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*The [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] Archive at the [[British Library]] holds information on both Happy Valley and Stanley cemeteries under file reference Mss Eur F370/81
*The book ''Garrison Memorials in Hong Kong: Some Graves and Monuments at Happy Valley'' by Solomon Bard 1997 is available [[Hong Kong#Historical books online|online, see below]]. It is also available at the [[British Library]] in the [[BACSA]] Archive, catalogue reference Mss Eur F370/1242. By the same author, but not held in the BACSA Archive, ''Report on survey and study of old service graves at Stanley Military Cemetery'' 1984 and ''Study of Military Graves and Monuments: Hong Kong Cemetery'' 1991, (Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office), the latter may possibly include information about Stanley Cemetery.<ref>''Challenging Dead. A Look into Foreigners’ Cemeteries in Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan'' by Gotelind Müller 2018, page 16, footnote 72 and page 18, footnote 85. See [[Hong Kong#External links|External links]], above.</ref> The 1984 and 1991 publications are available at the Government Records Service Hong Kong, also known as the Public Record Office, Hong Kong in the Library, DDC Call Number 929.5095125 BAR and 929.5 BAR respectively.
*The book ''British and Indian Armies on the China Coast 1785-1985'' by Alan Harfield 1990 is available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01009472436 . Includes lists such as “List of Known Recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894” and “List of Officers who served with the Hong Kong Regiment 1892-1902”. This [https://web.archive.org/web/20231022105837/https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicg/uk.people.ex-forces/c/v3LqubdrU1k link] lists some “Military Commanders of Hong Kong and China” from the book (pages 483-484).
*The book ''Traders of Hong Kong: Some Foreign Merchant Houses, 1841-1899'' by Solomon Bard Hong Kong: Urban Council, 1993 is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01012493829 . [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Traders_of_Hong_Kong.html?id=IXeHAAAAIAAJ Searchable but not viewable Google Books]. "A very useful summary of the wide range of foreigners, from Germans and Americans to Armenians, Parsees and Jews"<ref> "Annotated Bibliography The Basics" ''Hong Kong History Project''. Refer External links, above.</ref>
*The National Archives, Kew record series CO 1070 index cards in respect of Second World War Hong Kong civilian internees and some prisoners of war are now searchable by name. See TNA blog [https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/life-and-death-in-hong-kong-during-the-second-world-war/ "Life and death in Hong Kong during the Second World War"] 8 February 2024.
==Hong Kong Volunteers==
****Hong Kong Weekly Press (1895/01/03 – 1909/12/24)
::::Note some issues and pages may be omitted
:*[https://archive.org/details/china-mail?sort=date ''The China Mail'' collection at Archive.org] Issues from 1866 to 1961, broken range. Note this collection also includes some editions of ''Hong Kong Daily Press'' 1864- 1941 September, ''Hong Kong Telegraph'' 1881 June - 1951 March, ''Hong Kong Sunday Herald'' 1929 January-1950 October. (Dates as at 2023/12/30. Additional files are being added regularly.) Note there is a "Search text contents" specific to this collection, or browse particular years or issues.
:*''Overland China Mail'' was the weekly edition of ''China Mail'', also containing articles from ''Evening Mail'' and ''Sunday Herald'', and was published 1848 to 1941.<ref>[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/common/attachments/hkcl/resources/resources_ra_01_reading_area.pdf Hong Kong Public Library] page. Also [https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/02/15/new-titles-15-february-2021/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] February 15, 2021. The British Newspaper Archive Blog.</ref>
::''Overland China Mail'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals/British Newspapers ", with 'County' classified as Hong Kong China, with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, added Feb 9, 2021. The date range when added was January 11, 1853 to December 30, 1915 being 1853-1861, 1863-1894, 1897-1915; 1848-1852, 1895-1896 added May 2, 2022; 1916 added Feb 22, 2024; (with 1848–1916 planned), with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/overland-china-mail BNA page]. For BNA, the 'Region' is classified as South Central China, and the 'County' is classified as Hong Kong, China. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".
:* ''The London and China Express'', published in London, with target readership those outside the Indian Empire, is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals"/"British newspapers", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites. The date range is from November 25, 1858 to July 2, 1931. For more details see [[Newspapers and journals online#London and China Express|Newspapers and journals online]].
