Memorial Service, Anfield Cemetery

Steve Lau, Chair of the Ensuring We Remember Campaign, will join local Chinese community representatives at a memorial service at Anfield Cemetery next Sunday, where five members of the Chinese Labour Corps are buried.  We are grateful to the organisers for the invitation.

Why I signed the petition…

My great grand father died in the service of the Labour corps. Mark, Craven Arms Sign the Petition here.

Today we remember the following men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on this day. CHANG TE SHENG ‘36688’ 1917 CHU CHIN TE ‘108197’ 1918 SUNG HAN MING ‘64370’ 1918 T’IEN YUNG CHIH ‘26113’ 1919 We Remember Them

Pagoda Arts: Last Post for the Chinese Labour Corps

Try and make this special event. It promises to be both moving and inspirational.

Why I signed the petition…

I’m signing because I didn’t realise the role China had played in ww1 until recently, and that is wrong. Rachel, London Sign the Petition here.

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These guys deserve official recognition for their sterling work and the suffering they endured. Charles, Bamber Bridge Sign the Petition here.

Last Post

Today we remember Mr Li Jen Kuei who died on this day in 1918. Mr Li is the first person since the 14th August when we started to remember the fallen men of the Chinese Labour Corps, who stands alone among the fallen. As a single representative of all those who died whilst serving in …

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About the Chinese Labour Corps

Every man who joined the Labour Corps was assigned a number that would effectively replace their name for the duration of their service. Whilst translators were on hand to explain orders to the men, British officers referred to each man by the numbered wristband each wore and it was reproduced on the headstones of those men …

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Purchase your Fundraising Banquet Tickets

Join us for some of the best food in London’s Chinatown, and help us raise funds for the Chinese Labour Corps Memorial Campaign. Why not buy a table for ten and host your own guests for the evening? A table for ten costs £500 email banquet@ensuringweremember.org.uk for further information.   Ticket sales now closed.

Talk on Chinese Labour Corps, London.

On the centenary of the First World War and the tenth anniversary of Morecambe Bay, a talk organised by Diana Yeh (University of Winchester) commemorates the lives lost during epic journeys of migration and to examine ways forward for the future. Steve Lau presents a short film on the contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps …

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China’s problems at the outbreak of war: No 1. Spheres of Influence

China, at the outbreak of war, was effectively controlled (in large part) by five greet powers, Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Japan, through what was known as spheres of influence.  Within these spheres the respective nations held sway, and even the Chinese government could not enforce its own laws if push came to shove.   …

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Book Review: China and the Great War: China’s Pursuit of a New National Identity and Internationalization.

Xu Guoqi. China and the Great War: China’s Pursuit of a New National Identity and Internationalization. Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2011 342 pp. £24.93 (Paperback), £68.55 (Hardback)  ISBN 978-0521283236. Reviewed by Peter Worthing Department of History, Texas Christian University   Beyond Betrayal: The Larger Picture of China and World War I Discussions of China and World …

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Source of war dead records

Each day we publish an In Memoriam, detailing the names of those men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died on that day. Currently we are using the lists of names and their dates of deaths provided by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is generally believed that a significant number who died have not …

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In Memoriam

On the 19th September the following men of the CLC died. CHAO HSUEH CH’EN (50022) 1918 LIU LIEN TSENG (54956) 1917 T’IEN LI PEN (24169) 1919 TING T’UNG I (133283) 1919 WANG YU LIN (42902) 1918 We Remember Them

British Forces TV Coverage

Coverage of the Campaign Launch by British Forces TV can be viewed here.  

Fundraising Dinner

The Chinese in Britain Forum will be holding a fundraising dinner. All proceeds will support the work of the Ensuring We Remember Campaign. Date: 11th November, 2014 Venue: Imperial China Restaurant, Lisle Street, London Chinatown. Tickets are priced at £55 and there is a cash bar. A table of ten can be bought for £500. This …

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164 lives remembered in our first month

On the 14th August we began to remember the anniversaries of individual men of the Chinese Labour Corps who died in service. One month on we have commemorated 164 men.

In Memoriam

Deaths among members of the Chinese Labour Corps on this day were: YANG WEN PIN(45961) 1917 TSO LIEN CHI (1554) 1917 WANG KUANG HSUEH (55705) 1918 YANG NIU (48721) 1918 HUNG YUAN (6335) 1918 CHIANG CHUNG CHING (6527) 1918 HO HSI K’UEI (6062) 1918 HSU CH’UANG TE (6448) 1918 HSU YUN CH’ENG (95690) 1918 HSUEH …

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South China Morning Post Covers Campaign

We’re delighted to report that the Ensuring We Remember Campaign has been reported in the South China Morning Post’s City Scope Magazine.  The original text can be found here. Anna Chen’s South China Morning Post magazine City Scope column on the China Labour Corps memorial campaign 31st August 2014 This month, the world commemorated the centenary of …

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What we mean when we say, “We Remember Them”.

