Memorial to the Fallen Soldiers in Hong Kong

The Memorial to the Fallen Soldiers is located in the Central District of Hong Kong, not far from Statue Square. The monument was unveiled on May 24, 1923, by the 16th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Rajinald Edward Stubb, in honor of the British soldiers, sailors and airmen who died during the First World War.

Visually, the memorial almost completely copies a similar monument erected on Whitehall in London in 1920. The design was designed by the famous English architect Edwin Lachens, who became the de facto official architect of the British government after the end of the First World War, creating many monuments and triumphal arches.

Despite the date of its creation, the memorial also serves as a place of reverence for the victims of World War II, for which in the 1970s the dates “1939-1945” and the phrase in Chinese “May their martyred souls be immortal and their noble spirit live forever” were added to the text on it.

Until 1997, ceremonies dedicated to the Day of the Liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese Occupation were held here. Now these celebrations are unofficial. Every year, every second Sunday in November, Memorial Day is celebrated here in honor of the end of the First World War in 1918.

和平紀念碑 / Cenotaph
Address: 皇后像廣場，遮打道，中環，香港 / Statue Square, Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong
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