tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956075724400543302024-03-13T23:25:24.886-07:00Malaya Command1940-1942 Photographs, landmarks, militaralia in WW2 Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Federated States of Malaya - Battlefields of Jitra, Gurun, Kota Bahru, Kampar, Slim River, Gemas, Muar; plus Defences of Penang & Singapore including the Regiments deployed.Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-68208561353237627212012-08-17T22:51:00.001-07:002012-08-17T22:51:37.045-07:00Hugh Pilkington, Volunteer in Malay States Volunteer Rifles ( MSVR) and FMSVF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hugh Pilkington ( Left) during his years a rubber planter in Negri Sembilan, Malaya</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">FMSVR training on a Vickers Machine Gun - Pilk , seated, is the gun loader </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hugh Pilkington, Rubber Planter and volunteer in the Malay States Volunteer Rifles (MSVR)<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pilkington (Pilk) joined the Malay States Volunteer Rifles in 1927. He was with the force for 10 years since then and the Malay States Volunteer Rifles would have amalgamated with the Malaya Volunteer Infantry to form the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF) when he returned to England in 1937. Although it was not compulsory to join, it would not be comfortable if not. As volunteers, they were not paid but their petrol for travel to training would be reimbursed. Pilk often claimed over $20 per month in the late prewar years – a fair sum given reimbursements of 20 cents per mile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pilk attended the often casual meetings of the volunteers and the weekend camps. Above picture showed him training with a WW1 Vickers Machine Gun as a loader. Standard uniform was a pith helmet with flash, wearing roomy shorts nick named Bombay Bloomers or Empire Builders with long socks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At age 33 and 15 years in Malaya as a rubber planter in Negri Sembilan, Pilk returned to England. He chose Norfolk in East Anglia to settle down – not knowing that he will return to Malaya in 1942 as part of 6 Norfolk Regiment, 18th Infantry Division - reinforcing the commonwealth troops in the Battle of Malaya and Singapore against the Japanese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Extracted from “ The Missing Years” by Stu Llod</span></div>
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Private David Marshall, B Company, 1st Battalion SSVF </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">David, centre of picture with pipe, at Nisi-Asibetsu POW Camp, Japan 1945</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">David Marshall, a lawyer, soldier, Chief Minister, politician, diplomat in Singapore<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the time of the Munich Crisis 1938, when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, David Marshall decided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to join the Straits Settlement Volunteer Force (SSVF) as a private soldier at the age of 30 – due to an intense hatred of all forms of dictatorial government. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He recalled then “This is going to be the next great War. Germany on one side and Japan on the other. Japan is going to come here. This is my country (geographically). And I went to the Volunteers and said I wanted to join”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">David was with Allen and Gledhill – founded by Rowland Allen and John Joseph Gledhill in 1901. The law firm was the largest in Singapore, managed by three European partners. One of the partners, William Munro was also a SSVF Volunteer. David joined the firm in 1940, was the first Asian assistant and was paid $750 per month. Another Asian assistant, Wee Chong Jin, joined later in the same year. He was destined to be Chief Justice of Singapore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The SSVF was set up along racial lines i.e. The 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> SSVF Battalions, Singapore had 6 companies: Company A( British), B ( Europeans), Company C (Scottish), Company D(Eurasians), Company E (Chinese), Company F(Malays). When David joined, he was not European and there was no Jewish company. He declared himself a Jew and “an Asian” and was offended when they registered him as an Asian and shunted him to the Eurasian Company D. He refused and was reassigned to B Company where he met William (Bill) Goode, who was to become the last British governor of Singapore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bill recalled that David was not a very smart soldier – he dropped the Lewis gun in a pig-pond in the back of Changi and that they all have to clean it afterwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The volunteers were issued and drilled with the Lee Enfield .303 rifles. There were group training with light machine guns such as the Lewis gun, the Bren gun and the Thomson sub-machine gun. Training was conducted on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons – hence the volunteers were also called “Saturday Night Soldiers” by the regulars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Weekly trainings were supplemented with a few weekend camps and once a year, a fortnight in-camp training. In mid 1940, the volunteers were called up for a two month in-camp training at Telok Paku, Changi ( 26 km from town)in July- August 1940 and April- May 1942. They were accommodated in huts with shower facilities and each day begans with a dawn parade for physical training, followed by showers, shave dressing, breakfast and inspection. In the evenings, there were lectures and indoor gun-drills. After dinner, the men were free to rest, play bridge or other card games. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On weekends, the married men can sleep out but had to return to camp before midnight by Sunday. Besides, employees such as mercantile assistants were allowed to return to work at 2pm and return to camp for parade by 5.15 pm from Monday to Friday in view of the long absence from work during these in-camp training.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The 1942 training were intensified conducted by regular British Army Instructors to include mock battles with blank ammunition and thunder flashes staged in the rubber estates of Sembawang and Tampines. There were unarmed combat and weekly route marches – a distance of 25 km to be completed within 3 hours. Each platoon had one Lewis light machine gun and was also issued with a Boys Rifle that can fire a 0.55 inch bullet against armour of light tanks. Meantime, new volunteers no longer had their kit measure out and tailored by Chinese contractors – standard kits were issued to all volunteers. Each week there was pay parade and European volunteers were paid $1.04 per day whilst Asians were paid 52 cents—paid along racial lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On 1 Dec 1941, a state of emergency was declared in Malaya and Singapore. Governor Sir Shenton Thomas issued a mobilization order to call upon the SSVF for active service. Volunteers reported at the SSVF HQ at Beach Road for active service where they complete all administrative procedures with the issuance of army books, identity discs, rifles, bayonets and ammunition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They were then transported to the Geylang English School once they have been processed and kitted up, plus the collection of company’s general stores. The school has been requisitioned as the HQ for 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion, SSVF Singapore which has A, B, C & D Companies. 1<sup>st</sup> SSVF has been assigned to defend the beaches from Bedok to just pass the Singapore Swimming Club at Tanjong Rhu from Dec 1941 to Feb 1942. The volunteers spent the next two months digging trenches and putting up many barb wire strong-points. The defence from Bedok to Changi was assigned to the Manchester Regiment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">11 Feb 1942, B Company was moved to Peirce Road to reinforce an Australian Battalion. David was made the company runner. The company occupied the tennis courts securing Holland Road from elevated ground for 24 hrs. Next, they secure Ridout Road for four days supporting the frontline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">14 Feb 1942, the Japanese had broken through the frontlines right down to the Kong Guan Biscuits Factory on Alexandra Road and the volunteers were prepared for a counterattack at dawn the next day. However, that evening of the 14<sup>th</sup>, David was summoned to Company HQ to be told that the British were surrendering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">B Company spent the next 2 nights camped at Peirce Road before being told to march to Changi. The SSVF forces gathered at Goodwood Park Hotel on Scotts Road. Their helmets have been confiscated to be shipped back to Japan for recycling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Geoffrey Frank was born in 1924, Kuala Lumpur and attended the Victoria Institution. He was 17 years old when he was evacuated from Singapore with his parents and siblings on the Devonshire setting sail on 7<sup>th</sup> February 1942 to Bombay. By then, he was already a volunteer truck driver.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whilst in India, he joined the 17<sup>th</sup> Dogra Regiment and volunteered for Force 136 and trained as a paratrooper. He was made Captain with a pseudonym “wagtail” and was second in command of the patrol, “Tideway Blue”. He landed in Malaya on 14 August 1945 to link up with other Force 136 operatives and the MPAJA in North Johore, a day before the Japanese surrender. Force 136 HQ Malaya was at Bellamy Road, Kuala Lumpur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>The Light Battery of the FMSVF has 4 guns, 2 in Perak (Left) Section and 2 in Selangor (Right) Section. Commander was Maj. Ronald Wilshaw, A Chemist from the Dept of Agriculture. Senior Officers were all Europeans, some NCOs were Eurasians. Most Eurasians came from C Company, Selangor FMSVF after reorganization and disbandment of Eurasian Company. Sgt Dick Marks brought some men to LBFMSVF, Sgt Ossie Dorall took his men to Armoured Cars, and Sgt Anthony “Gooche” Howe took his to Signals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>The battery was mixed, with 50-60 Europeans and equal number of Eurasians, some Chinese in the Perak Section and one Malay – but work wasn’t. The Europeans aimed and fired the 3.7inch Howitzers; the Eurasians and the Malay worked entirely on transport, wood chopping, latrine digging, loading and unloading of munitions from the lorries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>George Hess, in 1941 and a Eurasian, joined the LBFMSVF after being hassled by his foreman, Stevie McCoy, in the Federated Engineers where he worked as an apprentice. When he joined, he was given a uniform with a wide leather belt that made him look like a “scarecrow”. He later traded it in with a local tailor and had a new one made for $30, paid by his mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>Being a competent mechanic, he was assigned in the LBFMSVF as a dispatch rider on a Norton. He was mobilized a few days after 1 Dec 1941, when a state of emergency was declared and the Volunteers mobilized. The volunteers spent very little time together owing to the importance of rubber and tin to the war effort and was neither as cohesive nor well trained – little use was made of these well-educated men in the Malaya Campaign who almost all spoke Malay and was intimately familiar with the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>The LBFMSVF was sent to the north and gave up their howitzers after 3 weeks of mobilization to an Indian Mountain Battery whom has lost their guns in action in Jitra. They were replaced by 4 x18 pounders, one of which was a display piece which Cecil Hay described as an ancient relic. Nonetheless, the European gunners began to improve the sights of the guns and replace the gun carriages with salvaged axles and parts as the volunteers, mostly tin miners, were engineers by training.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>The poorly equipped volunteers obtained and salvage lorries, cars, bikes, weapons and equipment from abandoned aerodromes which were evacuated hastily by the RAF. Lance Bombardier Harry Oppenheim (Perak Section LBFMSVF) noted the saying “He runs like an RAF grounder, when anyone bolts”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>By 27 to 28 Jan, the battery was withdrawn further south across to <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Singapore</st1:place></st1:country>. They camped at Paya Lebar. Towards the end of the Malayan Campaign, their last position was at Monk’s Hill School, near the government house. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-33002616474504483802011-12-20T23:51:00.001-08:002011-12-21T00:03:10.233-08:002nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (2SSVF) "E" Company ( Chinese Volunteers)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8GX6INgNew/TvGRcuTjkVI/AAAAAAAAAcU/0DgCkIvUVdo/s1600/2-8%2Bdec09%2B041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8GX6INgNew/TvGRcuTjkVI/AAAAAAAAAcU/0DgCkIvUVdo/s400/2-8%2Bdec09%2B041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688487726998065490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Dr Yap Pheng Geck and his wife ( Photo undated)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SAb8pcmSuR8/TvGRc0gOaCI/AAAAAAAAAcg/sbnzsY0jqDA/s1600/2-8%2Bdec09%2B043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SAb8pcmSuR8/TvGRc0gOaCI/AAAAAAAAAcg/sbnzsY0jqDA/s400/2-8%2Bdec09%2B043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688487728661817378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">E Company (Chinese), 2nd Battalion Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ( Photo undated and caption error )</span><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p class="MsoNormal">Scholar, Banker, Gentleman, Soldier – The Reminiscences of Dr Yap Pheng Geck</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Yap Pheng Geck was recruited in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force by Gan Hock Chuan, a Lieutenant in the Chinese Company. Yap served with the SSVF from 1925 to 1945</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Then, Yap joined not because of patriotism and loyalty to the British Empire, but for the excuse from tedious afternoon normal classes which Asian School Masters have to attend</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">SSVF Training in the 1920’s</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Training programs consisted of 2 weekly parades from 5pm – 6.30pm and periodical field days and an annual camp lasting a fortnight</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Active training was conducted in English and consisted mainly arm drills for parades on festive occasions</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The most important occasion was the King’s Birthday Parade held yearly at the Padang</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>There were small arms training consisted of learning to use and care of the rifles, Lewis guns and revolvers – picking and unpicking them into parts, cleaning and oiling them and reassembling them</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Field days and annual camps involved outdoor activities, excursions and a mock battle, including target practices and long marches.