Canadian Troops Arriving at Hong Kong
This photograph shows The Winnipeg Grenadiers at Hong Kong on the day of their arrival, 16 November 1941.

Canadian Troops arrive in Hong Kong

The units of 4 Canadian Armoured Division landed on the beaches at Courseulles and Bernières, beginning with the Governor General’s Foot Guards on 24 July. The South Albertas followed on 25 July, the Elgin Regiment, the Canadian Grenadier Guards on 26 July, and the British Columbia Regiment on 28 July. Once joined by 10 Infantry Brigade, the division moved into reserve positions south-east of Caen. 

The Elgins as part of the 4th Can. Armoured Div.

Infantrymen of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada cooking a meal and warming themselves around a fire in a barnyard near Veen, Germany, March 7th 1945.

(L-R): Privates Bob Fessay, G.J. Burt, K.L. McKenney and L.R. Young.