Resources and Related Links
Personal Accounts and Interviews
The personal accounts of our veterans provide a valuable and unique view of the battle and aftermath.
Personal Accounts and Interviews
Canada in Hong Kong : 1941-1945 The
Forgotten Heroes (10 lessons)
These lesson plans are designed for use in history and social studies programs in high schools.
Canada in Hong Kong Lesson Plans
The Battle of Hong Kong: Telling the Story
Mailed to you at no cost, this CD contains a multimedia presentation that is designed for a high school audience.
The War in the Pacific
Teacher: Graeme Stacey, BC
Overview:
This is a short presentation that summarizes the war in the Pacific. Provided as a MS PowerPoint file, it includes 4 pages of teaching notes.
The War in the Pacific (download)
Discussion notes when viewing “Savage Christmas: Hong Kong 1941” National Film Board production
Teacher: Graeme Stacey, BC
Overview:
Savage Christmas is a film that is available from the National Film Board website as a live stream and first aired in 1991. From the NFB website: “In the autumn of 1941, nearly 2,000 inexperienced Canadian soldiers were sent to Hong Kong at the request of the British government as a symbolic show of strength that would deter a Japanese attack on the colony. Canada's soldiers found themselves in the midst of a desperate battle they could not hope to win. On Christmas Day, 1941, the British colony of Hong Kong officially surrendered to Japan. The surviving defenders became prisoners of war. Over the next three and a half years, many of them would come to envy the dead.”
The accompanying discussion notes offer suggestions to teachers that are linked to specific times and events in the film.
Savage Christmas: Hong Kong 1941 live streaming: National Film Board. Unfortunately, this film is only available in English.
Human Rights in Asia-Pacific 1931-1945
This resource is broken into sections: introduction, teacher backgrounder, lessons, resources, and handouts. It is complete with maps, testimonials, pictures, quotations, details of peace treaties, international conventions on war, assessment, and extension possibilities.
Little-Known Facts
Here is a list of firsts and other surprising facts to grab your attention and stimulate your curiosity.
Little
Known Facts - 'C' Force
Veterans Affairs Canada
- Battle of Hong Kong: Search
results
listing various links about
the battle and aftermath.
Use the search string: hong kong battle 1941 - Video Interviews: "Heroes
Remember"
The Memory Project from the Historica-Dominion Institute
I am Remembered...Canada's Hong Kong Veterans
View a video created by The War Amps.Wikipedia Article
The Battle of Hong Kong took
place during the Pacific
campaign of World War II. The battle began on December 8, 1941 and
ended on
December 25, 1941 with