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Regular serving officers seconded from the British Garrison would order the volunteers to debus, embus, take cover, capture hill objectives and set their Lewis guns at certain locations – all these actions without instructing the men what and why they were doing all those activities</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">SSVF Training in the 1930’s</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Training for the volunteers became more serious as the Chinese Company Officers were placed in charge of their men training, with assistance from the regular army instructors</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Yap and a few other volunteers were selected for special Officer’s Training</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Officers in the Volunteer Force were reserved for people in the upper echelon of local society i.e. lawyers, doctors, head of businesses or prominent public figures</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Ordinary English- speaking volunteers had to be recruited from the ranks – starting as a recruit, to private stage before becoming a lance-corporal ; all of which Yap went through</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>When the Signals Section was organized, Yap was made Sergeant of the section under Lieutenant S.F. Ho</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>As the war situation in China with Japan worsen, the local Chinese British Subjects pushed for more realistic and intensive military training, with a larger share in the defence of their country of birth i.e. the Straits Settlements and Malaya</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Better training was granted eventually. Yap was attached to the Officers’ Group of the Gordon Highlanders, one of the regular British Garrison Troops stationed in Singapore,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>for specific training under Captain Anthony in Company and Battalion Administration</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Yap sat for the Major’s Examination and passed with credits. He was promoted rapidly from 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant to Lieutenant then to Captain and Officer Commanding the “E” Chinese Company of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Straits Settlement Volunteer Force Battalion ( 2<sup>nd</sup> SSVF). The second in command was Lieutenant Fam Foong Hee</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">2<sup>nd</sup> SSVF OC E Chinese Company</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Yap as an officer, received extra training in giving orders like ; </p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">Appreciation and Sequence of Orders</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">Interior Economy of troops – running a company and looking after the other ranks</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">How to organize man oeuvres and to draft a plan for mock battles and arrange the battles – learning tactics and strategy for the fighting units</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">To observe and learn what was involved in a manoeurve e.g., transportation, feeding, intercommunications</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">Organized own pioneer sections for demolitions, bridge building, carpentry, fittings, own kitchens, ordering supplies, organising transports and feeding the men from central and mobile kitchens</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">Actual combat training involving target shootings, bayonet fighting and grenade throwing</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">2<sup>nd</sup> SSVF Fighting Role</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Primary role was Beach Defences ; the Machine Gun Companies manned Pill Boxes and fire along fixed lines. The Infantry Companies would give cover support for those posts including covering blind spots away from the firing lines</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Paratroops Hunting ; duty was to locate the intruders from the sky, capture and immobilize them; and</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Strategic Withdrawal ; intention was to prevent enforced retreat to include counter attacks which involved van guard and rear guard actions</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">War in Malaya 1941</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>1<sup>st</sup> Dec 1941, E Company of the 2<sup>nd</sup> SSVF was mobilized. In a day or two, 100% attendance was achieved.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Wartime stations have been marked during trainings and E Company was at all Battle Stations on 8 Dec 1941</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The company was mostly deployed along the beaches of Blakang Mati ( Sentosa Island)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>One of the defence stations was located at Raffles Square. Yap, together with his Sergeant Major Lee Kiah Wah experienced the first bombing dropped by the Japanese between 3-4am 8 Dec 1941 whilst doing his rounds of inspecting defence posts under his command.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>E Company HQ was the basement of Ocean Building whilst 2<sup>nd</sup> SSVF Battalion HQ was located at Irwell Bank Road</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>A Chinese Volunteer from Platoon 3, E Company – Corporal Raymond Lee, was killed by the night’s bombing whilst stationed outside the Chartered Bank. He was probably the first casualty of the Japanese Invasion and was accorded a Military Funeral</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Armaments for the Volunteers were old Lee Enfield Mark III rifles, bayonets and Lewis guns. There were no ammunition then – until later when each Volunteer was issued with 15 rounds and had to be kept Platoon or Company HQ until the Japanese landed in Singapore</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Central Kitchen was at the playing field of St Andrew’s School between Waterloo Street and Queen Street. The Quartermaster, Yap Thian Chye was efficient in his role, but transportation of food to the various battalion battle stations were severely disrupted by bombings</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The Volunteers chose to acquire their own transportation and purchased hawker food from nearby hawkers instead</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Yap though that the volunteers were very disorganized and everything was nearly last minute improvisations</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Many Chinese speaking stream joined as members of the Labour Corps filling labour gaps and shortages at the Naval Base and other military installations. When the Japanese landed in Singapore, they would join the “DalForce” as individual groups with their own leaders- out of hatred for the Japanese whom have also invaded what was their motherland, China.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The English educated Chinese mostly enrolled in the Civil Defence – the ARP, Fire Fighting Auxiliaries or Medical Corps, if not with the Volunteers already.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The Volunteers did not have a chance to fire a shot in anger, even though there were instances of sniping by the unseen enemy. They simply fade away when Singapore surrendered. Yap, however, left his contact details behind at Company HQ when he left his post when Singapore had fallen to the Japanese.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Issues with the Volunteers Corps</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The Volunteers were never intended by the authorities to be an effective force</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The Colonial masters were never certain of the loyalty of the locals, even though most Chinese who joined the volunteers considered themselves as “King’s Chinese” being English educated and speaking.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Training and preparations for the Volunteer Force were grossly inadequate</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>No ammunition were given to the force at their battle stations even after war broke out – until about middle of January 1942</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>After the war, European Prisoners of War had received back-pay for internment during the period of war. Local volunteers who were not interned were not paid.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>A one man commission, Worley, a British Judge awarded all mobilized volunteers a statutory pay of 50 cents per day during the period of occupation. European volunteers’ back pay was more than three times that amount.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The volunteers were also awarded the Pacific Star and were counted amongst Ex-Service Members</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Extracted from “Scholar, Banker, Gentleman, Soldier – The Reminiscences of Dr Yap Pheng Geck”, Published 1982</p>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-40927758007405631052011-12-20T08:16:00.000-08:002011-12-20T08:23:45.468-08:00Singapore Royal Engineers ( Volunteers) - SRE (V)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zprS71qEFNM/TvC2IRbsDXI/AAAAAAAAAcI/uaEJeNFUjJ0/s1600/2-8%2Bdec09%2B039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zprS71qEFNM/TvC2IRbsDXI/AAAAAAAAAcI/uaEJeNFUjJ0/s400/2-8%2Bdec09%2B039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688246582603681138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Francis Thomas, SRE (V)</span><br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p class="MsoNormal">Francis Thomas, School Teacher of St Andrews School, Singapore - Principal from 1959 to 1971</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Arrived in Singapore in 1934, and joined the Singapore Volunteers Corps.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Attended training in Malacca but shortly resigned from the corps as he was asked to but refused to buy a life insurance policy from the Captain of his company </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>In 1939, he joined the Singapore Royal Engineers (Volunteers) – SRE (V) of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, which was converted into a Bomb Disposal Unit.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The unit had to clear beaches along the Katong and Siglap area to offer good fields of fire for beach defences and to demolish any sea structures like “Bathing Pagars” which ran from the beaches to the sea</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Besides, they have to deal with Japanese Bombs which they have no information of, even when the Japanese have been bombing for the past years particularly in China. British Intelligence failed to collect such information or failed to note that.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The trainers had ideas of German bombs and found that Japanese Bombs were with simpler designs than the German’s – if they would not go off on impact, it’s a dud and it was easy to dig them out and ferry them back to base camp to dismantle and to diffuse.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>When the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Malaya, a limited Chinese Volunteers were allowed to join the SRE (V) as helpers</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Francis was tasked to teach the Chinese Volunteers the parts of the rifle, to aim, fire and clean them. They were also taught parade ground drills which served to form individuals into a coherent team.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The Chinese SRE(V) were actively committed to the defence of Singapore and it was a misjudgment of the British forces to have left them untrained and unwanted until too late</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Francis last duty before the fall of Singapore was to demobilize the Chinese Volunteers, tell them to change into civilian clothes and drove them back home.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>On the night of the surrender, the SRE (V) were told to go to Battery Road and the Raffles Place area. The next day, they were asked to return to the Volunteers HQ in Beach Road. From the HQ, they were to march to Changi Barracks. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The SRE(V) Sergeant ( An Australian who was a car engineer in civilian life) acquired a lorry to drive the unit in dignity to their imprisonment</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>As they were not harassed during their journey, they made two more trips back to town to get supplies</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>A few days after settling down as a prisoner of war in Changi, a middle aged Volunteer shared this with Francis;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>“This life made us lower than animals. When we were free, we would think about women in the evening; now, we never think of women!”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Extracted from “Memoirs of a Migrant”, by Francis Thomas - published in 1972</p>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-25431116846661276562011-09-14T21:51:00.000-07:002011-09-14T22:01:10.791-07:00Pill Boxes & Bunkers in Singapore, Penang & Malaya ( Malaysia) Series No.3<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uzAlSuodwTs/TnGEqq-K2dI/AAAAAAAAAb4/_taD4pUyyH4/s1600/DSC00067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uzAlSuodwTs/TnGEqq-K2dI/AAAAAAAAAb4/_taD4pUyyH4/s400/DSC00067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652444875951102418" border="0" /></a>Army FW3 Branch Design , 1940 Pill Boxes Type 22. Located at the perimeter of Alor Setar Airbase for close defence ; camouflaged as part of a garden setting (?)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MXAuj-0BOuI/TnGEqZhgP3I/AAAAAAAAAbw/b5yk-3nSYZg/s1600/DSC00057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MXAuj-0BOuI/TnGEqZhgP3I/AAAAAAAAAbw/b5yk-3nSYZg/s400/DSC00057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652444871267467122" border="0" /></a>Army Type 22 1940 Pill Box located at the front of the RAF(ex) Officer's Mess at the Alor Setar Airbase ( an extremely close quarter defence!). The Mess was used by General Yamashita and his staff as a forward HQ during the battle for Northern Malaya.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-71VTyTEqqDA/TnGEqXbJs0I/AAAAAAAAAbo/skew_WqFwZA/s1600/DSC00034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-71VTyTEqqDA/TnGEqXbJs0I/AAAAAAAAAbo/skew_WqFwZA/s400/DSC00034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652444870703952706" border="0" /></a>Army Type 22 1940 Pill Box located at Jitra Padi fields, as part of the Jitra Defence Line<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wyw_ZrzcEm0/TnGEqDNpvUI/AAAAAAAAAbg/UijKbxV8aaY/s1600/21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wyw_ZrzcEm0/TnGEqDNpvUI/AAAAAAAAAbg/UijKbxV8aaY/s400/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652444865278623042" border="0" /></a>Close up of the MG/Rifle Loop hole of the Pill Box<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aldV_oGpYK4/TnGEq3OHxEI/AAAAAAAAAcA/G8W0uZgZzKc/s1600/DSC00120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aldV_oGpYK4/TnGEq3OHxEI/AAAAAAAAAcA/G8W0uZgZzKc/s400/DSC00120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652444879239234626" border="0" /></a>Army Type 22 1940 Pill Box located at the road leading to the Alor Setar Airbase<br /></div>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-28983012375974003242011-09-14T21:21:00.000-07:002011-09-14T21:37:16.808-07:00Pill Boxes & Bunkers in Singapore, Penang & Malaya(Malaysia) Series No. 2<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hwU8eUl2igE/TnF-BjQwweI/AAAAAAAAAbI/P4acPMfigvQ/s1600/DSC00164_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hwU8eUl2igE/TnF-BjQwweI/AAAAAAAAAbI/P4acPMfigvQ/s400/DSC00164_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652437572437197282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Naval Design Pill Box Type 1, 1937/38 located in Pasir Panjang, Singapore. This type 1 is similar to the ones located in Penang ( series 1) and the Kota Tinggi Defence line. See below, frontal and back view of the pillbox<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aoBX8AlPzTo/TnF-Bd55neI/AAAAAAAAAbA/RuHE0iwBXNM/s1600/DSC00163_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aoBX8AlPzTo/TnF-Bd55neI/AAAAAAAAAbA/RuHE0iwBXNM/s400/DSC00163_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652437570999131618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5bxFrm163nA/TnF-BTrsasI/AAAAAAAAAa4/pnV2Ux1PfWM/s1600/DSC00162_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5bxFrm163nA/TnF-BTrsasI/AAAAAAAAAa4/pnV2Ux1PfWM/s400/DSC00162_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652437568255191746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ogmb4dftZx0/TnF-Bmbq-XI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Bs4z7acIlZ0/s1600/DSC00177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ogmb4dftZx0/TnF-Bmbq-XI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/Bs4z7acIlZ0/s400/DSC00177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652437573288262002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Naval Pillbox Type 2 1937/38 located at the coast of Labrador Park in Singapore. This type of pill boxes were located mainly on the coasts south of Singapore ( in Changi, Pasir Panjang and the Island of Sentosa). They can also can be located in Penang, along the coasts covering the Bayan Lepas Airbase.