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British Forces Overseas Hong Kong

Index British Forces Overseas Hong Kong

British Forces Overseas Hong Kong comprised the elements of the British Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines) and Royal Air Force. [1]

190 relations: Aberdeen, Hong Kong, Admiralty, Hong Kong, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Battle of Hong Kong, Battle of Monte Cassino, Black Watch, Boxer Rebellion, Brigade, Brigade of Gurkhas, Brigadier, British Army, British Army Aid Group, British Forces Broadcasting Service, British Hong Kong, British Military Hospital, Hong Kong, British Overseas Territories, Bryan Dutton, Canada, Central, Hong Kong, Cheshire Regiment, Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building, Christopher Maltby, Coldstream Guards, Commander British Forces in Hong Kong, Commander-in-chief, Commander-in-Chief, China, Crossroads International, Division (military), Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, First Opium War, Flagstaff House, Garrison, George Charles D'Aguilar, George Murray (British Army officer), Gin Drinkers Line, Government Flying Service, Government House, Hong Kong, Government of Hong Kong, Governor of Hong Kong, Green Howards, Gun Club Hill Barracks, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, HMS Alligator (1821), HMS Flycatcher, HMS Melville (1817), HMS Minden (1810), ..., HMS Princess Charlotte (1825), HMS Tamar (1863), HMS Tamar (shore station), HMS Victor Emmanuel (1855), Hong Kong 1967 leftist riots, Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Military Service Corps, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong Police Force, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Howard Kelly (Royal Navy officer), Hung Hom, Irish Guards, Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, John K. Lawson, John Robert Osborn, Kai Tak Airport, King's Own Scottish Borderers, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Kohima Camp, Korean War, Kowloon, Lan Kwai Fong, Lancashire Fusiliers, Lancelot Perowne, Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village, Liberation Day (Hong Kong), Light infantry, Major general, Malayan Emergency, Middlesex Regiment, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Mount Austin Barracks, Muharraq Airfield, Murray Barracks, Murray Battery, Murray House, National security, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, Near East Air Force (Royal Air Force), No. 114 Squadron RAF, No. 205 Squadron RAF, No. 209 Squadron RAF, No. 215 Squadron RAF, No. 22 Squadron RAF, No. 28 Squadron RAF, No. 45 Squadron RAF, No. 60 Squadron RAF, No. 660 Squadron AAC, No. 681 Squadron RAF, North Point, Northamptonshire Regiment, Osborn Barracks, Pacific Place (Hong Kong), People's Liberation Army, Perowne Barracks, Queen's Gurkha Signals, Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment, RAF Kai Tak, RAF Little Sai Wan, RAF Maintenance Command, RAF Strike Command, RAF Support Command, RMS Queen Mary, Royal Air Force, Royal Army Educational Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Royal Corps of Signals, Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Engineers, Royal Green Jackets, Royal Gurkha Rifles, Royal Hampshire Regiment, Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, Royal Marines, Royal Military Police, Royal Navy, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Regiment of Wales, Royal Scots, Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Ruttonjee Hospital, Sai Wan, Saltash, Scots Guards, Seaforth Highlanders, Sha Tin Airfield, Sha Tin New Town, Sham Shui Po, Sham Shui Po Barracks, Shek Kong, Shek Kong Airfield, South Wales Borderers, Staffordshire Regiment, Stanley Fort, Stanley, Hong Kong, Stonecutters Island, Sun Hung Kai Centre, Tai Po Tsai, Taikoo Dockyard, The Winnipeg Grenadiers, Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, Tuen Mun, Typhoon Wanda (1962), Victoria Barracks, Hong Kong, Wan Chai, Welch Regiment, Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong, Wiltshire Regiment, World War II, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, 14th/20th King's Hussars, 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers, 17th/21st Lancers, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 3 Commando Brigade, 36 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom), 48th Brigade (United Kingdom), 4th Queen's Own Hussars, 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, 5th Cruiser Squadron, 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles, 7th Queen's Own Hussars, 846 Naval Air Squadron, 847 Naval Air Squadron. Expand index (140 more) »

Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Aberdeen is an area and town on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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Admiralty, Hong Kong

Admiralty is the eastern extension of the central business district (adjacent to, but separate from, Central) on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.

