, in the pockets between the Grenadier Companies were HKVD troops, and The Royal Scots who were guarding the Brigade H.Q. General Maltby's Head Quarters were in the middle of the West Brigade.

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