The earliest memorial honouring those who fell defending Hong Kong in the First World War
Inscribed with the words "The Glorious Dead" and "1914-1918"
The years "1939-1945" were later added to honour victims of the Second World War
The Chinese characters 英魂不朽 浩氣長存 ("May their martyred souls be immortal, and their noble spirits endure") were added in the 1970s to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Japanese invasion
During British rule, Liberation Day celebration took place here on the last Monday in August to commemorate the Liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation in 1945
No official ceremonies have taken place here since 1997
Liberation Day is no longer a general holiday in Hong Kong
Commemorative activities are still held at there each year
The Antiquities Authority has declared it as monuments under the Antiquities & Monuments Ordinance in 2013
