1940/12:- 12 Heavy Regiment was renamed 12 Coast Regiment and were transported to Hong Kong, There were three batteries 20, 24, 35 included in the regiment.     1941/02:- The 35 battery was renamed 965 Defence Battery     1941/12:- The 20 Coast Battery was converted to Hong Kong Singapore RA (HKS) due to lack of British coast artillery personnel.       Re-designated 26 battery Hong Kong Singapore (HKS) RA.       Batteries then set up positions at:-

1 Mount Davies - 24 Battery with 3 x 9.2 inch Guns 2 Stone Cutters - 26 Battery with 3 x 6 inch Guns and 2 x 60 pounder Guns 3 Jubilee - 26 Battery with 3 x 6 inch Guns 4 Belcher’s Upper - 965 Battery with 1 x 6 inch Gun 4 Belcher’s Lower - 965 Battery with 2 x 4.7 inch Guns 5 Repulse Bay - 965 Battery with 2 x 18 pounder Guns 6 Tytam Bay - 965 Battery with 2 x 18 pounder Guns 7 Stanley Bay - 965 Battery with 2 x 18 pounder Guns 8 Promontory Bay - 965 Battery with 1 x 2 pounder Gun 9 Island Bay - 965 Battery with 1 x 2 pounder Gun 10 Deepwater Bay - 965 Battery with 1 x 2 pounder Gun 11 Tai Ho Wan - 965 Battery with 1 x 2 pounder Gun

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