'C' FORCE - BRIGADE GROUP
NOTE The information below is taken from official DND Casualty Lists given to the General Public on 26th December 1941 following the Capture of Hong Kong. Some of the information such as the individual's rank may have changed while they were overseas.
Regt No Rank Last Name First Name Second Names Appointment Original Town Province
BRIGADE
  Captain BUSH Howard Stanwix Alderton Staff Captain Ottawa ON
  Colonel HENNESSY Patrick   Senior Administration Officer Ottawa ON
  Brigadier LAWSON John Kelbume Brigade Commander London ON
  Major LYNDON Charles Augustus Brigade Major Edmonton AB
CANADIAN AUXILIARY SERVICES
  Supervisor O'NEILL Francis Gregory Att'd to RRC Charlottetown PEI
  Supervisor PORTEOUS George   Att'd to WG Saskatoon SK
CANADIAN CHAPLIN SERVICES
  Honourary Captain BARNETT James   Att'd to RRC (CofE) Quebec QC
  Honourary Captain DELOUGHERY Francis Joseph Att'd to Brigade (RC) Pembroke ON
  Honourary Captain LAITE Uriah   Att'd to WG (UC) Vancouver BC
CANADIAN DENTAL CORPS
D110142 Sergeant COTE Renaud     St. Georges de Beauce QC
  Captain CUNNINGHAM Winston Ross Officer Commanding Souris MB
H3205 Private DWYER Terence William   Port Arthur ON
K84852 Private MARTIN Allen Stanley   Long Beach, CA USA
H3148 Corporal PAUL Glen Francis   Winnipeg MB
  Captain SPENCE James Clayton McCarthy   Port Arthur ON
H50527 Sergeant WEST Ernest Maurice   Winnipeg MB
CANADIAN POSTAL CORPS
C97583 Private BRUNET Lucien     Montreal QC
C97586 Sergeant CLARK Charles Albert NCO in charge Toronto ON
C97584 Private OVERTON William James   Toronto ON
CANADIAN PROVOST CORPS
D108545 Private BARKER George Ernest Rupert   Nokomis SK
D63200 Private BISSONNETTE Maurice     Montreal QC
D82033 Private DAWSON Frederick     Montreal QC
D117580 Sergeant EMO James Thomas Company Sergeant Major Montreal QC
D117576 Sergeant HOPE Alexander     Montreal QC
D115025 Private LAVOIE Joseph Eugene Romeo   St. Jean QC
D109917 Private MCDOWELL Wilfred     Unknown  
D109906 Private WARREN Robert Patrick   Verdun QC
CORPS OF MILITARY STAFF CLERKS
K91517 Sergeant BARTON Thomas     Victoria BC
C96314 Sergeant BLACK Marvin Foster   Rolling Dam NB
A99616 Sergeant JEWITT Charles Lewis   London ON
P38163 Warrant Officer Class II MYATT Victor Joseph Quartermaster Sergeant Verdun QC
K92083 Sergeant PHILLIPS William Edward   Victoria BC
THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
  Captain BANFILL Stanley Martin Att'd to RRC East Angus QC
  Lieutenant CHRISTIE Katherine Georgina Nursing Sister Toronto ON
  Major CRAWFORD John Neilson Brown Senior Medical Doctor Arcola, SK SK
  Lieutenant GRAY Gordon Cameron Att'd to Brigade Edmonton AB
K70360 Private PERRY Harvey   Returned to Canada Vancouver BC
  Lieutenant REID John Anthony Gibson Att'd to WG Toronto ON
  Lieutenant WATERS Ann May Nursing Sister Winnipeg MB
THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY PAY CORPS
  Captain DAVIES Roslyn Milan Brychan Paymaster, att'd to WG Winnipeg MB
K92050 Sergeant ELLIS Lyle Leonard Company Sergeant Major San Jose, CA USA
A99507 Sergeant LUMB David William   London ON
C28815 Sergeant MCBROOM William Henry   Kingston ON
H4028 Sergeant STAGER Robert Cecil   Ayr ON
  Captain TERRY Edward Louis Field Casher, Brigade Ottawa ON
  Captain THOMSON Andrew Cecil Meredith Paymaster, att'd to RRC Quebec QC
THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS
A34973 Private AXFORD James Garton   St. Thomas ON
B89635 Private BARLOW Edwin     Gormley ON
A56551 Private BERGER Max     Sarnia ON
B89253 Private BURTON John Edgar   Toronto ON
B83222 Sergeant CARTER Albert Edward   Toronto ON
D114803 Sergeant CHARRON Rene John   Montreal QC
B89145 Private CURTIS Edward James   Toronto ON
P28096 Corporal HAUSER Theodore     Hilda AB
  Captain HICKEY Overton Stark Commanding Officer New York, NY USA
P28078 Sergeant HUNTER Arthur Hilton   St. James MB
F91781 Private HURLEY James Jacob   Middleton NS
D106529 Private JACKSON Albert     Montreal QC
B89264 Private MELVILLE David Shearer Brigade HQ Driver Toronto ON
D114776 Private NEWSOME Ambrose     Montreal QC
B81614 Private PEARCE William Richard   Toronto ON
F92817 Private SAUNDERS Walter John   Chester NS
