Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

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auxiliary military unit militia volunteer military formation

The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps was a locally raised militia and auxiliary military unit composed mainly of civilian volunteers who defended Hong Kong, notably during the Second World War.

Aliases (2)

British Hong Kong forces ×1
Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) ×1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	auxiliary military unit → militia → volunteer military formation →
activeDuring	Second World War →
allegiance	British Empire → United Kingdom →
alsoKnownAs	HKVDC → The Volunteers →
category	Colonial regiments of the British Army → Military history of Hong Kong → Volunteer military formations of the United Kingdom →
composedOf	civilian volunteers → local residents of Hong Kong →
conflict	Pacific War →
country	Hong Kong →
engagedIn	Battle of Hong Kong →
function	provide trained reserve for emergencies → support regular British Army units in Hong Kong →
garrison	Hong Kong →
historicalContext	British colonial military forces in Asia →
languageOfCommand	English →
notableCharacteristic	auxiliary to regular British garrison → locally raised → multi-ethnic composition →
notableEvent	defence of Hong Kong in December 1941 →
operationalArea	Colony of Hong Kong →
partOf	British Hong Kong →
primaryOpponents	Imperial Japanese Army →
recruitment	voluntary enlistment →
role	artillery support → coastal defence → defence of Hong Kong → home defence → infantry support →
serviceBranch	British Army (colonial forces) →
status	disbanded →
successor	Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) →
type	part-time military force →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Hong Kong → Battle of Hong Kong ("British Hong Kong forces") →	belligerent
Battle of Hong Kong →	involvedUnit
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps ("Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers)") →	successor