World War I Chinese laborers thanked
By Nigel?Collett |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2018-09-03 09:45
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It is fitting that those who went to a war thousands of miles from their home, and laid down their lives for a cause that at first they could not have understood, are at last remembered and thanked for their sacrifice.
The author, Lieutenant Colonel Nigel Collett, is a retired British Army officer who commanded the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in Hong Kong between 1991 and 1992 and is currently vice-chairman of the Royal British Legion's Hong Kong & China Branch.
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