B95056 Staff Sergeant SWORD David Lawrie   Toronto ON
THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS
K35409 Lance Corporal ACTON Robert William Hayes Signals Operator Victoria BC
D116237 Signalman ALLISTER William   Signals Operator Montreal QC
K35438 Signalman BEATON John Donald Despatch Rider Vancouver BC
  Captain BILLINGS George Michael Brigade Signals Officer Kingston ON
D3385 Signalman DAMANT Robert   Despatch Rider Montreal QC
K34935 Signalman DAMOURS Roland   Signals Operator Montreal QC
K34722 Corporal DAYTON Ernest Arthur Signals Operator Chilliwack BC
K34017 Signalman DOUGLAS John Taylor Signals Operator Vancouver BC
B32015 Signalman DOWLING Lawrence Frederick Signals Operator St. Catherines ON
K34912 Signalman FAIRLEY John Lloyd Frederick Signals Operator Port Alberni BC
P7563 Signalman GERRARD Horace   Signals Operator Red Deer AB
K34730 Signalman GRANT George Charles Rhind Signals Operator Vancouver BC
H38860 Signalman GREENBERG Hymie   Signals Operator Speddin AB
K35476 Signalman GRIMSTON Anthony Frank Signals Operator Victoria BC
H38902 Signalman HORVATH James Ernest Signals Operator Pine Falls MB
K36026 Signalman JENKINS Walter George Telephone Lineman Winnipeg MB
K11054 Signalman KEYWORTH Charles Melbourne Signals Operator Victoria BC
K36009 Signalman KURLUK Theodore   Telephone Lineman Rhein SK
K34073 Signalman LITTLE John Samuel Signals Operator Terrace BC
B31782 Lance Corporal MITCHELL James Fraser Galbraith Despatch Rider Kearney ON
P7575 Signalman NAYLOR Howard Edward Signals Operator Victoria BC
D3389 Signalman NORMAND Wallace George Despatch Rider Montreal QC
K34027 Corporal PENNY Donald Alfred Signals Operator Vancouver BC
K83057 Signalman REDHEAD Thomas   Signals Operator Victoria BC
K74567 Signalman ROBINSON Arthur Thomas Signals Operator Vancouver BC
K34771 Signalman ROSE Jacob   Signals Operator Vancouver BC
P7541 Sergeant ROUTLEDGE Ronald John Signals Operator Forrest MB
K35468 Corporal SHARP Charles John Signals Operator Victoria ON
K83926 Signalman SPELLER Lionel Curtis Despatch Rider Victoria BC
K80593 Signalman SQUIRES Arthur Raymond Telephone Lineman Victoria BC
K34801 Signalman THOMAS Ernest Roy Despatch Rider Lynnmour BC
D116314 Signalman VERREAULT Joseph O. Georges Telephone Lineman Montreal QC
K34757 Lance Corporal WHITE Wesley James Signals Operator Abbotsford BC
THE ROYAL CANADIAN ORDNANCE CORPS
C94100 Corporal BURGESS Clarence Earl   Ottawa ON
C92078 Private CAMERON Kenneth Stanley   Ottawa ON
C94119 Private CANIVET Leslie Malcolm   Ottawa ON
K83964 Private CUSSON Paul Marc   Nanaimo BC
P35276 Corporal DESROCHES Gerard Gilbert   Ottawa ON
D92784 Private DICKS Charles James   Montreal QC
P35257 Staff Sergeant JACKMAN George   Quartermaster Sergeant Ottawa ON
K37702 Private MAYBERRY Henry Esplin   Vancouver BC
C28713 Private MCGUIRE Frank Charles   Kingston ON
B8466 Private O'BRIEN Gerald Joseph   Toronto ON
REFERENCES:
1. 'Canadian Prisoners of War and Missing Personnel in the Far East', Edward Cloutier, King's Printer, Ottawa, Canada, 1945, 100-9-45 (8020); H.Q.S. 9050-14-15; corrected 18 Sep 1945
2. "Nominal Roll of Canadian Forces At Hong Kong", The Winnipeg Tribune, 41 Dec 26
3. Casualty List No. M-892A, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 10
4. Casualty List No. M-892B, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 11
5. Casualty List No. M-892C, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 13
6. Casualty List No. M-892D, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 13
7. Casualty List No. M-892E, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 14
8. Casualty List No. M-892F, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 15
9. Casualty List No. M-893A, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 17
10. Casualty List No. M-893B, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 18
11. Casualty List No. M-893C, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 19
12. Casualty List No. M-893D, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 20
13. Casualty List No. M-893E, Prisoner of War Now Released, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada, 45 Sep 21