The following members of the Chinese Labour Corps died on the 14th August: CHANG YUN KAO (59115) 1918 CHU HSING MING (96878) 1919 LIU CH’ING HAI (16651) 1919 If you are wondering why 14th August 1919 when hostilities ended on 11th November 1918, it’s because the Chinese Labour Corps were kept on after the armistice to repair …
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Countdown to China’s Great War centenary
Today’s our second anniversary. We launched the Ensuring We Remember Campaign on the 14th August 2014. It wasn’t a random date, it marked the 97th anniversary of China formally joining the allies as a belligerent in the Great War. From today, 14th August 2016 through to 13th August 2017 we will be remembering the men …