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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006, from when it became a single battalion in the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)

The Army Air Corps (AAC) is a component of the British Army, first formed in 1942 during the Second World War by grouping the various airborne units of the British Army (which are no longer part of the AAC).

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Battle of Hong Kong

The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.

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Battle of Monte Cassino

The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle for Cassino) was a costly series of four assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by Axis forces during the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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Black Watch

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion (拳亂), Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement (義和團運動) was a violent anti-foreign, anti-colonial and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, toward the end of the Qing dynasty.

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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Brigade of Gurkhas

Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers.

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Brigadier

Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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British Army Aid Group

The British Army Aid Group (BAAG) was a para-military organisation for British and Allied forces in southern China during the Second World War.

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British Forces Broadcasting Service

The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides radio and television programmes for Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and their dependents worldwide.

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British Hong Kong

British Hong Kong was the period during which Hong Kong was under British Crown rule, from 1841 to 1997 (excluding the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945).

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British Military Hospital, Hong Kong

The British Military Hospital was a hospital in Hong Kong for the use of the British garrison.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOT) or United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

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Bryan Dutton

Major-General Bryan Hawkins Dutton CB CBE (born 1 March 1943) was the last Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong, from 1994 to 1997.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Central, Hong Kong

Central (also Central District) is the central business district of Hong Kong.

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Cheshire Regiment

The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.

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Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building (abbreviated as PLA Forces Hong Kong Building) is a 113 metre (371 ft) tall, 28-floor building located within the former HMS Tamar naval base on Lung Wui Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong.

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Christopher Maltby

Major General Christopher Michael Maltby, (13 January 1891 – 6 September 1980) was a senior officer in the British Indian Army who served as Commander of British Troops in China in 1941 before the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, after which he became a prisoner of war.

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Coldstream Guards

The Coldstream Guards (COLDM GDS) is a part of the Guards Division, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.

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Commander British Forces in Hong Kong

The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF) was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong and was in charge of the Hong Kong British Forces.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Commander-in-Chief, China

The Commander-in-Chief, China was a senior officer position of the British Royal Navy.

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Crossroads International

Crossroads International is a Canadian international development organization based in Toronto and Montréal.

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers.

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Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1959.

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Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment

The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) was an infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Duke of Wellington's Regiment

The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division.

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East Surrey Regiment

The East Surrey Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959.

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First Opium War

The First Opium War (第一次鴉片戰爭), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China over their conflicting viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice in China.

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Flagstaff House

Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of Western-style architecture remaining in Hong Kong.

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Garrison

Garrison (various spellings) (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip") is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base.

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George Charles D'Aguilar

Major-General Sir George Charles d'Aguilar,; January 1784 – 21 May 1855), was a British Army officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong (1843–1848).

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George Murray (British Army officer)

Sir George Murray (6 February 1772 – 28 July 1846) was a British soldier and politician from Scotland.

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Gin Drinkers Line

The Gin Drinkers Line or Gin Drinkers' Line was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War.

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Government Flying Service

The Government Flying Service (GFS) is a disciplined unit of the Government of Hong Kong.

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Government House, Hong Kong

Government House (formerly 督憲府/香港總督府/港督府), located on Government Hill in the Central District of Hong Kong Island, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

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Government of Hong Kong

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly the Hong Kong Government or simplified as GovHK, refers to the executive authorities of the Hong Kong SAR.

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Governor of Hong Kong

The Governor of Hong Kong was the representative in Hong Kong of the British Crown from 1843 to 1997.

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Green Howards

The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division.

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Gun Club Hill Barracks

Gun Club Hill Barracks are barracks in King's Park, Hong Kong formerly used by British Army garrisons during British colonial rule.

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Happy Valley, Hong Kong

Happy Valley is an upper-income residential area in Hong Kong, located on Hong Kong Island.