*[https://www.chinafamilies.net China Families], previously called China Coast Family History, and part of the Chinese Maritime Customs project, University of Bristol. The website provides "a growing body of information about men and women of many different nationalities, professions and ages, who lived and worked in China between the 1850s and 1940s. These records have been drawn from government department lists, legal and diplomatic records, cemetery lists, and during research undertaken for a number of projects on the history of modern China and of the foreign relations of China". There is a Search facility and links to a number of online Directories. Also includes a page [https://www.chinafamilies.net/links-for-further-research/hong-kong/ Hong Kong]
**[https://www.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/commems-memorials/cwgc_hongkong.pdf "The War Cemeteries and Memorials in Hong Kong"] Commonwealth War Graves Commission Information Sheet. dva.gov.au
**[http://www.npr.org/2012/08/21/159363999/deaths-tell-the-story-of-life-in-old-hong-kong?sc=emaf "Deaths Tell The Story Of Life In Old Hong Kong"] by Louisa Lim August 21, 2012 npr.org. An article about Patricia Lim and the Hong Kong Cemetery
**[https://www.lordwilson-heritagetrust.org.hk/filemanager/archive/project_doc/27-9-30/1a.pdf Hong Kong Cemetery Conservation Management Guidelines] July 2017. Includes History and images. lordwilson-heritagetrust.org.hk
*David’s [http://gwulo.com/ Gwulo: Old Hong Kong] including
**[http://gwulo.com/hong-kong-cemeteries Cemeteries in Hong Kong]
*[http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison.html Hong Kong War Diary : Hong Kong Defenders, December 1941-August 1945] Includes Indian Army Units and Indian Medical Service
*''The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A note on the literature and the effectiveness of the defence'' by Lawrence W C Lai, University of Hong Kong , Discussion paper series, July 2000. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074556/http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf Pdf].lib.hku.hk, now archived.
*[https://digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/1941hkbattle/en/data.php The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A Spatial History Project] digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk Hong Kong Baptist University. Includes a [https://digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/1941hkbattle/en/bibliography.php Bibliography].*[https://www.rhkrnsw.org/occasionalpapers "Occasional Papers"] An historical series of papers on the war and occupation of Hong Kong 1941‐45 from the website ''Hong Kong Volunteer and ex-PoW Association of NSW''.
===Maps===
===Historical books online===
*[http://www.lib.hku.hk/database/ The Universities of Hong Kong Libraries Digital Initiatives] includes
**[http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/index.jsp Hong Kong Government Reports Online 1842-1941] Click on 'Browse the titlesTable of Contents' to see the titles available. Includes the ''Hong Kong Government Gazette'' 1842-1941 and the ''Blue Book'' 1871-1940. ([https://gwulo.com/hong-kong-blue-books Details of ''Blue Books''] gwulo.com.) Earlier editions of the ''Blue Books of Statistics'' are available at the National Archives, Kew record series CO 133, commencing with CO 133/1, for 1844.***In addition, [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22+Hongkong28Hong*+Blue+Book%22%29&sort=titleSorter date ''Hongkong Blue Book for the year…''] broken range from 1887 1914 to 19191938; plus including [https://archive.org/details/hongkongbluebook1920hong/page/n3 1920], including [https://archive.org/details/hongkongbluebook1920hong/page/72 "List of Officers"] page 73. Archive.org.
**[https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/collection/k0698b414/ Hong Kong & the West until 1860]
**[https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/collection/b8515n36q/ China Through Western Eyes] Originally covered the period until 1911, although the date of publication may have been later, but this may no longer apply. Includes titles about missionary work. Some items may be extracts only, and are classified Resource Type: Article
:[https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk DigitalRepository@HKUL] This appears to be a more recent website from the same source The University of Hong Kong Libraries, which includes the collections as above, and perhaps additional collections/material. The digital files appear to be in a more modern format, compared with the "older" website.
*[https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/tb09jw16s ''The Hongkong almanack and directory for 1846 : with an appendix''] General information, but seemingly no lists of names.
:[https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/5d86pv849 ''The Hongkong almanack, and directory for the year 1848''] with names
*[https://www.chinafamilies.net/directories/ Online Directories] from [https://www.chinafamilies.net China Families] University of Bristol. Mostly these focus on Shanghai, although there are some about Hong Kong.
*[http://archive.org/stream/whoswhoinfareast00hongrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''Who's Who in the Far East, 1906-7, June''] Achive.org
*''Rosenstock’s Directory of China and Manila'' also includes Hong Kong. For editions 1909-1917, see [[China]].:[https://archive.org/details/rosenstocks-directory-china-1933/page/n591/mode/2up "Hongkong Section"] digital page 592 ''Rosenstock's Business Directory of China'' 1933 Archive.org.*[https://archive.org/details/the-comacrib-directory-of-china-1925/page/n1059/mode/2up Hongkong Section] digital pages 1060-1296 ''The Comacrib Directory of China 1925 Combined Chinese-Foreign Commercial and Classified Directory of China and Hongkong. Volume 1''. Archive.org*''The Colonial Office List for ...''. Includes a section on each country, and the Colonial Office List at the end of each volume. First published 1862. See [[Directories online#Colonial Office List|Directories online - Colonial Office List]] for a broken range 1862-19401966. Includes Hong Kong and Wei-hai-wei.
