Wednesday, 8 December 2010

1941 December, Royal Engineer and Indian Sapper & Miners Units in Malaya & Singapore

Wire Obstacles Drills , 1941 ( source : Life)


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)



Unit Engineers Commander Attached , Location
Malaya Command Brig I Simson Singapore



15th Field Coy, Madras Sappers & Miners Maj B R Muir 12th Indian Brigade, Command Reserve, Port Dickson
13th Field Coy, Madras Sappers & Miners Maj B E Whiteman 45th Indian Brigade



III India Corps Brig K B S Crawford North Malaya
1st Artisan Works Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners Maj J H Heep 8th Indian Brigade & 9 Indian Division for demolition works
45th Army Troops Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners Maj J R Dinwiddie KROH COL Force, 6th Bridging Section attached
46th Army Troops Coy, Madras Sappers & Miners Maj JRSW Elkington 11th Indian Division for Local Defences, Sg Petani



9th Indian Division Lt Col T H Lindesay East Coast Malaya
19th Field Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners Maj M Delme-Radcliffe 8th Indian Brigade, Kota Bahru
22nd Field Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners Maj H T Heard 22nd Indian Brigade, Kuantan
42nd Field Park Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners Maj Tw Nash 9th Division Stores KL



11th Indian Division Lt Col J F D Steedman North West, Jitra Malaya
3rd Field Coy, Bengal Sappers & Miners Maj A R Battle 15th Indian Brigade, Jitra
17th Field Coy, Bombay Sappers & Miners Maj N S Bhagart 6th Indian Brigade, Jitra
23rd Field Coy,Bombay Sappers & Miners Maj J E Bate 28th Indian Brigade, Ipoh
43rd Field Park Coy,Bombay Sappers & Miners
11th Division HQ, Sg Petani



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