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HMS Alligator (1821)

HMS Alligator was a 28-gun ''Atholl''-class sixth rate of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Flycatcher

HMS Flycatcher was a stone frigate name for the Royal Navy's headquarters for its Mobile Naval Air Bases which supported their Fleet Air Arm units.

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HMS Melville (1817)

HMS Melville was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 February 1817 at Bombay Dockyard.

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HMS Minden (1810)

HMS Minden was a Royal Navy 74-gun ''Ganges''-class third-rate ship of the line, launched on 19 June 1810.

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HMS Princess Charlotte (1825)

HMS Princess Charlotte was a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 September 1825 at Portsmouth.

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HMS Tamar (1863)

HMS Tamar was a Royal Navy troopship built by the Samuda Brothers at Cubitt Town, London, and launched in Britain in 1863.

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HMS Tamar (shore station)

HMS Tamar was the name for the British Royal Navy's base in Hong Kong from 1897 to 1997.

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HMS Victor Emmanuel (1855)

HMS Victor Emmanuel was a screw-propelled 91-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, originally launched as HMS Repulse, but renamed shortly after being launched.

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Hong Kong 1967 leftist riots

The Hong Kong 1967 leftist riots were large-scale riots between pro-communists and their sympathisers, and the establishment.

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Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock

Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock was a Hong Kong dockyard, once among the largest in Asia.

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Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Military Service Corps

The Hong Kong Military Service Corps (HKMSC) (Traditional Chinese: 香港軍事服務團) was a British army unit and part of the British garrison in Hong Kong (see British Forces Overseas Hong Kong).

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Hong Kong Museum of Art

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is the main art museum of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence

The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is a museum in Hong Kong, located in a former coastal defence fort overlooking the Lei Yue Mun channel, near Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island.

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Hong Kong Park

The Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Police Force

The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre

The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is located in Hong Kong Park, at 7A Kennedy Road in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Howard Kelly (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir (William Archibald) Howard Kelly (6 September 1873 – 14 September 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

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Hung Hom

Hung Hom is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of the railway in the Yau Tsim Mong District (油尖旺區).

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Irish Guards

The Irish Guards (IG), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and, together with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army.

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Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (香港日據時期) began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to Imperial Japan on 25 December 1941.

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John K. Lawson

Brigadier John Kelburne Lawson (27 December 1886 – 19 December 1941) was the senior Canadian officer and commander of the West Brigade during the Battle of Hong Kong.

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John Robert Osborn

John Robert Osborn, VC (2 January 1899 – 19 December 1941) was a Canadian soldier.

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Kai Tak Airport

Kai Tak International Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998.

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King's Own Scottish Borderers

The King's Own Scottish Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.

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King's Shropshire Light Infantry

The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the Childers Reforms of 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755.

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Kohima Camp

Kohima Camp or Kohima Barracks as it was officially described in Tai Po Tsai north of Clear Water Bay Peninsula was the site of a proposed new army barracks to house an additional British infantry battalion to be stationed in Hong Kong following a careful review of the needs of Hong Kong which had taken place over 1980/81.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon.

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Lan Kwai Fong

Lan Kwai Fong (often abbreviated as LKF) is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong.

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Lancashire Fusiliers

The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many centuries and wars, including the Second Boer War both World War I and World War II, and had many different titles throughout its 280 years of existence.

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Lancelot Perowne

Major-General Lancelot Edgar Connop Mervyn Perowne CBE (11 June 1902 – 24 March 1982) was a British Army officer who commanded 17th Gurkha Division.

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Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village

Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village used to be Lyemun Barracks, barracks for the British Soldiers stationed in Hong Kong.

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Liberation Day (Hong Kong)

During British rule, Liberation Day celebration took place in Hong Kong on the last Monday in August to commemorate the liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation in 1945.

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Light infantry

Light infantry is a designation applied to certain types of foot soldiers (infantry) throughout history, typically having lighter equipment or armament or a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry.

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Major general

Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Malayan Emergency

The Malayan Emergency (Darurat Malaya) was a guerrilla war fought in pre- and post-independence Federation of Malaya, from 1948 until 1960.

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Middlesex Regiment

The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.

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Mount Austin Barracks

Mount Austin Barracks was a British Army base in Hong Kong during British rule.