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f08Bx8q7xOw/TnF-B0SLwAI/AAAAAAAAAbY/gw4w57M-yio/s1600/DSC00176_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f08Bx8q7xOw/TnF-B0SLwAI/AAAAAAAAAbY/gw4w57M-yio/s400/DSC00176_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652437577006563330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The tower in the middle would have been installed with the range finder, as a Forward Observation Post for ranging Artillery/Guns against the invading vessels. Note the ventilation housing at the left of the structure. The flanks of the pill box, where the machine guns slots were, have been sealed.<br /></span></div>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-58463338486458134232011-09-13T21:14:00.000-07:002011-09-13T21:27:05.338-07:00Pill Boxes and Bunkers in Singapore, Penang and Malaya ( Malaysia) Series No.1<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KQhLPTvXpRI/TnAq6QZ0YLI/AAAAAAAAAag/CUxEX7GY2hA/s1600/DSC00051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KQhLPTvXpRI/TnAq6QZ0YLI/AAAAAAAAAag/CUxEX7GY2hA/s400/DSC00051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064712674009266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">1937/38 Pill box with Naval Standard Procedures Design<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YjQmuOTBdME/TnAq6DWfrBI/AAAAAAAAAaY/asBJeOLgSww/s1600/DSC00046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YjQmuOTBdME/TnAq6DWfrBI/AAAAAAAAAaY/asBJeOLgSww/s400/DSC00046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064709170408466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Pill Box located in Penang, protecting the Northern Approaches to the Penang Airfield at Bayan Lepas<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PyMxDCw-ssw/TnAq6Jg_jxI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/0HE6uzFR7qE/s1600/DSC00045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PyMxDCw-ssw/TnAq6Jg_jxI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/0HE6uzFR7qE/s400/DSC00045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064710825053970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Frontal View of the Pill Box<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UmdcxppcBJY/TnAq6rHAG9I/AAAAAAAAAao/Zx_bI2khpQo/s1600/Bunker%2Bat%2BPenang%2BAirport4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UmdcxppcBJY/TnAq6rHAG9I/AAAAAAAAAao/Zx_bI2khpQo/s400/Bunker%2Bat%2BPenang%2BAirport4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064719842843602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">1940's Pill Box with Army FW3 Branch Basic Design</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDvHzWA9ezY/TnAq68TxCrI/AAAAAAAAAaw/et_8Qk2raV8/s1600/Bunker%2Bat%2BPenang%2BAirport1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EDvHzWA9ezY/TnAq68TxCrI/AAAAAAAAAaw/et_8Qk2raV8/s400/Bunker%2Bat%2BPenang%2BAirport1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064724459784882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Army Type Pill Box constructed for close defence of the Penang Airfield as it is located at the perimeters of the airstrip ( Can be seen approaching Penang International Airport on the left - However, all loop holes have been sealed and may be utilised for civil purposes now)<br /></span></div><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> 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roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Pill Boxes and Bunkers in Singapore, Penang and Malaya ( Malaysia) Series No.1<br /></span></u></b></span><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-size:100%;" ><br />Pill boxes can be located near Johor River, North of Kota Tinggi/Mersing Road & both sides of road. Other areas are Kota Bahru, Melawi Beach in Kelantan & Penang.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-size:100%;" >Pre WW2 Bunkers were built as Naval Defence types – as part of the Naval Defence System to protect the Naval Base of Singapore. There were mainly two types built ;</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-size:100%;" >Naval Pill Box Type 1 had 2 loop holes in front of the pill box with a small copula/tower in the middle as observation platform. Loop holes and tower slots would have been protected by armour shield shutters and was built for frontal defences, with wide fields of fire. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-size:100%;" >Naval Pill Box Type 2 had 2 Section of Machine Gun posts to cover left and right of frontal section. A large tower standing about 2-3 Meters high in the middle as observation tower, sometimes installed with range finder as per Naval Standard Procedures in 1937-1938.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-size:100%;" >From 1940’s, army types bunkers with loop holes and rifle slots that protected and cover fire all around the pill box were built, probably based on 1940 Branch FW3 War Office.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >In May 1940 the branch of the <i>DIRECTORATE of FORTIFICATIONS and WORKS (FW3) </i>at the War Office was setup under the Directorship of Major-General G.B.O.Taylor. Its purpose was to provide specific pillbox designs to be constructed at defensive locations.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >During June and July 1940 saw the FW3 branch issue 7 Basic Designs. However, once in the field, the local construction companies modified these under the direction of the area commands. Occasionally, a `one-off`` type was designed to the War Office standard by the Command and Corps Chief Engineers.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >The FW3 pillbox design concept was to provide a simple `fieldwork standard` that could be constructed very quickly. Most designs consisted of or incorporated some of the following features:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >-Minimum of Bullet/Splinter Proof protection</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >-No attempt was made to provide living accommodation</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >-Some designs were enhanced to Shell Proof standard</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >-Simple Blast Walls to protect open entrances</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >-External flat side walls with rectangular or polygonal shape</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >-Protect an area and withstand all directions enemy attacks</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >The use of common designs with standard sizes for doors, loopholes and flat sides made it easier to `mass produce` items for concrete shuttering and hence the speed of construction. In Malaya, it appeared that the type 22 and lozenge design type of pill box design have been adopted.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >The lozenges pill box was named for its shape. Designed for infantry units armed with rifles and submachine guns. The internal wall would be running lengthways down the centre to prevent ricochets inside the box and add strength to the roof.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >The pill boxes were to be constructed close to each other to increase fields of fire and protection against flanking movement by enemy</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;" >Those pillboxes were probably built by Malaya Public Works Department (PWD) and local contractors under supervision by the army or by the Royal Engineers. The hexagonal type pill boxes of army standard type designs can be found in Kota Bahru, Jitra, Sungei Petani, Kuantan and Kepala Batas near the Muda River to protect the Butterworth Airfields.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-size:100%;" >More pill boxes pictures in Sinagapore, Penang and Malaya will be posted soonest. TOM</span></p>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-88540771682251478622011-09-13T19:20:00.000-07:002011-09-13T19:34:22.870-07:00Defences of Singapore and Malaya – As assessed by Major General Sir William Dobbie 1935 -1939, GOC, Malaya Command<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DggtoZ8dj-Y/TnARGw1XOwI/AAAAAAAAAaI/BBkEOgvjY8U/s1600/Sir_William_George_Shedden_Dobbie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DggtoZ8dj-Y/TnARGw1XOwI/AAAAAAAAAaI/BBkEOgvjY8U/s400/Sir_William_George_Shedden_Dobbie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652036340235582210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Major General Sir William Dobbie, 1935 to 1939 GOC Malaya Command - May 1942 Conclusion of his governorship of Malta ( source :IWM)<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GeIr2aizHwI/TnARGzJ7skI/AAAAAAAAAaA/xE4Lg8ZVgHk/s1600/Lionel%2BBond.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 325px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GeIr2aizHwI/TnARGzJ7skI/AAAAAAAAAaA/xE4Lg8ZVgHk/s400/Lionel%2BBond.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652036340858729026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Lieutenant General Sir Lionel Vivian Bond, July 1939 to April 1941 GOC Malaya Command ( Source : National Potrait Gallery)<br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> 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was decided to be built in 1921.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">With a Naval Base in Singapore, sea communications and security east of the Indian Ocean would be controlled by the British Fleet.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Construction began in 1922 and the Admiralty made an assumption to the War Office that a Japanese expeditionary force coming through the Malaya Peninsular would not achieve its objective (Singapore). If the expedition was launched, Japanese shore based supplied aircrafts have to develop airbases close to Singapore and a long sea voyage has to be launched from Japan. This would enable a British Fleet to reach the Far East in time if it happened.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">The assumption of command considered that</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">(1) the probable form of attack would be a landing on Singapore Island under cover of a naval bombardment;<br />(2) enemy air attack would be carrier-borne and therefore limited;<br />(3) the enemy would be unable to land on the east coast of Malaya during the north-east monsoon (October to March); and<br />(4) the difficulty of the country inland was such as to provide an automatic defence for the base from the north.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Major General Sir William Dobbie refuted this assumption when he was GOC of Malaya from 1935. He saw the Malay Peninsula as a decisive point for the defence of Singapore. He reassessed the situation when he assumed command at Singapore in August 1935. By then considerable progress had been made with the fixed defences at the base. The guns were then facing out to sea to repel the anticipated attack from that quarter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Exercises aimed at testing the feasibility of an enemy landing on the east coast were held during the north-east monsoon of 1936/7. These exercises proved that it was not only feasible to land during the monsoon period, but positively advantageous to the attacker. This was by virtue of the fact that bad visibility limited the defender's air reconnaissance and reduced the efficiency of air attack on the enemy fleet and its transports.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Dobbie wrote to the Chief Of Staff:<br /><br /><i>...It is an attack from the northward that I regard as the greatest potential danger to the Fortress (Singapore). Such an attack could be carried out in the northeast monsoon. The jungle is not in most places, impassable for infantry.</i><br /><br />Dobbie further added:<br /><br /><i>that an attack might be possible between the months of November and March, despite high winds and waves produced by the northeast monsoon. The recent landing of "5000 smuggled coolies" during this period, dissolved any preconceptions that the monsoon offered protection. On the contrary, this monsoon would provide good cloud cover for the invaders.</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Dobbie’s thoughts on forward defence:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >I am in any case seeing whether I can dispense with the Battalion of the Federated Malay State Volunteers which is earmarked to come to Singapore as part of the garrison of the Fortress. I can’t help feeling that the security of the Fortress might be better served by having a stronger<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>force in being outside it… I consequently feel that the answer to the possible threat [of Japanese landing and establishing an advanced base on the mainland] is primarily to be found in Suitable mobile forces in being in the Malay Peninsula…</span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="line-height:115%;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="line-height:115%; Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Major General Sir William Dobbie, 1935 – 1939 GOC Malaya Command, to War Office 17 March 1936</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >In retrospect, it is almost as though Dobbie scripted the sequence of the Japanese attack in December 1941, which followed precisely his appreciation of what was likely to happen, based on the experience of the British forces during their 1936/7 maneuvers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Dobbie's Chief of Staff during the exercises was Colonel A E Percival destined to serve as G Percival's finalised report in the late 1937, did confirm that north Malaya was a strategic position for the conquest of Singapore and Borneo. Both Dobbie and Percival made it clear that Singapore could no longer be seen as a self-contained naval base, and that its survival rested on the defence of mainland Malaya. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Dobbie sent to the War Office his appreciation of the likely methods the invader would use. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">These were:<br />(1) the securing of advanced air bases in Siam or Indo-China;<br />(2) landings at Singora and Patani in southern Siam and at Kota Bharu in Malaya;<br />(3) possible subsequent landings at Kuantan and Mersing;<br />(4) an advance down the main road and railway on the western side of Malaya with the object of attacking Singapore Island from the north.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Hence, Dobbie proposed a defence line in Southern Johor called the Kota Tinggi Defence line ( Forward Defence system of Singapore Naval Base)He suggested Singapore Fortress defence line improved in 1937. Penang Fortress Defence should also improve. Hence, Penang, Kota Tinggi & Singapore Pill Boxes were similar with the Naval Pill Box design adopted design – related to Naval Defence Plans.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Pill Boxes would be protected by obstacles, backed by road grid of lateral roads. Pill boxes design were not uniform. Location and settings determined how they were built. Some had a tower projecting at the top of the structure for spot lights. These were found on beach and coastal regions to oppose landing and provide anti Motor Torpedo Boats raids over any water. The turret tops were used for observation for artillery and normally had two slots for machine guns. They were of the 1936-1938 Construction types.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >GBP60, 000 allocated to construct pill boxes along the Johor River and short way westwards from Kota Tinggi.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Roads were built by Rubber Companies at cost price</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >By 1939, GBP23, 000 have been spent on defences in Johor, Penang and Singapore. Dobbie retired at 60 & Lt Gen Lionel Bond took over as GOC Malaya Command in 1939. He accepted that the defence of Singapore rested on the defence of Malaya and appropriate preparations in anticipation were begun.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >However, War office could have cut down the costs of developing the Naval Base in Singapore. Defence works was incorporated in the Defence Scheme Malaya and subjected to approval by the Committee of Imperial Defence & Chiefs of Staff Committee. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Defences work stopped as Malaya was not the only area on Britain's strategic agenda during the period of Lt Gen Sir Lionel Bond command from 1939 to 1941. However, army “economy” type pill boxes were built further north of Malaya in 1940’s as per Dobbie’s assessment and concurrence from Bond i.e. in the East Coast of Malaya to defend against Beach Landings and Airbases and North West of Malaya from Jitra down to Penang – mainly to protect forward aerodromes and attacks from the north. </span></p>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-51585104963802809022011-09-05T03:46:00.000-07:002011-09-05T03:49:06.164-07:00Sarawak Rangers<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPE7fhasClQ/TmSoydaVYyI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/T3jIS2wItOk/s1600/c2beb370aab63f82_landing.