*[https://archive.org/details/barbarianeyelord00napi/mode/2up ''Barbarian eye : Lord Napier in China, 1834, the prelude to Hong Kong''] by Priscilla Napier 1995. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*''Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843; and of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong Kong, and Remarks on the Character and Habits of the Chinese'' from Notes of W[illiam] H[enry] Hall, R N and W D Bernard 1844 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=nX1CAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9HZCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP9 Volume II] Google Books
:''Historical and Statistical Abstract of the Colony of Hong Kong 1841-1920'' published 1922. [https://archive.org/details/hist-stat-abstract-hk-1922 Archive.org version], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=E3twAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 Google Books version].
:''Historical and Statistical Abstract of the Colony of Hong Kong 1841-1930'' published 1932. Third edition. [https://archive.org/details/hist-stat-abstract-hk-1932 Archive.org version], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=SgQNAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP5 Google Books version], [https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/9880vr05x digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk version].
*[https://archive.org/details/hongkongshorthis00mag ''Hong Kong: A short history of the colony and an outline of the present political situation in China''] by A G M. 3rd edition revised c 1928 (or later) 1929 (catalogued as 1900) Archive.org
*''Armaments Year-Book : General and Statistical Information'' published by League of Nations. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/ien.35556028984169?urlappend=%3Bseq=176 "Asia and Islands in the Indian Ocean"] includes Hong-Kong, page 176 ''First Year 1924, 2nd Edition'' HathiTrust Digital Library; [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KXAAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA193 "Asia"] page 193 ''1937 edition''. Google Books. See the [[Indian Army]] page for additional editions of this publication.
*''British Rule In Eastern Asia: A Study of Contemporary Government and Economic development in British Malaya and Hong Kong'' by Lennox A Mills 1941. Issued under the auspices of the Secretariat, Institute of Pacific Relations International Research Series. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.89975/page/n7/mode/2up File 1] some missing pages noted; [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.35262 File 2] Archive.org. Public Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/travelerstalemem0000cand/page/n9 ''A Traveler's Tale : Memories of India''] by Enid Saunders Candlin 1974. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. The initial pages indicate the situation in Hong Kong to 1941 when the author’s husband a metallurgist/chemical engineer was transferred to India to work for the Inspectorate of Armaments in ordnance factories. By the same author (born in Shanghai, daughter of a tea merchant) ''The Breach in the Wall: A Memoir of Old China'' 1973. ([https://books.google.com.au/books?id=rtxpS_nLyp8C Searchable but not viewable Google Books], 1987 edition.). Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01000594031 [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/enid-saunders-candlin/the-breach-in-the-wall-a-memoir-of-the-old-chin/ A review] kirkusreviews.com.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b658121?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''Shanghai Lawyer''] by Norwood F. Allman 1943 HathiTrust Digital Library. Includes some chapters on internment by the Japanese in Hong Kong during WW2.
*''Prisoner of the Japs'' by Gwen Drew 1943. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015040804588?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 HathiTrust Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.60006 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection]. The author was an American journalist who was taken prisoner at the fall of Hong Kong.
*[https://archive.org/details/chinatomepartial0000hahn/page/n7 ''China to Me : a Partial Autobiography''] by Emily Hahn 1944. [https://archive.org/details/chinatomepartial00hahn 2nd file], [https://archive.org/details/chinatome00hahn 3rd file] 1944 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Hahn became a New Yorker magazine writer. The latter half of the book covers her experiences in Hong Kong under Japanese control. [http://www.librarything.com/work/144031/reviews/86980107 About the book] librarything.com. "classic memoir of her years in China remains remarkable for her insights into a tumultuous period and her frankness about her personal exploits. A proud feminist and fearless traveler, she set out for China in 1935 and stayed through the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War..."
:[https://archive.org/details/hongkongholiday0000unse/page/n327 ''Hong Kong Holiday''] by Emily Hahn 1946. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/hong-kong-ingrams/page/n1/mode/2up ''Hong Kong''] by Harold Ingrams 1952 Archive.org. A volume in the Colonial Office's series ''The Corona Library'' published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/historyofhongkon0000enda/page/n5/mode/2up ''A History of Hong Kong''] by G B Endacott 1964, first published 1958. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/eastern-entrepot-endacott/page/n5/mode/2up ''An Eastern Entrepôt. A Collection of Documents Illustrating the History of Hong Kong''] by G B Endacott 1964 HMSO. Archive.org