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Muharraq Airfield

Muharraq Airfield is a military base located adjacent to Bahrain International Airport.

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Murray Barracks

Murray Barracks was a barracks for the British Army garrisoned in Admiralty, Central in Hong Kong.

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Murray Battery

Murray Battery was an artillery battery located on Battery Path, beneath Government Hill in Central, Hong Kong.

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Murray House

Murray House is a Victorian-era building in Stanley, Hong Kong.

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National security

National security refers to the security of a nation state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, and is regarded as a duty of government.

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Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes

The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) is an organisation created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed by the British Armed Forces, and to sell goods to servicemen and their families.

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Near East Air Force (Royal Air Force)

The former Royal Air Force Near East Air Force, more simply known as RAF Near East Air Force, was the Command organisation that controlled all Royal Air Force assets in the Eastern Mediterranean (the Near East).

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No. 114 Squadron RAF

No. 114 Squadron was a squadron of the British Royal Air Force. It was first formed in India during the First World War, serving as a light bomber squadron during the Second World War and as a transport squadron post-war. It was last disbanded in 1971.

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No. 205 Squadron RAF

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No. 209 Squadron RAF

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No. 215 Squadron RAF

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No. 22 Squadron RAF

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No. 28 Squadron RAF

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No. 45 Squadron RAF

45 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force.

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No. 60 Squadron RAF

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No. 660 Squadron AAC

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No. 681 Squadron RAF

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North Point

North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong.

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Northamptonshire Regiment

The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960.

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Osborn Barracks

Osborn Barracks (now known as) was a British Army facility in Hong Kong.

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Pacific Place (Hong Kong)

Pacific Place is a complex of office towers, hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway, in Admiralty, Hong Kong.

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People's Liberation Army

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Communist Party of China (CPC).

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Perowne Barracks

Perowne Barracks is a former British Army barracks in Hong Kong.

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Queen's Gurkha Signals

The Queen's Gurkha Signals (QGS) is a regular unit of Royal Corps of Signals, one of the combat support arms of British Army.

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Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment

The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1961 to 1966.

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Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793.

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Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)

The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated "QO HLDRS," was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.

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Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment

The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army which existed from 1959 to 1966.

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RAF Kai Tak

RAF Kai Tak was a Royal Air Force station in Hong Kong.

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RAF Little Sai Wan

RAF Little Sai Wan was a signals intelligence station in the Siu Sai Wan area of Hong Kong.

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RAF Maintenance Command

RAF Maintenance Command was the Royal Air Force command which was responsible for controlling maintenance for all the United Kingdom-based units from formation on 1 April 1938 until being renamed RAF Support Command on 31 August 1973.

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RAF Strike Command

The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007 when it merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command.

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RAF Support Command

Support Command was a command of the Royal Air Force.

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RMS Queen Mary

The RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line – known as Cunard-White Star Line when the vessel entered service.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Army Educational Corps

The Royal Army Educational Corps (RAEC) was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills.

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Royal Army Medical Corps

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.

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Royal Army Veterinary Corps

The Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC), known as the Army Veterinary Corps (AVC) until it gained the royal prefix on 27 November 1918, is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals.

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Royal Corps of Signals

The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals - abbreviated to R SIGNALS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army.

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Royal Corps of Transport

The Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) was a British Army Corps established to manage all matters in relation to the transport of men and material for the Army and the wider Defence community.

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Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME; pronounced phonetically as "Reemee" with stress on the first syllable) is a corps of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

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Royal Green Jackets

The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two "large regiments" within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry).

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Royal Gurkha Rifles

The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas.

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Royal Hampshire Regiment

The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot.

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Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force

The Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (RHKAAF) was an auxiliary unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, based in Hong Kong.

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Royal Hong Kong Regiment

The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) (RHKR(V)), formed in May 1854, was a local auxiliary militia force funded and administered by the colonial Government of Hong Kong.

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Royal Horse Artillery

The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was formed in 1793 as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (commonly termed Royal Artillery) of the British Army.

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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1968.

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Royal Lincolnshire Regiment

The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army raised on 20 June 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath.