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" 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mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >Sarawak Rangers under the White Raja</span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >James Brook was made Raja of Sarawak, 24 September 1841. When he was Raja, he was accused of using excessive force against the natives under the guise of anti-piracy operations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >Sarawak then had pirates infested the coast and Dayak headhunters dominated interiors and were addicted to fighting, raids and plunder</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >Brook recruited a band of followers and mercenaries that evolved into a private army</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1840 – A regular army began in 1840’s with 24 men under a native officer who served in the Ceylon Rifles (Malays that served the Dutch when they held Ceylon. The Ceylon Rifles were disbanded when the British took over)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1862 – The regular army or Central Military Force, expanded as men were recruited to garrison the coastal and river points and to pacify the interior. This force was named the ‘Sarawak Fort Men’.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1872 – The Sarawak Fort Men became the Sarawak Rangers comprised of coastal Malays and Dayaks from the jungles.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1902 – The Sarawak Rangers were commanded by British Officers, with the help of Indian and Javanese NCOs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1907 – The Rangers had 458 Other Ranks including 290 Dayaks, 52 Malaya, 40 Javanese and 66 Indians. A band with 17 Filipinos completed the little army</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1923 – Javanese and Chinese rioted and order restored after the Rangers and police killed 13 protestors</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1930 – The Rangers strength increased to 540 men. Due to sharp drop in rubber prices, the Sarawak Rangers were disbanded in Feb 1932. Some were transferred to the Sarawak Police to form a military wing – Section B.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1939 – The Sarawak Rangers was <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>revived and mobilized for the defence of Borneo, and formed part of the Garrison stationed in Kuching, Sarawak</span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >2nd Battalion, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment" title="15th Punjab Regiment"><span style="color:blue;">15th Punjab Regiment</span></a> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarawak_Coastal_Marine_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Sarawak Coastal Marine Service (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue;">Sarawak Coastal Marine Service</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarawak_Volunteer_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Sarawak Volunteer Corps (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue;">Sarawak Volunteer Corps</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sarawak_Rangers" title="The Sarawak Rangers"><span style="color:blue;">Sarawak Rangers</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarawak_Armed_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Sarawak Armed Police (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue;">Sarawak Armed Police</span></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >35th Fortress Company, <a 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Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-45698013708783195882011-09-05T03:32:00.000-07:002011-09-05T03:39:46.898-07:00Straits Settlements & Federated Malay States Volunteer Force 1846 – 1931 : In Oriente Primus<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XKB3TS7NDWU/TmSmtAP8CbI/AAAAAAAAAZw/PvdyebnGn7U/s1600/274dabb7dca96967_landing.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XKB3TS7NDWU/TmSmtAP8CbI/AAAAAAAAAZw/PvdyebnGn7U/s400/274dabb7dca96967_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648823124720617906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Singapore Volunteer Corps machine gun section ( source: Life)<br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> 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Regimental colours presented to the force in Feb 1857. W H Read, 1<sup>st</sup> Volunteer to command the troops</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1868 – 2 howitzers issued to the force to form a small battery</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1869 – New Rifles were issue to the force</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >2<sup>nd</sup> Volunteer force formed:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1861 – Penang Volunteer Corps raised</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1887 – Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps disbanded in Dec 1887</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >3<sup>rd</sup> Volunteer force formed:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1888 – Singapore Volunteer Artillery (SVA) was embodied by official proclamation on 22 Feb 1888. Acted as garrison artillery unit and trained in the colony’s fortifications</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1897 – SVA new role as field artillery; 6 x 2.5 inch RML mountain guns were issued</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1890 – SVA had 104 men, with additional 4 x maxim machine guns purchased by public subscriptions</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1890 – Drill Hall was erected and lasted till 1933</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1894 – SVA cyclists section added</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1896 – Federated Malay States (FMS) was formed. Penang Volunteer Infantry Corps of Europeans and Eurasians had 158 members by end 1899</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1900 – New European Infantry Unit, the Singapore Volunteer Rifles was formed</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1901 – Singapore Volunteer Infantry (SVI) formed with Chinese & European Companies</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >4<sup>th</sup> Volunteer force formed:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1901 – Singapore Volunteer Corps (SVC) formed with European and Asian Units in separate wings</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1901 – Stretcher bearers formed as a multi racial unit, to become the Medical Company</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1902 – The Singapore Volunteer Rifles was disbanded due to absenteeism. Those remaining men formed the SVA Maxim Company</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1902 May, Royal Engineers (Volunteer) raised</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1902 47 Volunteers formed the SVC Malacca Company, but was disbanded in 1906</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1907 1<sup>st</sup> Chinese Officer promoted to Lieutenant in SVI</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1911 – FMS; Only Europeans were recruited for Volunteer Units and they formed the Malay State Volunteer Rifles in 1911 with 554 men </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1914 – SVC was mobilized to guard Singapore after the Regular Garrison was withdrawn for WW1</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1915 – FMS; Asian units formed in the FMS as Malaya Volunteer Infantry</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1918 = Eurasians finally accepted to form their company in the SVC</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1921 – Reorganisation grouping for all units into the SSVF, Singapore Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore, Penang, Province Wellesley & Malacca). All existing commissions rescinded and a new officer’s corps selected. Men were issued with vouchers to purchase uniforms from local tailors</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1921 – FMS also reorganized the MSVR and MVI into a multi racial unit, the FMSVF</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1928 Johor small European Rifles Unit was changed to Johor Volunteer Engineers as there was no Sapper Units in Malaya</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1929 – FMS light battery was formed with 4 x 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzers in 1928 and named in 1929</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1931 – Enlistment of foreigners legalized and the SVC had 38 Europeans from 13 nations</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1931 – Singapore cut defence spending by 50% due to economic slump and the quota for enlisting in the SVC was reduced.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:78%;" >Extracted from Forgotten Regiments, by Barry Renfrew</span></p>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-43439905648003634792011-09-05T03:29:00.000-07:002011-09-05T03:31:41.569-07:00The Malay Regiment<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oK9_3-D1PPU/TmSkw24fngI/AAAAAAAAAZo/_7OEeBHfdUU/s1600/6e5855c11f110909_landing.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oK9_3-D1PPU/TmSkw24fngI/AAAAAAAAAZo/_7OEeBHfdUU/s400/6e5855c11f110909_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648820991902588418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The Malay Regiment 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class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >The Malay Regiment</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1890s – Plan to recruit Malays for companies of ‘ Submarine Miners’- to work with Naval Mines to serve in Singapore, Hong Kong, Ceylon; the scheme fell apart when Malays declined to sign up.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1913 – Formal proposal for regular Malay Regiment was presented to the Federated Malay States Legislative Council. Dropped because of outbreak of WW1</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1920 – Federal Government acknowledged the idea and was considered</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1925 – The proposal was referred to the War Office in London for further study</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1931 – The Sultans in the Malay States demanded decisions for the proposals as they were tired of paying for Indian Army to garrison the colony. Indian Officials would never fix a cost for the Indian Unit and kept sending unexpected additional bills. Malays could do a better job at less cost.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1932 – Small experimental Malay unit was formed and was given 6 months to prove its value. More than 1,000 Malays apply for 25 places. Well educated and promising young men of higher classes were encouraged to apply</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >Capt G Bruce, Lincolnshire Regiment was given command, with Capt K E Exham from the Malacca Volunteer Corps as regimental adjutant. RSM A E Mc Carthy and CSM E Oldfield (Instructors with the Volunteer Force) completed the training team. The British Officers and NCOs have to combine British Army Standards with Malay Culture to produce Military Ethos.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1933 1 Mar, Recruits and trainers assembled and trained in huts in Port Dickson that have been used by FMSVF units on weekend courses.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1934 The Government announced that the experiment was a success and a full Battalion of the The Malay Regiment was formed on 1 Jan 1935, the motto “Loyal and True” </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1937 The Malay Regiment became the Federated Malay States garrison unit when the Burma Rifles left and was running NCO courses for local volunteer forces</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >Malay officers held commissions from the Federated Malay States High Commissioner rather than the British Crown and had lower wages. A British Sergeant-major received S$375 a month vs. Malay with the same rank receiving S$55 per month</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1938 With the success of the Malay Regiment, The British Army recruited Malays to form the Malay Sappers with 1,000 men as part of the Royal Engineers. The unit manned searchlights and was moved to the Royal Artillery in 1941</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1938 As an acceptance of the Malay Regiment, the 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion came under the command of the new 1<sup>st</sup> Malaya Infantry Brigade with the 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Loyal Regiment and the 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion 17<sup>th</sup> Dogra Regiment</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >1941 March, The 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Malay Regiment was formed. A regimental Depot was established to train recruits for the two battalions. Experienced officers and men were transferred from the 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion to help organize and lead the new unit.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";" >Dec 1941 the 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Malay Regiment was operational ready. The 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion was to guard the southern coasts of Singapore and A company and D company from the 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion was sent to fortify Kelantan and Province of Wellesley respectively.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:85%;" >Extracted from Forgotten Regiments, by Barry Renfrew</span></p>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-6032957833245053752011-08-25T09:36:00.000-07:002011-08-25T09:43:43.251-07:00Federated Malay States Volunteer Force FMSVF - Mubin Sheppard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GuUSzmSQ7gk/TlZ7oK9n7PI/AAAAAAAAAX4/xI27VtwfhhE/s1600/Taman%2BBudiman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GuUSzmSQ7gk/TlZ7oK9n7PI/AAAAAAAAAX4/xI27VtwfhhE/s400/Taman%2BBudiman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644835113023302898" border="0" /></a>
<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">Taman Budiman – Memoirs of an Unorthodox Civil Servant, by Tan Sri Dato Mubin Sheppard</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;mso-outline-level:1"><u>Prisoner & Postman 1938 – 1945</u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- 1938 – Mubin Sheppard (MUBIN SHEPPARD) was appointed 2<sup>nd</sup> assistant Secretary to Government in the Federal Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- accepted Command of D Company, Selangor Battalion Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (2nd Battalion FMSVF)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- MUBIN SHEPPARD went to Klang and Kuala Selangor every week to supervise training of 3 Malay Platoons and 1 European Platoon (Mainly rubber planters)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- 1938 June, Governor of Straits Settlement, appointed MUBIN SHEPPARD as honorary Aide De Camp (ADC)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- 1939 August, FMSVF HQ held a mobilization exercises for each of the 4 battalions. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- In Selangor, MUBIN SHEPPARD held a Company Rifle Meeting, before attending a Battalion Camp in Port Dickson</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- Sultan of Selangor visited the Battalion in camp and dined in the Volunteer Officers Mess. His family members were officers and NCOs of D Company</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- 1939, Nov, MUBIN SHEPPARD was engaged<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and by end of Jan 1940, married the sister of a fellow Malaya Civil Services(MCS) Officer in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore. He was 34 yrs old and the bride, 36.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- 1941 Sep, MUBIN SHEPPARD reported at the District office in Batu Gajah, Perak and took charge of the Land Office- the largest office in Federated Malay States (FMS). Same time, took over command of C Company of the Perak Volunteer Battalion (1st Battalion FMSVF)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- MUBIN SHEPPARD gave top priority to Volunteer training</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1941 Oct, Jungle training weekend organized for the company of Malay Volunteers, was met by sarcasm from regular army officers in the Kinta Club Bar</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- local sense of complacency about preparing for the war with the Japanese was prevalent</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1941 1<sup>st</sup> Dec, General mobilisation of all troops and volunteers in Malaya was ordered</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- MUBIN SHEPPARD told Williams, the District Officer and friends that he would be back to celebrate Christmas. He never saw his house possessions again from that date.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1941 8<sup>th</sup> Dec, C Company, 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion FMSVF camped in company tents and in thatched huts on the perimeter of the Ipoh Airfield.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- detachment of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel was positioned at the end of the runway with a few small fighter planes and a large stock of fuel</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- RAAF also manned telephone exchange, connecting D Company to the town of Ipoh and 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion FMSVF Volunteer HQ</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- Japanese planes had morning and evening bombing raids and dropped anti-personnel bombs on huts and machine gunned trenches, without destroying the runway.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- FMSVF only equipped with Lewis guns with maximum range of 2,000 feet, hence ineffective against Japanese planes</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- RAAF withdrew from the airbase one evening, but FMSVF D Company of 4 platoons remained at their posts till 23 Dec 1941 and was ordered to protect the civil engineers that destroyed the runway</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1941, 24 Dec, FMSVF D Company handed over the defence posts to a company of Indian Regulars and withdrew to Kampar High School</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- a handed typed signal from Military HQ Ipoh was handed to MUBIN SHEPPARD when he has paid the mobilization allowance to his men and was watching the distribution of cooked meal for them on the evening of 24 Dec 1941</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- MUBIN SHEPPARD was informed to hand over command to second in command and report to Col Warren at Station Hotel, Kuala Lumpur immediately</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- Col Warren was a Royal Marine and was in Singapore 6 months prior to set up a secret school for sabotage operations</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- MUBIN SHEPPARD was to join “Stay Behind” parties to be located at the Sungei Lembing to Bundi area, off Kuantan at the East Coast of Malaya</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- His duty was to operate wireless transmitters and carry out guerilla operations behind Japanese lines – in anticipation of British counter attacks when reinforcements arrived in Singapore (!)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- Col Warren was finalizing “Stay Behind” parties and has mentioned operatives like Spencer-Chapman, John Davies and Richard Broome</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- John Davies was also organizing “Dalforce” which is a company of Chinese Communists from his house in Bellamy Road Kuala Lumpur (?)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1942 9 Jan, MUBIN SHEPPARD was however hospitalized in Singapore General Hospital as he was down with Tropical Typhus</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1942 15 Feb, last issue of Straits Times published in the morning – single sheet, tabloid size with caption heading – “Singapore must stand: It shall stand, HE The Governor”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1942 15 Feb, 6pm – General Percival, GOC Malaya Command signed the surrender to the Japanese. 8.30pm, all hostilities ceased.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">1942 16 Feb, Morning – Before Japanese take control of Singapore, Leslie Davis, Capt Clement( ADC to the Governor) and MUBIN SHEPPARD drove to the Government House to collect the Governor’s belongings.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">- MUBIN SHEPPARD removed the Union Jack Flag which was flying over Government House till 12 Feb 1942. MUBIN SHEPPARD kept the flag sewn inside a sarong, concealed in a pillow case for the whole period of imprisonment and it was hoisted again on the 1<sup>st</sup> day of release in August 1945. Same year that MUBIN SHEPPARD was conferred a Major rank in the FMSVF</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">Extracted from Taman Budiman by MUBIN SHEPPARD</p> Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-75386525953396119832011-08-25T09:31:00.000-07:002011-08-25T09:35:41.384-07:001st Battalion Straits Settlement Volunteer Force - Baba Nonnie goes to war<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jeykLatZ5U0/TlZ5ujIKemI/AAAAAAAAAXw/Cp2BGq8mo90/s1600/books_baba_nonnie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 282px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jeykLatZ5U0/TlZ5ujIKemI/AAAAAAAAAXw/Cp2BGq8mo90/s400/books_baba_nonnie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644833023565920866" border="0" /></a>
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At age 17, he joined the Intelligence Platoon, 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Straits Settlement Volunteer Force, with his brothers Ian and Malcolm</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Registered at Manpower Bureau, giving date of birth as 17<sup>th</sup> Feb 1923 instead of 1924. ( 18 yrs old instead of 17)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>interviewed and accepted by Copt Holiday, OC Intelligence Platoon 1SSVF</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The Platoon was a motor cycle unit riding the 500cc side valve BSA</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Volunteers had to undergo 2 months full time training and attend weekly parades and weekend exercises</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>As part of the Intelligence Platoon, Ron had to know the North West part of Singapore keenly</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>He was able to enjoy the comfort of a bar and lounge available to all ranks in the Drill Hall on Beach Road</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Mobilised for full time services on 1 Dec 1941 and was given 36 hrs to get things in order</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Full uniform was khaki shorts and shirts, with hose tops and puttee, issued for personal keep to attend weekend exercises and normal parades</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Wore topee that was shaped like helmets worn by the Royal Marines, without the spike on top</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Tin hats, revolvers, extra<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>webbing, bedding and blankets were issued on arrival at the drill hall on mobilization day</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Military preparations were not evident in Singapore for a strong defence of the island.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Ron was a dispatch rider (a Don R). Whilst delivering messages in the north of Singapore, there were no building of pill boxes or trenches to be seen</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>On day of surrender, 15<sup>th</sup> Feb 1942, Ron was still a dispatch rider for another day, wearing a Japanese armband. He had to deliver messages to units telling them of the Japanese orders. He was stopped continuously by groups of Japanese troops and was robbed in the process off his personal possessions</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>17<sup>th</sup> Feb 1942, on Ron’s 18<sup>th</sup> birthday, he marched to Changi and captivity<span style="">
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<br /><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">Extracted from Baba Nonnie goes to war, by Ron Mitchell
<br /></span></p> Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-78734941006800761472011-08-22T19:21:00.000-07:002011-08-22T19:24:59.158-07:001st Battalion Straits Settlement Volunteer Force<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9e1QEZN9-s/TlMPIaXkXuI/AAAAAAAAAXA/SBoj-chdBbE/s1600/POW%2BCamp%2BSingapore%2B1942.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9e1QEZN9-s/TlMPIaXkXuI/AAAAAAAAAXA/SBoj-chdBbE/s400/POW%2BCamp%2BSingapore%2B1942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643871395216908002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Pencil Portrait of Paul, POW Camp, Changi 1942
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mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Paul Gibbs Pancheri, employee of Harper Gilfillan. Probably joined Singapore Volunteers Corps in early 1940 as a private in 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion SSVF, S Support Company (Machine gunners) – Scottish Company</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Before the War…</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Regular Tuesday evening “drills” at Volunteer HQ, Beach Road 5 – 7 pm</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Field days on Sundays, practiced “tactical withdrawals” as withdrawals claimed to be more difficult than advance</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >King’s Birthday with parade at Cricket Club Padang. S Company donned kilt, sporran, diced hose, spats & bonnets</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >HQ Mess – after parade sessions in Mess consisted rounds of “stengahs” ( small whiskey, lots of soda & water) & “makan kechil” ( cracker biscuits with small sardines & Tabasco sauce, with crisps & nuts)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >2 months training in July & August 1940 at Telok Paku, Changi Camp.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Daily routine in Camp:</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Dawn parade for PT</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Shower, shave, dressing, breakfast & inspection</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Morning Field Exercises </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Afternoon ( 2 – 5.15pm ) back to office</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Evening Parades – lectures, indoor gun drills & machine gun “lock” exercise</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >After dinner/after parade sessions, in the mess</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >During training, weekend passes were available, but most have to return to camp by 2359hrs</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >S Company QM Sgt – Tommy Laffan (Chartered accountant with McAuliffe, Turquand, Youngs & Co.)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >John Swallow, Company Commander S Company transferred Paul Gibbs Pancheri to Battalion QM stores under Capt. Harry Proud (Manager in Singapore Gas Company) as corporal.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Regimental QM Sgt Harry Goodman ( Stores Manager United Engineers)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Paul has observed that Volunteers could have been useful as guides and interpreters (applied more to planters & tin miners) but SVC should have “honour” of fighting as a separate unit.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >2 months mobilization training in April & May 1941. Lt Col Chamier, Commanding Officer of 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion, was posted to Penang. Lt Col Newey ( Senior Post Office<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Official) took over command</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >New QM, Lt “Jock” Snell ( Assistant in Whiteaway Laidlaw)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Spring 1941, S Company’s kilt, sporran, bonnets were kept in store. Volunteers were fitted with 2 pairs of shorts ( 1 for Scottish company), 1 pair of slacks, 2 shirts, 1 tunic and 1 pair of boots – made to measure by Chinese contractors</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Jan 1940, conscription was introduced by Governor of Straits Settlement. Army “issued” kits were handed out instead of made to measure ones. Weaponry consisted of WW1 rifles, Lewis & Vickers guns. Armored Car company had WW1 “Armored “Daimlers with Lewis guns. They were heavy vehicles with narrow tires; only good for movement on metalled roads. Subsequently replaced by Bren Carriers with guns of non-standard bore and only 800 rounds.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Rations for the battalion drawn from Alexandra Depot.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >May 1941, whilst training at Telok Paku Camp, Volunteers saw the arrival of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth ships with Australian troops.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Volunteer Other Ranks were forbidden to enter to their own clubs if in uniform</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >1<sup>st</sup> December 1941, 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion SVC mobilized and deployed HQ at Geylang English School premises. S Company occupied concrete pill boxes along the coasts from the Singapore Swimming Club to the town area. B & D companies prepared defences positions at the rear of this are</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >During the war…</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >SVC 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion QM’s routine was indenting and drawing rations for the volunteers</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >SVC deployment on beach posts from the Swimming Club to the city, and companies in reserve behind the posts</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Pioneer Sgt Bill Teasdale ensure slit trenches and beach defence wiring for defence works</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Sgt George Mytton – Cook Sgt for Battalion ( Cold Storage Company Manager)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Breakfast was fried bread and baked beans and occasional tough fried egg</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Lunch was fat mutton curry mostly</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Alan Walker ( Sun Life of Canada ) & Cpl Sonny Matthews distributed the rations</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Christmas 1941 – Battalion dining area was the school canteen</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >2 platoons of S company SVC sent with half of 2 Gordon Highlanders to reinforce Australians troops in Johor when Japanese advanced to Yong Peng and Batu Pahat</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >31 Jan 1941, QM drew 2 day’s rations for 1 battalion of Norfolk and 2 battalions of Cambridgeshires that arrived in Singapore and was billeted at Tyersall Camp with the Argylls.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >SVC HQ S Company relocated to near Cairnhill circle, off Orchard Road in terraced houses.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >SVC S, B & D companies deployed in Holland road area and towards Ayer Raja Road</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Alexander Depot ceased to function and SVC Battalion HQ has to raid godowns for essential supplies namely food. And in one occasion, Vichy Water ( which was important later due to cut in water supplies)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Sgt Ken Stevens (Dunlop Manager) joined Battalion HQ.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Task of QM stores were to destroy liquor stored in cellars of Goodwood Park Hotel.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >15<sup>th</sup> of Feb 1942, 2200hrs CO of 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion SSVF sent word of surrender and that all volunteers to stay at their posts, with weapons stacked and ready to be handed over to the victors.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Extracts from “Volunteer” by Paul Gibbs Pancheri</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";" > </span></p> Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-74866312066622358032011-08-11T02:41:00.000-07:002011-08-11T02:45:48.827-07:00Hong Kong Singapore Royal Artillery (2)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u8OkY2eBzFE/TkOj4xP9ExI/AAAAAAAAAWw/HJXmVsb_G-Y/s1600/bc3ebcfe40d9678f_landing.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u8OkY2eBzFE/TkOj4xP9ExI/AAAAAAAAAWw/HJXmVsb_G-Y/s400/bc3ebcfe40d9678f_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639531354086249234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">HKSRA Gunners manning a 3 inch Anti Aircraft gun on the coast of Singapore cir 1939. Note the gunner without his helmet- against regulations? Call the CSM!</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">source : Life</span>
