Memorial Canadian Prisoners of War

This memorial commemorates the Canadian soldiers who were made prisoners of war during the Battle of Hong Kong and who died in the prison camps.

The text reads, in English:
TWO MAPLE TREES WERE PLANTED ON 5 DECEMBER 1991
IN MEMORY OF OUR CANADIAN COMRADES
WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, PERISHED IN PRISON CAMPS
AND HAVE SINCE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE SUFFERING INFLICTED
1941-45
WE WILL NEVER FORGET
HONG KONG VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

Français : L'inscription en français:
CES DEUX ERABLES ONT ETE PLANTES LE 5 DECEMBRE 1991
EN MEMOIRE DE NOS CAMARADES CANADIENS
QUI ONT PAYE LE SACRIFICE SUPREME
QUI ONT PERIS DANS LES CAMPS PRISONNIERS ET
QUI SONT DECEDES DEPUIS A LA SUITE DES SOUFFRANCES INFLIGEES
1941-45
NOUS NE LES OUBLIERONS JAMAIS
L'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS DE HONG KONG

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons