Stanley Military Cemetery — Local services in Hong Kong

The Stanley Military Cemetery is found along Wong Ma Kok Road and is open to the public from 8am to 5pm daily. Historically, this was a colonial cemetery for those from the British garrison in Stanley until the 1860s. The cemetery was closed at that time and not used until the WWII era and Japanese Occupation.

Within the cemetery grounds you will find panel information about the Defence of Hong Kong in December 1941 which resulted in over 4,500 infantry and volunteer defence corps fatalities, many of whom were laid to rest here at the Stanley Military Cemetery.

As you walk the grounds you will find early colonial headstones (1840-60s) along with those who perished during the war (1940s). There are also a memorial with the names of the Chinese who died in service to Allied Forces during WWI and WWII who have no...

The Stanley Military Cemetery is the final resting site of about 500 allied soldiers who lost their lives, some of them defending Hong Kong to the bitter end in World War II, as well as 9 civilians who died at the Stanley Internment Camp.

British soldiers were buried here from 1841 to 1866, but the practice was halted for nearly 80 years until the end of World War II. Built on a hill with sharp, grassy slopes, a set of stairs leads up from the main entrance with the Cross of Sacrifice displayed...

Part of our History, Remembering the Defence of Hong Kong. It is a beautiful part of Hong Kong that has a large patch of Green, a novelty in Hong Kong. It is very well preserved since 1841. In memory and salute to those allied force defending Hong Kong...