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Equipped with Bofors</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2<sup>nd</sup> HKSRA Regiment under LT COL HV Allpress was commanding AA defenses of Malaya. 3 battery was deployed in KL Airfield with 5 planes shot & probable 7 kills</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">HKSRA shot down 51 planes and claimed 30 probable kills</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">14 HKSRA AA guns were destroyed and lost when Malaya was abandoned</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1<sup>st</sup> HKSRA Regiment defended Diary Road location with A troops of 9<sup>th</sup> battery losing guns to Japanese mortar fire</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">20<sup>th</sup> HKSRA Battery was forced to destroy guns and retreat when HQ22 Australian Infantry Brigade withdrawn</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bibliography : Forgotten Regiments by Barry Renfrew </span></p>
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<br />Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-82635345201123939482011-08-11T02:38:00.000-07:002011-08-11T02:41:05.632-07:00Hong Kong Singapore Royal Artillery (1)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgebExoT8jo/TkOjJVD2gRI/AAAAAAAAAWo/6G5kZ8-wgck/s1600/fa4e9b6b025330ae_landing2.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgebExoT8jo/TkOjJVD2gRI/AAAAAAAAAWo/6G5kZ8-wgck/s400/fa4e9b6b025330ae_landing2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639530539065442578" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">HKSRA Gunner - Note the brass shoulder titles - HK-SRA on a red felt backing</span>
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<br />Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-20346702021721126062010-12-08T23:47:00.001-08:002010-12-09T05:25:59.275-08:001941 December Royal Artillery & Indian Artillery UNits in Malaya and Singapore<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TQDYIn3U_rI/AAAAAAAAATQ/sS26lDDtY50/s1600/130774856a62d783_landing.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TQDYIn3U_rI/AAAAAAAAATQ/sS26lDDtY50/s400/130774856a62d783_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548672383572049586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">25pdr guns with their quad tractors & ammo lumbers embarked at Keppel Harbour, Singapore November 1941 - enroute to Northern Malaya via rail. (source:life)<br /></span></div><br />The list is not complete as I have difficulty tracing some batteries composition that have been attached, detached from their Field Regiments. 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mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: left;" align="left"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >Dec 1941 Artillery Units in Malaya</span></p> <p><u><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >11<sup>th</sup> Indian Division </span></u></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >137th ( 2<sup>nd</sup> West Lancashire) Field Regiment (G Holmes) – attached to 15th Indian Brigade 24 x 25pdrs</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >349<sup>th</sup> Battery 8 x 25pdr</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >350<sup>th</sup> Battery “</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >501<sup>st</sup> Battery “</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >155th (Lanarkshire Yeomary) Field Regiment <span style=""> </span>16 x 4.5 inch howitzers (A Murdoch) – moved to Malaya Oct 1940 from Kirkee, India</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >A Battery (Gold) – stayed in India to form 160<sup>th</sup> Field Regiment</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >B Battery (Wilson)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >C Battery (?) 8x25pdr/8x4.5 howitzer</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >80th Anti Tank Regiment (Napier)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >2<sup>nd</sup> Battery (Clegg) 12x2 pdr antitank(40mm Vickers A/T)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >215th Battery (Steward) 12x40mm Vickers A/T</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >272<sup>nd</sup> Battery 2 pdrs</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >273<sup>rd</sup> Battery (Gairdow) 14x40mm Vickers A/T minus 01 troop Vickers 40mm A/Tx2 attached to KROHCOL</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >85<sup>th</sup> Anti Tank Regiemnt ( 36x 2pdrs)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >45<sup>th</sup> Battery</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >251<sup>st</sup> Battery</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >270<sup>th</sup> Battery</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >281<sup>st</sup> Battery</span></p> <p><u><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >6th Indian Brigade</span></u></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >22<sup>nd</sup> Mountain Regiment (Huges)- 24x3.7inch Howitzers</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >4<sup>th</sup> Battery (Sawyer)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >7<sup>th</sup> Battery (Scott)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >10<sup>th</sup> Battery (Gowie)- attached to KrohCol</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >21<sup>st</sup> Battery ( Soper) – attached to8th Indian Brigade</span></p> <p><u><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >28th Indian Brigade</span></u></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >Attached, <span style=""> </span>88th Field Regiment, from 9<sup>th</sup> Division</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >16<sup>th</sup> Anti-Aircraft Battery (Ivers) – 8x40mm Bofors</span></p> <p><u><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >12<sup>th</sup> Indian Brigade</span></u></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >122<sup>nd</sup> ( West Riding) <span style=""> </span>Field Regiment (Clegg) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >278th Battery 12x4.5inch Howitzer</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >280<sup>th</sup> Battery 12 x 4.5inch Howitzer</span></p> <p><u><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >KrohCol</span></u></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >Attached, 10<sup>th</sup> Mountain Battery (Gowie) – 8x3.7inch Howitzers, from 22<sup>nd</sup> Mountain Regiment, 6<sup>th</sup> Indian Brigade</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >Attached, 01 Troop (2xVickers 40mm A/T) from 273<sup>rd</sup> Battery, 80th Antitank Regiment, 11<sup>th</sup> Indian Division</span></p> <p><u><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >9<sup>th</sup> Indian Division</span></u></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >5<sup>th</sup> Field Regiment - Jephson( from Rawalpindi & Nowshera, India 1939-1941) 16 x 4.5 inch howitzers</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >63<sup>rd</sup> Battery, </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >73<sup>rd</sup> Battery</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >81<sup>st</sup> Battery</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 1in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >88th (2<sup>nd</sup><span style=""> </span>West Lancashire ) Field Regiment (D’Aubuz) – attached to 28<sup>th</sup> Indian (Gurkha) Brigade (Indian III Corps Reserve) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >351st Battery(Cornish) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >A)Troop 4x25pdr </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >B)Troop 4x25pdr </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >352st Battery (Ford) 8x25pdr</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" ><span style="">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" >464<sup>th</sup> Battery<span style=""> </span>8 x 25pdr</span></p>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-75774367990178505032010-12-08T23:10:00.000-08:002010-12-08T23:21:08.919-08:001941 December, Royal Engineer and Indian Sapper & Miners Units in Malaya & Singapore<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TQCCanjXd6I/AAAAAAAAAS4/70jV8ZQvKyo/s1600/3fdba67750c5a6ff_landing.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TQCCanjXd6I/AAAAAAAAAS4/70jV8ZQvKyo/s400/3fdba67750c5a6ff_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548578134725982114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Wire Obstacles Drills , 1941 ( source : Life)<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TQCBvZEH3VI/AAAAAAAAASw/tOiNOK48yiI/s1600/22068b90c6564e67_landing.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TQCBvZEH3VI/AAAAAAAAASw/tOiNOK48yiI/s400/22068b90c6564e67_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548577392102464850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Warning Sign in 4 langauges ( English, Chinese, Jawi & Tamil) probably set up by Sappers & Miners at entrances into minefields or defence works in Malaya? ( Source : Life)<br /></span><br /></div><br /><br /><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 357pt;" width="476" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 96pt;" width="128"> <col style="width: 119pt;" width="159"> <col style="width: 142pt;" width="189"> <tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20">Unit</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 119pt;" width="159">Engineers Commander</td> <td class="xl64" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">Attached , Location</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20">Malaya Command<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl65">Brig I Simson</td> <td class="xl64" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">15th Field Coy, Madras Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj B R Muir</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">12th Indian Brigade, Command Reserve, Port Dickson</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">13th Field Coy, Madras Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj B E Whiteman</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">45th Indian Brigade</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20">III India Corps</td> <td class="xl65">Brig K B S Crawford</td> <td class="xl64" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">North Malaya</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">1st Artisan Works Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj J H Heep</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">8th Indian Brigade & 9 Indian Division for demolition works</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">45th Army Troops Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj J R Dinwiddie</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">KROH COL Force, 6th Bridging Section attached</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">46th Army Troops Coy, Madras Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj JRSW Elkington</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">11th Indian Division for Local Defences, Sg Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20">9th<span style=""> </span>Indian Division</td> <td class="xl65">Lt Col T H Lindesay</td> <td class="xl64" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">East Coast Malaya</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">19th Field Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj M Delme-Radcliffe</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">8th Indian Brigade, Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">22nd Field Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj H T Heard</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">22nd Indian Brigade, Kuantan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">42nd Field Park Coy,<span style=""> </span>Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj Tw Nash</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">9th Division Stores KL</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20">11th Indian Division</td> <td class="xl65">Lt Col J F D Steedman</td> <td class="xl64" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">North West, Jitra Malaya</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 26.25pt;" height="35"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 26.25pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="35">3rd Field Coy, Bengal Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj A R Battle</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">15th Indian Brigade, Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">17th Field Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj N S Bhagart</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">6th Indian Brigade, Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">23rd Field Coy,Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Maj J E Bate</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">28th Indian Brigade, Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 39pt;" height="52"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 39pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="52">43rd Field Park Coy,Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 142pt;" width="189">11th Division HQ, Sg Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl68" style="height: 15pt; width: 96pt;" width="128" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl69"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 142pt;" width="189"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-12405845448772497882010-12-06T01:55:00.000-08:002010-12-06T02:09:09.103-08:001941 Operation Matador - Forward Defence of North Malaya in Thailand<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPy1vYzIVGI/AAAAAAAAASo/ZfToHF1JtBk/s1600/2bad5f5c91a33900_landing.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPy1vYzIVGI/AAAAAAAAASo/ZfToHF1JtBk/s400/2bad5f5c91a33900_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547508666728993890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Indian Infantry Regiments on "ready" to march into Thailand? ( actually they were training in Singapore, November 1941 - source : Life)</span><br /><br /></div>The proposed "Operation Matador" was planned in conference with Far East Command & Malaya Command in anticipation of the Imperial Japanese Army seizing the port of Singora in Thailand (on the east Coast of the Kra Isthmus which was large enough to land a sizable attacking force)<br /><br />A British force of 3 Brigade Groups, supported by 6 air force squadrons would be sufficient to hold the Singora area against possible attacks by IJA forces of 1 Division from the North, advancing from Bangkok and 2 IJA Divisions landing from the sea.<br /><br />Chief of Staff informed Brook-Popham, however, that there will be no reinforcements for "Operation Matador" and there will be no advancement of British Troops into Thailand before the Japanese invade it. He will have to use his forces on hand to effect the operations.Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-75763484956862287142010-12-06T01:45:00.000-08:002010-12-06T01:51:19.198-08:008th December 1941 25th Imperial Japanese Army Battle Groups<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPyxjVs3m6I/AAAAAAAAASg/12OPIbbZcds/s1600/bicycle-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPyxjVs3m6I/AAAAAAAAASg/12OPIbbZcds/s400/bicycle-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547504061692484514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">( information source for above & below : wikipedia)<br /></span></div><br /><br /><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 265pt;" width="352" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 105pt;" width="140"> <col style="width: 47pt;" width="62"> <col style="width: 65pt;" width="86"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl65" colspan="4" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 265pt;" width="352" height="17">8th December 1941<span style=""> </span>( excluding ancillary & supporting units)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl65" colspan="4" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">25th<span style=""> </span>Imperial Japanese Army<span style=""> </span>- Lt Gen Yamashita</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Main Battle Groups</td> <td class="xl65">Location</td> <td class="xl65">Commanders</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl65" colspan="3" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2nd Imperial Guards Division - Nishiruma</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3rd</td> <td class="xl66">Imperial Guards Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Indochina</td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">4th</td> <td class="xl66">Imperial Guards Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Indochina</td> <td class="xl66">Kunishi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">5th</td> <td class="xl66">Imperial Guards Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Indochina</td> <td class="xl66">Iwaguro</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">5th Infantry Division (Carp) - Matsui</td> <td class="xl65"><span style=""> </span><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">9th</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Brigade</td> <td class="xl66">Singora</td> <td class="xl66">Kawamura</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">11th</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Singora</td> <td class="xl66">Watanabe</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">41st</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Singora</td> <td class="xl66">Okabe</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">21st</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Brigade</td> <td class="xl66">Singora</td> <td class="xl66">Sugiura</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">21st</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Singora</td> <td class="xl66">Hanada</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">42nd</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Petani</td> <td class="xl66">Ando</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl65" colspan="4" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">18th Infantry Division ( Chrysanthemum) - Mutaguchi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">23rd</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Brigade</td> <td class="xl66">Canton</td> <td class="xl66">Takumi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">55th</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Canton</td> <td class="xl66">Koba</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">56th</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Kota Bahru</td> <td class="xl66">Nasu</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">35th</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Brigade</td> <td class="xl66">Borneo</td> <td class="xl66">Kawaguchi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">114th</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Canton</td> <td class="xl66">Kohisa</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">124th</td> <td class="xl66">Infantry Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Borneo</td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">3rd Tank Group</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">1st<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl66">Medium Regiment</td> <td class="xl66">Singora</td> <td class="xl66">Mukaida</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">6th</td> <td class="xl66">Medium Regiment</td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66">Kawamura</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">14th</td> <td class="xl66">Light Regiment</td> <td class="xl66"><br /></td> <td class="xl66">Kita<br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-77681158114347559902010-12-06T01:41:00.000-08:002010-12-06T01:44:46.799-08:008th December 1941 Malaya Command Land Forces in Malaya and Singapore<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPywJIAZV7I/AAAAAAAAASQ/LAuYTb-J7BY/s1600/Pacific_War_-_Malaya_1941-42_-_Map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPywJIAZV7I/AAAAAAAAASQ/LAuYTb-J7BY/s400/Pacific_War_-_Malaya_1941-42_-_Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547502511828064178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">7th Dec 1941 Malaya Command Land Forces dispositions ( Left Map) - source : US Military Academy/Department of History<br /></span></div><br /><br /><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 309pt;" width="412" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 38pt;" width="51"> <col style="width: 209pt;" width="278"> <col style="width: 62pt;" width="83"> <tbody><tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt; width: 247pt; font-weight: bold;" width="329" height="15">Malaya Command 8 December 1941</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 62pt;" width="83"><span style=""> </span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Main Battle Force</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td colspan="2" class="xl70" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Singapore Fortress Division -<span style=""> </span>Maj Gen<span style=""> </span>F. K. Simmons<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td colspan="2" class="xl70" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Artillery Brigade - Brig Alec Warren Greenlaw Wildey</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Royal Artillery<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl65">Location</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">7th<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Regiment - Coastal<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67">Blakang Mati</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">11th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Blakang Mati</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">31st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Blakang Mati</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">9th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Regiment - Coastal<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67">Changi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">7th<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Changi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">22nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Changi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">32nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Changi</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">16th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Defence Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Hong Kong - Singapore Royal Artillery</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">5th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Blakang Mati</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">7th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Blakang Mati</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Anti Aircraft Artillery</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Royal Artillery</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">3rd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Regiment ( Heavy)</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">11th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">21st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">22nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">35th<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Regiment (Light)</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Hong Kong - Singapore Royal Artillery</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Regiment (Heavy)</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">6th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">9th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">10th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">11th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Singapore Fortress</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Royal Engineers - Brig I Simmons</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">30th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">34th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">41st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Fortress Company - SRE(V)</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (SSVF)</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">SSVF Brigade - Col R G Grimwood</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Singapore Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Singapore Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">4th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Malacca Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl67">Malacca</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">SVC Armoured Car Company</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Singapore Royal Artillery, Volunteers</td> <td class="xl67">Blakang Mati</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Singapore Royal Engineers, Volunteers</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st Malaya Infantry Brigade - Brig G. C. R. Williams</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Loyal Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Malay Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Malay Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade - Brig F. H. Fraser<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">MG Manchester Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Gordon Highlanders</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/17th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Dogra Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Royal Corps of Signals</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Malaya Signal Company</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Indian State Forces ( Airfield Defence)</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Jind<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Kapurthala</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Malaya Command Reserve<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">12th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brig.A.C.M.Paris</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Argyll & Sutherland</td> <td class="xl67">Port Dickson</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">4/19th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Hyderabad Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Port Dickson</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">5/2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Port Dickson</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">122nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">West Riding Field Regiment, RA</td> <td class="xl67">Port Dickson</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">15th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Madras Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 14.25pt;" height="19"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 14.25pt;" height="19"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Indian III Corps - Lt Gen Lewis Heath</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">11th<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Indian Division Signal Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Indian State Forces ( Airfield Defence)</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Mysore Infantry</td> <td class="xl67">Alor Star</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Bahawalpur Infantry</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Hyderabad Infantry</td> <td class="xl67">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Indian III Corps Reserve</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td colspan="2" class="xl70" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">28th Gurkha Infantry Brigade - Brig W. St J. Carpendale</td> <td class="xl67">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Gurkha Rifles</td> <td class="xl67">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Gurkha Rifles</td> <td class="xl67">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/9th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Gurkha Rifles</td> <td class="xl67">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Line of Communication Brigade - Brig R.G. Moir</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF)</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Perak</td> <td class="xl67">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Selangor</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">3rd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Negri Sembilan</td> <td class="xl67">Seremban</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">4th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Pahang</td> <td class="xl67">Kuantan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Armoured Car Company</td> <td class="xl67">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Light Artillery Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Signal Company</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">FMSVF Engimeer Section</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Unfederated States Force</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Kedah Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl67">Alor Star</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Perak River Platoon</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Penang Fortress Garrison - Brig C.A. Lyon</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">8th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Heavy Battery ( HKSRA)</td> <td class="xl67">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">11th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Coastal Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Aircraft Regiment, Indian Artillery</td> <td class="xl67">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">3rd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Penang & Province of Wellesly Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl67">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">36th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl67">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Penang Signal Section</td> <td class="xl67">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">11th Indian Infantry Division - Maj Gen David Murray-Lyon</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Divison Command Troops<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">3rd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Calvary, Indian Armour</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">100th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Light Tank Squadron, Indian Armour</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">155th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Lanarkshire Yeomary, Field Regiment, RA</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">80th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Tank Regiment,RA</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">85th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti Tank Regiment,RA</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Independent Company</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">23rd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">43rd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Field Park Company, RE</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">KOHCOL - Lt Col H D Moorhead</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">5/14th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Penang<span style=""> </span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">3/16th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/3rd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Australian Motor Transport Company</td> <td class="xl67">Sungei Petani</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">6th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brig William Oswald Lay</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">East Surrey Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1/8th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/16th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">22nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Mountain Regiment, IA</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">4th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">7th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">10th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">21st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">15th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brig Kenneth Alfred Garrett</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Leicestershire Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/9th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Jat Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1/14th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Jitra</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">9th Indian Infantry Division - Maj Gen<span style=""> </span>Arthur Edward Barstow</td> <td class="xl67">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Division Command Troops</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">88th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">2nd West LancashireField