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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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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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