Sai Wan War Cemetery

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The headstone of Brigadier J.K. Lawson, who was the highest rank to be killed in action during the defence of Hong Kong, originally buried by Japanese army upon the occuption but was re-buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery.
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The headstone of Brigadier J.K. Lawson, who was the highest rank to be killed in action during the defence of Hong Kong, originally buried by Japanese army upon the occuption but was re-buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery.

Sai Wan War Cemetery is a military cemetery in Chai Wan, Hong Kong.

The cemetery contains the bodies of war dead of the Second World War, mostly soldiers from the Commonwealth.

It is one of three cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

There are 1505 buried at Sai Wan with 280 from Canada, including Brigadier J.K. Lawson, the highest rank to be killed in action during the defence, Company Sergeant-Major Jack Osborne and Colonel P. Hessessy.

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