Each day we record the names of those members of the Chinese Labour Corps whose anniversary of their death falls on that day. Numbers vary, and so far its been as low as two and as high as eleven – though you must bear in mind that these deaths fall over a period of three …

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Campaign Lapel Pin

[le_product] The Ensuring We Remember Campaign team invite you to support the campaign by wearing one of our campaign lapel pins. Made of nickel and enamel, the pin has the feel and look of quality, and its simplistic elegance will not look out of place whatever you’re wearing. We hope as many people will wear …

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The Campaign Logo

Our logo design takes a quite deliberate industrial look for the background, symbolising labour. A forget-me-not flower is imposed on top, and is intended to be an all embracing aspirational message – that all members of the Chinese Labour Corps be remembered. No wording is used, but there is a very simple inscription:       …

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BBC coverage of the Chinese Labour Corps.

Today, deaths reach double figures

For the first time since we began recording daily death tolls on 14th September we reach double digits. On this day, between 1916 and 1919 eleven men of the Chinese Labour Corps died. CHAI LIEN SHENG (23700) 1917 CHANG HUI LIN (22778)  1917 CHANG LI HAI (23764)  1917 CHANG TA YUNG (23322)  1917 KUNG HSING TAO …

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Maintaining a balanced perspective

This letter appeared in The Guardian in response to Maev Kennedy’s coverage of our launch. Your account understated how horrendously these 95,000 Chinese were treated, as were 40,000 under French control. As Xu Guoqi revealed in his book Strangers on the Western Front: Chinese Workers in the Great War, members of the Chinese Labour Corps who survived …

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Shandong

Shandong (山東) literally means Eastern Mountains. As has been briefly explained in our short history of the Chinese Labour Corps the fate of Shandong is at the heart of the story of the Chinese Labour Corps.  China’s spokesperson at the Paris Conference called it Chinas Holy Land. Certainly some of Shandong’s scenery is inspiring, as this …

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Entrance to the Chinese cemetery at Noyelles-sur-mer

Why it matters…

Why it matters. In an occasional series of articles, we ask people involved in the Campaign to tell us why it matters, Steve Lau writes in his capacity as Chair of the Chinese in Britain Forum, the Campaign’s lead body. —– To embark upon such a venture as the Ensuring We Remember Campaign isn’t done …

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The Four Year War – 1916-1920

As our daily In Memoriam posts show, many Chinese Labour Corps men died well after the last guns had been fired, and the overwhelming majority of surviving combatant and non-combatant forces had returned home, mostly to be received as heroes. For the Chinese the four year war began not in 1914 to end in 1918, …

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A supporters vBlog

We thought we’d share with you a video Blog by Nathan Hazlett. If you have something to say on the campaign, let us know, whether by video, audio or in writing.

One week, 36 deaths – 23 after the Armistice

During our first week of remembering those members of the Chinese Labour Corps who died we have remembered 36 men. Of those 36, 23 died after the Armistice – that’s a staggering 64%. The most common surname of those who died was Liu (simplified 刘, traditional 劉)who accounted for 11% of the deaths -Liu is …

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Speech by Steve Lau, Chair of the Strategic Partnership Board

The following is the text of the speech by Steve Lau, Chair of the Strategic Partnership Board which was given at the launch of the Ensuring We Remember Campaign. My Lord, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is with a sense of great honour and privilege to stand before you today to announce the launch …

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Lecture: World War 1 and China: the Chinese Labour Corps in France

24 September 2014, 1-2pm The Kanaris Theatre Manchester Museum Dr. Jenny Clegg Free to attend and there is no need to book. Dr. Jenny Clegg is a Senior Lecturer at the University for Central Lancashire and her specialist research mainly focuses on China’s development and it’s implications for the world order. 2014 marks the 100th …

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Campaign Launch: Strategic Partners and Speakers

Making a financial contribution

We understand that we are in a period of austerity, and so we are particularly grateful to those supporters who are willing and able to make a financial contribution. If you are not in a position to do so, then please consider the other ways you can support this campaign. We explain here the numerous …

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Lord and Lady Bates pay respects at the Chinese cemetery in Noyelles

Lord and Lady Bates stopped at the chinese cemetery at Noyelles-sur-mer where 842 Chinese Labour Corps volunteers are buried. The cemetery is adjacent to the site that once had the largest Chinese hospital in the world, and certainly the best treatment available in any Chinese hospital in the world. The great care of the doctors …

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Campaign Launch

Today the Ensuring We Remember site is officially launched. This is our main Campaign video. Please enjoy and share.  

Notes on An introduction to the Chinese Labour Corps Video

By necessity we try to explain sometimes complex points in a very limited time. As a result we resort to using a word or phrase which fails to capture the subtlety of the matter. To clarify such points we will be adding notes to each of our videos to explain some of the words of …

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Campaign Petition now open. Please sign.

The Campaign Petition can be found here. Please do consider signing it and letting your friends know about it.

Three day exhibition at Charing Cross Library, London, 16 -19 May 2014

A rare opportunity has arisen courtesy of Westminster Library Services to see “Hundreds of precious photographs recording the difficult time of WW1 and how the Chinese fought together with the British and French. It is the first time these images, from museums in China, have been seen in the UK.” We will post an update …

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UCL Friends of the Chinese Labour Corps

We are delighted to announce the launch of the UCL Friends of the Chinese Labour Corps – a pioneering student-led body of University College London. Formally registered as a student volunteer organisation at UCL, UCL Friends are affiliated to the Campaign. Jonathan Liu, founding President of the UCL Friends of the Chinese Labour Corps said, Being able to …

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