Regiment, RA</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">42nd</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">8th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brig Berthold Wells Keys</td> <td class="xl67">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/10th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Baluch Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">3/17th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Dogra Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">1/13th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Frontier Force Rifles</td> <td class="xl67">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/12th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Frontier Force Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">21st</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Mountain Battery, IA</td> <td class="xl67">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">22nd Indian Infantry Brigade - Brig G W A Painter</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">5/11th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Sikh Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Kuantan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/18th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Royal Garhwal Rifles</td> <td class="xl67">Kuantan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">5th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Field Regiment, RA</td> <td class="xl67">Kuantan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Australian 8th Division - Maj Gen Gordon Bennett</td> <td class="xl67">Kluang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">22nd Australian Brigade - Brig Harold Burfield Taylor</td> <td class="xl67">Mersing-Endau</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/18th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Australian Infantry Battalion ( NSW)</td> <td class="xl67">Mersing-Endau</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/19th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Australian Infantry Battalion ( NSW)</td> <td class="xl67">Mersing-Endau</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/20th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Australian Infantry Battalion ( NSW)</td> <td class="xl67">Mersing-Endau</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">27th Australian Brigade - Brig Duncan Struan Maxwell</td> <td class="xl67">Kluang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/26th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Australian Infantry Battalion ( Queensland)</td> <td class="xl67">Kluang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/29th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)</td> <td class="xl67">Kluang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/30th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Australian Infantry Battalion ( NSW)</td> <td class="xl67">Kluang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/4th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Machine Gun Battalion</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/4th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Anti-Tank Regiment ( Western Australia)</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Unfederated States Force</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Johore Military Force</td> <td class="xl67">Johore Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Johore Volunteer Infantry</td> <td class="xl67">Johore Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Johore Volunteer Engineers, JVE</td> <td class="xl67">Johore Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">Sarawak (SARFOR) - Lt Col C M Lane</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Sarawak Armed Police</td> <td class="xl67">Kuching</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Sarawak Rangers</td> <td class="xl67">Kuching</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">35th</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl67">Kuching</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">2/15th<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl67">Kuching</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278">6"Gun Battery, HKRSA</td> <td class="xl67">Kuching</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 209pt;" width="278"><br /></td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl67" colspan="2" style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15">( Sourced :Wikipedia)</td> <td class="xl67"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-29152384087636940152010-12-06T00:38:00.000-08:002010-12-06T00:43:50.608-08:003rd September 1939 Malaya Command Land Forces in Malaya & Singapore<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPyh2E7SeLI/AAAAAAAAAR4/JlHxu0qzauE/s1600/9c16853ca1fcf650_landing.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPyh2E7SeLI/AAAAAAAAAR4/JlHxu0qzauE/s400/9c16853ca1fcf650_landing.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547486791421032626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Hong Kong- Singapore Royal Artillery men( HKSRA) during drill practise ( source: life)<br /><br /><br /></span> </div><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 325pt;" width="433" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 42pt;" width="56"> <col style="width: 164pt;" width="218"> <col style="width: 119pt;" width="159"> <tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt; width: 206pt;" width="274" height="20">Malaya Command 3 September 1939</td> <td class="xl64" style="width: 119pt;" width="159">Location</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Singapore Fortress</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Royal Artillery<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl65"><span style=""> </span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7th<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Blakang Mati, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Blakang Mati, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">31st</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Blakang Mati, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">9th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Changi, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7th<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Changi, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">22nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Changi, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">32nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Changi, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Singapore Fortress</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Hong Kong - Singapore Royal Artillery</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">5th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Blakang Mati, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Blakang Mati, Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">8th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Heavy Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Malaya Anti Aircraft Brigade</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Royal Artillery</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">3rd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">21st</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">22nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Hong Kong - Singapore Royal Artillery</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1st</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">6th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">9th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Anti Aircraft Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Singapore Fortress</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Royal Engineers</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">30th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">34th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">35th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">36th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl65">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">41st</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Fortress Company</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Fortress Company - SRE(V)</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Royal Corps of Signals</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Malaya Signal Company</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Penang Signal Section</td> <td class="xl65">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Infantry Regiments & Brigades</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2/17th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Dogra Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Taiping</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">5/14th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Penang Garrison</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1st<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Malay Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Port Dickson</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Malaya Infantry Brigade</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1st<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">MG Manchester Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Loyal Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Gordon Highlanders</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">12th Indian Infantry Brigade</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Argyll & Sutherland</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/19th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Hyderabad Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">5/2nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Punjab Regiment</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">22nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Mountain Regiment, IA</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">21st</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Mountain Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">15th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Madras Sappers & Miners</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Straits Settlements Volunteer Force<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl65"><span style=""> </span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1st</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Singapore Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2nd<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Singapore Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">3rd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Penang & Province of Wellesly Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl65">Penang</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Malacca Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl65">Malacca</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">SVC Armoured Car Company</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 30pt;" height="40"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Singapore Royal Artillery, Volunteers</td> <td class="xl65">Blakang Mati, SIngapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 30pt;" height="40"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Singapore Royal Engineers, Volunteers</td> <td class="xl65">Singapore</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF)</td> <td class="xl65">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1st</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Perak</td> <td class="xl65">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2nd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Selangor</td> <td class="xl65">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">3rd</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Negri Sembilan</td> <td class="xl65">Seremban</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4th</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Pahang</td> <td class="xl65">Kuantan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Armoured Car Company</td> <td class="xl65">Ipoh</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Light Artillery Battery</td> <td class="xl65">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Signal Company</td> <td class="xl65">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">FMSVF Engimeer Section</td> <td class="xl65">Kuala Lumpur</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Unfederated States Force</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Johore Military Force</td> <td class="xl65">Johore Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Johore Volunteer Infantry</td> <td class="xl65">Johore Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Johore Volunteer Engineers, JVE</td> <td class="xl65">Johore Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Kedah Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl65">Alor Star</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Kelantan Volunteer Force</td> <td class="xl65">Kota Bahru</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Perak River Platoon</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Sultan Idris<span style=""> </span>Company</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl64" colspan="2" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Sarawak</td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Sarawak Armed Police</td> <td class="xl65">Kuching</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"><br /></td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 164pt;" width="218">Sarawak Rangers</td> <td class="xl65">Kuching</td> </tr> </tbody></table>Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195607572440054330.post-47487140474345277482010-12-02T18:18:00.000-08:002010-12-02T18:37:51.124-08:001941 Force Z Naval Fleet to Singapore Naval Base at Sembawang<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU2--DCPI/AAAAAAAAARo/dK9lObT--xE/s1600/HMS_Repulse_LOC_04034u.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU2--DCPI/AAAAAAAAARo/dK9lObT--xE/s400/HMS_Repulse_LOC_04034u.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546276244699678962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The battle cruiser, HMS Repulse - taken in Haifa July 1938 ( Library of Congress)<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU2YHRxoI/AAAAAAAAARg/SASu7NCd6jo/s1600/HMS_Prince_Of_Wales_in_Singapore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU2YHRxoI/AAAAAAAAARg/SASu7NCd6jo/s400/HMS_Prince_Of_Wales_in_Singapore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546276234269410946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The Flag ship of Naval Fleet Force Z, battleship HMS Prince of Wales coming to moor in Singapore December 1941( IWM Collections)<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Below: The Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral Tom Philips ( Right) and his deputy, Rear Admiral Palliser ( Left) receiving the arrival of the capital ships into Singapore, Sembawang Naval Base. ( IWM Collections)<br /></span></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU2VMiSZI/AAAAAAAAARY/5Mt_Bql7kHw/s1600/Admiral_Phillips_and_Rear_Admiral_Palliser.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU2VMiSZI/AAAAAAAAARY/5Mt_Bql7kHw/s400/Admiral_Phillips_and_Rear_Admiral_Palliser.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546276233486158226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU292pfEI/AAAAAAAAARw/e0u2wSeLlaY/s1600/Admiral%2BSir%2BGeoffrey%2BLayton%2Band%2BMajor%2BGeneral%2BKeith%2BSimmons%252C%2Bhaving%2Ba%2Bserious%2Bdiscussion.%2Bapril%2B1941.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6UnLHYN1ca0/TPhU292pfEI/AAAAAAAAARw/e0u2wSeLlaY/s400/Admiral%2BSir%2BGeoffrey%2BLayton%2Band%2BMajor%2BGeneral%2BKeith%2BSimmons%252C%2Bhaving%2Ba%2Bserious%2Bdiscussion.%2Bapril%2B1941.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546276244400208962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Commander in Chief, China Fleet 1940, Admiral Sir Geoffery Layton - handed over command to Admiral Phillips upon arrival of Force Z. With him ( right) was General Keith Simmons, Commander of Singapore Fortress - Garrison Troops ( Life)<br /></span></div><br />2nd Dec 1941, the arrival of battleship, HMS Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser, HMS Repulse. Together with their escort destroyers, HMS Electra, HMS Express, HMS Tenedos and HMAS Vampire, formed the Force Z Naval fleet. This created a "completeness" of all British arms and their commonwealth allies ie the Navy, the Air Force and the Army in the defence of Fortress Singapore and Malaya of an eventual attack by Japanese forces.Times of Malayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280851007202066939noreply@blogger.com0