serviceyears branch death_place death_date allegiance awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1914 -- 1941 canada 1868 hong kong 19 december 1941 canada 1868 croix de guerre first world war second world war 27 december 1886 sai wan war cemetery brigadier john k. lawson
 john kelburne lawson
john k. lawson

brigadier john kelburne lawson -lrb- 27 december 1886 -- 19 december 1941 -rrb- was the senior canadian officer and commander of the west brigade during the battle of hong kong .
he was the most senior officer to be killed in action during the battle and the highest ranking canadian soldier killed in action in the second world war .
