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

On November 16th., 1941 the Canadian troops reached Hong Kong and paraded smartly through the streets, were greeted by Hong Kong Governor, Sir Mark Young and the new GOC of British forces in China, Major-General Christopher M. Maltby. The Canadians arrival brought the total number of troops available to protect the colony to 14,000.
On the November 16th,, 1941, the men of the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers had no idea they were shortly to endure the most incredible hardships and dangers of their lives. They were about to write a chapter in Canadian Military history that gives truth to the motto of the Royal Rifles, "Volens et Valens", "Able and Willing".
The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong and The New Territories consisted of 1060 square kilometers of rugged terrain. The Island of Hong Kong was jagged. The hills were steep, with deep canyons, narrow ravines and miles of concrete water catchments which crisscrossed the island.

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