INDIAN POW LIFE IN WW2 SINGAPORE – A Geography Lesson for Sepoy Lal Singh, 2/17 Dogra
LEST WE FORGET – share this post to keep the memory alive of those who served.
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The beheading of Indian POW Sepoy Mohd Shafi and other atrocities – First WWII War Crimes Trial in Singapore
See my article on what happened. The beheader identified as No.2 in the photo was sentenced to death by hanging.
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INDIAN POW LIFE IN SINGAPORE – Tamil to Hindi Dictionary in Roman-Hindi, another rare survival as little records exist today of their captivity.
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Source NAI
INDIAN POW LIFE IN SINGAPORE – SARDARA SINGH’S SIGNATURE - THE ANSWER
On the 17th you had seen 7 samples of Singh’s signature, and guessed which he would finally use. Here is a document signed by him – it was signature No. 2
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Source NAI
NDIAN POW LIFE IN SINGAPORE – GUESS WHICH SIGNATURE SARDARA SINGH FINALLY USES.
pls reply with the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7 and tomorrow you will see if you have guessed correctly when I post a document he has signed.
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TALK ON SINGAPORE WAR CRIMES TRIALS on 26Feb at Haw Par Villa - part of NHB annual Battle for Singapore series - covered Indian POWs, European and Singaporean civilians.
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INDIAN POW IN SINGAPORE
In a rare survival, he says (a lot lost in translation)
MY MOTHER AND SISTER HAVE BEEN CHIDING ME
THE LAST TIME I WAS IN THEIR EMBRACE
WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS
THAT WERE SO LONG AGO
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Source NAI, Glory Macwan, Amoli Son
81 Years ago today - 8000 men died including over 2000 Indian POWs when the Japanese "Hell Ships" Tango & Ryusei Maru were sunk by USS Rasher. See my article below.
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Source Peter Cundall/ Lynetta Silver, NAA, image public
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SURRENDER OF SINGAPORE – “THE POW WHO SAVED KASHMIR” Bombed at Robinsons on 15Feb1942- Captain Pritam Singh 2/16 Punjab , MC
After recovering, Singh escaped to India and later defended Poonch bravely during the 1947-8 Kashmir war with Pakistan.
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BATTLE OF SINGAPORE – THE STORY OF THE BIG GUNS
The myth that they could not traverse back to hit Johore is not true - 4 could, but only 2 of these were close enough to hit it.
Sources: Farndale, Bob Hackett
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BATTLE OF SINGAPORE – For Indians Soldiers “Singapore was the last resort of yesterday in the world of tomorrow” (then) Lieutenant-Colonel Gurbakhsh Singh
Punjabi’s sampling innocent pleasures at a street vendor, pic from NMSingapore, colourised by Nusan.
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BATTLE OF SINGAPORE – For Indians Soldiers ”Life in Singapore was unique..it was a city that would steal one’s heart”. Lieutenant-Colonel Gurbakhsh Singh.
Gurkha’s with the ladies, perhaps outside Great World, NMSingapore, colourised by Nusan
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BATTLE OF SINGAPORE – WHAT TO DO IF WAR COMES TO SINGAPORE?
In this pamphlet dated April 1941, civilians are given the answer - stay indoors & hide under tables or go into the countryside
Source: Shiraz Mohammedali/ Asad Shiraz
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BATTLE OF SINGAPORE – On this Day 83 Years ago – Lieutenant-Colonel Gurbakhsh Singh, DSO, OBE, Jind Infantry, Indian State Forces
Awarded the DSO for his valour defending Tengah airfield & an OBE for his adversity in captivity
Image is cover of his memoir
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BATTLE OF SINGAPORE - 83 YEARS AGO NOW It is said that “FORTRESS SINGAPORE” was just a name & that Singapore was not a fortress.
Map shows the guns of the city that couldn't stop Japan (forceindia site)
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BATTLE OF SINGAPORE – began TODAY 83 years ago (8Feb1942)
General Percival expected the attack in the east, instead the Japanese fell on the weak western part of Singapore at 10pm today 83 years ago.
Map -warhistorynetwork site
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THE BATTLE OF SINGAPORE STARTS TOMORROW (83 years ago on 8Feb1942).
The Battle of Malaya is over.
The Image of a minefield danger sign in English, Mandarin, Jawi and Tamil is from the Malaya Command blogpost.
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14505 Jemadar Mhd Sarwar’s 7/6 Rajputana Rifles, MC
On 17Jan1942 when the battalion had only 2 officers & 1/3 of its men left, through his personal example restored morale. (MC WO-373-47-299).
6th Rajputana Rifles 1911 (public).
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An image for the III Cavalry, one of the units in the 9th Indian division that served in Malaya and Singapore in 1941-2
Source:Bassetlaw Silver & Antiques
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ON THIS DAY 83 YEARS AGO - LAST REINFORCEMENTS REACH SINGAPORE
On 5Feb1942 the last convoy with troops and weapons struggled into port. The Empress of Asia (pictured) was badly mauled
Source AWM, netherlandsnavy.nl
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80 minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbour, war came to Kotah Bahru in Malaya on 8Dec1941. One of the defenders was Captain Mohammad Anwar Khan Durrani 2/10 Baluch (red arrow, pic courtesy Akbar Durrani)
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On the 11Dec1941 Penang air raid, Mr L. Forbes said “In the congested Asiatic..area..dead and injured seemed to lie every few yards”. The aptly named Buffalo fighter is pictured.
Changi Guardian in my collection, AWM
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Causeway between Singapore and Johore blown up – 83 years ago today.
It was rapidly repaired and reused
Source: Photo Roots.sg, Miller Straits Times
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First contact in Malaya with the Japanese who had landed in Thailand - 1/8 Punjab knocks out several tanks on 8Dec1941 at Ban Sadao, said LtCol Fitzpatrick 1/14 Punjab.
Source Fitzpatrick/India MOD 601/639/H, map/photo Alan Macdonald
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Air Raids around Alor Star in Malaya on 8Dec1941 described by a civilian later interned in Singapore cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-RCMS...
IMAGE AWM
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The Sherdils (Bravehearts) 1/14 Punjab Reg -in a pre-war pic-standing with dark hair Maj VD Anderson, the Sikh Captain Vir Singh, seated right Maj LV Fitzpatrick.
Plus, from SM Baboo Ram, their officers in 1941.
Pics-Alan Macdonald/NAI
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Captain Mateen Ansari, 5/7 Rajput, GC, beheaded by the Japanese 29Oct1943.
Captured in HK & tortured as he was from an Indian princely family. Beheaded when caught trying to start an escape route for his men. Awarded George Cross (VCGC site)
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On This Day 79 Years Ago began the trial in Singapore of the Japanese who beheaded the Indian POW Sepoy Mohd Shafi
The man tagged as No2 in the image was sentenced to be hanged.
Source: ICC Legal Tools & Singapore war crimes sites
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ON THIS DAY IN 1944: 418 INDIAN POWs PERISHED IN A SEA OF FLAMES when the Japanese ship Ikoma Maru was torpedoed by USS Seahorse.
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Sources Peter Cundall/ combined fleet site/ US NA
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Indian troops liberating Singapore from Japanese occupation Sep4/5, 1945. Pic of men from the 2/1 Punjab Regiment. Source the "Brotherhood of Mankind" exhibition at Fort Canning Singapore in 1999. #IndianArmy #IndianPOW #SingaporeWW2 #WW2
