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A listing of members of "C" Force who were awarded the Military Medal, British Empire Medal or Mentioned in Despatches may be found on this page.
Military Medal
(The medal is awarded to Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and men for individual or associated acts of bravery on the recommendation of a Commander-in-Chief in the field.)
The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the defence of Hong Kong in 1941
| Decoration Ref | Regiment | Regt No | Rank | Last Name | First Name | Second Names |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Canadian Corps of Signals | K83926 | Signalman | SPELLER | Lionel | Curtis |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps | C92078 | Private | CAMERON | Kenneth | Stanley |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30245 | Rifleman | BENNETT | Ernest | Irwin |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30269 | Sergeant | BERNARD | Emile | Gregorie |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E21892 | Lance Sergeant | GOODENOUGH | Murray | Thomas |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30144 | Sergeant | STODDARD | Seldon | Grant |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | B24237 | Rifleman | VARLEY | John | Leslie |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30021 | Staff Sergeant | WRIGHT | Stanley | Walter |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6905 | Private | ATKINSON | Ronald | Edward |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6132 | Private | MORRIS | William | Henry |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H20683 | Private | PRICE | Meirion | |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6048 | Lance Sergeant | WHALEN | Cecil | Thomas |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6436 | Private | WILLIAMSON | Gordon | Edward |
British Empire Medal
| Decoration Ref | Regiment | Regt No | Rank | Last Name | First Name | Second Names |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Canadian Corps of Signals | K80593 | Signalman | SQUIRES | Arthur | Raymond |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H26072 | Private | KERR | Reginald | Alexander |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6620 | Private | MORGAN | Francis | John |
Mentioned in Despatches
| Decoration Ref | Regiment | Regt No | Rank | Last Name | First Name | Second Names |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Canadian Auxiliary Services | Supervisor | O'NEILL | Francis | Gregory | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Canadian Chaplains Service | Honourary Captain | DELOUGHERY | Francis | Joseph | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Canadian Dental Corps | D110142 | Sergeant | COTE | Renaud | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps | Lieutenant | GRAY | Gordon | Cameron | |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Canadian Corps of Signals | D3385 | Signalman | DAMANT | Robert | |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Canadian Corps of Signals | K35468 | Corporal | SHARP | Charles | John |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | Lieutenant | BRADLEY | William | Barker | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | C5942 | Rifleman | BURNS | John | Francis |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30659 | Rifleman | CASTONGUAY | Bernard | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30161 | Rifleman | CLARICOATES | Ronald | |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30077 | Rifleman | DAVIES | Morgan | Isaac |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30547 | Sergeant | D'AVIGNON | Maurice | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30285 | Rifleman | DOIRON | Marcel | Joseph Jean-Marie |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30730 | Rifleman | DROVER | Archibald | Frederick |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E21822 | Corporal | FITZPATRICK | John | Joseph |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E29957 | Lance Corporal | HARRISON | Edwin | E |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E29919 | Corporal | HENDERSON | Stewart | Derrill |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30520 | Rifleman | KELLY | Frederick | Joseph |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30092 | Corporal | LATIMER | Lorne | Rayburn |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | Major | MACAULAY | Malcolm | Thomas Gordon | |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | A9220 | Sergeant | MACDONELL | George | Stuart |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | Lieutenant | MACMILLAN | Angus | Archibald | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30053 | Corporal | MACRAE | Allan | Howard |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E29838 | Lance Sergeant | MCCARRON | Joseph | Maurice |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E29951 | Corporal | MCRAE | George | William |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30271 | Rifleman | POIRIER | Joseph | Patrick |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | F40323 | Rifleman | ROBLEE | Lloyd | Logan |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | Lieutenant | ROSS | James | Forsyth | |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | Lieutenant | SCOTT | Arthur | Beresford | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E29809 | Warrant Officer Class I | SHORE | Leslie | Walter |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E30270 | Sergeant | STICKLES | Leslie | Robert |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | E29806 | Staff Sergeant | THOMSON | John | Brown |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | F29945 | Rifleman | WALLACE | James | Austin |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | Royal Rifles of Canada | C6352 | Rifleman | WURM | Gilbert | Albert |
| London Gazette, 20 February 1948 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6294 | Private | ADAMS | John | Henry |
| London Gazette, 20 February 1948 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6700 | Lance Corporal | BERZENSKI | George | |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6851 | Private | BROWN | Frank | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | Lieutenant | CORRIGAN | Leonard | Bertram | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6198 | Corporal | COUTTS | George | Lount |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | Lieutenant | DUNDERDALE | John | Edward | |
| London Gazette, 20 February 1948 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6771 | Private | ELLIS | Percy | John |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | K85488 | Private | FLEGG | Aubrey | Peacock |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6186 | Private | GALBRAITH | Nelson | Carlyle |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | Major | HOOK | Henry | William | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6643 | Private | JOHNSON | Alfred | Stanley |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6001 | Warrant Officer Class I | KEENAN | Oscar | Charles |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6899 | Private | KOHUT | Basil | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6027 | Sergeant | MANCHESTER | Robert | |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6736 | Private | MATHESON | John | Cameron |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6044 | Private | MATTHEWS | Norman | Charles |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6167 | Sergeant | MAWSON | Alfred | Erle Eden |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6838 | Private | MCFARLAND | Ernest | Charles |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6863 | Private | MCKNIGHT | Melville | Garnet |
| London Gazette, 20 February 1948 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6016 | Sergeant | PAYNE | John | Oliver |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6118 | Sergeant | PORTER | Kenneth | Edward |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6341 | Private | SHEFFER | Sidney | Albert |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6101 | Lance Corporal | SMITH | Edwin | George |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6104 | Private | THOM | James | Murray |
| CG 15 Jun 46; CARO/6632, 17 Jun 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6026 | Lance Corporal | VEALE | Richard | Frederick |
| CG 6 Apr 46; CARO/6522, 18 Apr 46 | The Winnipeg Grenadiers | H6090 | Lance Sergeant | WATSON | Charles |