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Royal Marines

The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is the amphibious light infantry of the Royal Navy.

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Royal Military Police

The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operations and exercises.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Royal Regiment of Wales

The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.

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Royal Scots

The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I of Scotland.

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Royal Tank Regiment

The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the Great War.

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Royal Welch Fusiliers

The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.

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Ruttonjee Hospital

Ruttonjee Hospital is a hospital in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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Sai Wan

Sai Wan (Western District or simply Western) is an area in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town.

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Saltash

Saltash is a town and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, UK.

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Scots Guards

The Scots Guards (SG), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.

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Seaforth Highlanders

The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland.

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Sha Tin Airfield

Sha Tin Airfield was a small military airfield in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, which had a single concrete runway.

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Sha Tin New Town

Shatin New Town is one of the new towns in Hong Kong.

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Sham Shui Po

Sham Shui Po is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei 石硤尾.

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Sham Shui Po Barracks

Sham Shui Po Barracks was a British Army facility built in the 1920s in the Sham Shui Po area of Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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Shek Kong

Shek Kong is an area north of Tai Mo Shan, located near Kam Tin and Pat Heung, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Shek Kong Airfield

The Shek Kong Airfield, ICAO: VHSK), formerly RAF Sek Kong or Sek Kong Airfield, is an airfield (airbase) located in Shek Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong. The station (airbase) houses units of People's Liberation Army Air Force as well as being open for civilian use during weekends. The closest MTR station is Kam Sheung Road.

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South Wales Borderers

The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years.

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Staffordshire Regiment

The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales') (or simply "Staffords" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.

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Stanley Fort

Stanley Fort is a military installation on the south side of Hong Kong Island.

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Stanley, Hong Kong

Stanley (赤柱) is a coastal town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong.

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Stonecutters Island

Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau (Hong Kong Hakka: Ngong2 Son2 Ziu1) is a former island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.

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Sun Hung Kai Centre

Sun Hung Kai Centre is an office skyscraper in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Tai Po Tsai

Tai Po Tsai (大埔仔) is an area and a village, clustering in a small plain around Clear Water Bay Road in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

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Taikoo Dockyard

Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company was a dockyard in what is now Taikoo Shing, MTR Tai Koo Station and part of Taikoo Place of Quarry Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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The Winnipeg Grenadiers

The Winnipeg Grenadiers was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army formed on 1 April 1908 under General Order No.

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Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong

The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, referred to as "the Handover" internationally or "the Return" in Mainland China, took place on 1 July 1997.

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Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is a city near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Typhoon Wanda (1962)

Typhoon Wanda was the most intense tropical cyclone on record in Hong Kong.

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Victoria Barracks, Hong Kong

The Victoria Barracks were a barracks in the Admiralty area of Central on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Wan Chai

Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.

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Welch Regiment

The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969.

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Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong

Wellington Barracks was a military barracks located to the east of Garden Road in Admiralty, Hong Kong.

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Wiltshire Regiment

The Wiltshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles

The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, (abbreviated to 10 GR), was originally a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin.

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14th/20th King's Hussars

The 14th/20th King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers

The 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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17th/21st Lancers

The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army on India's independence in 1947.

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3 Commando Brigade

3 Commando Brigade is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces and the main manoeuvre formation of the Royal Marines.

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36 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)

36 Engineer Regiment is a Royal Engineers regiment in the British Army that was formed in 1949.

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48th Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 48th Brigade was a brigade of the British Army.

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4th Queen's Own Hussars

The 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685.

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51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland

51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland is an Adaptable Force Brigade of the British Army.

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5th Cruiser Squadron

The 5th Cruiser Squadron and also known as Cruiser Force D was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1907 to 1915 and the again from 1939 to 1946.

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6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles

The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence.

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7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles

The 7th Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin, before being transferred to the British Army, following India's independence in 1947 and after 1959 designated as the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles.

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7th Queen's Own Hussars

The 7th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1690.

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846 Naval Air Squadron

846 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.

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847 Naval Air Squadron

847 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Forces_Overseas_Hong_Kong

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