[53][54][g] Percival incorrectly guessed that the Japanese would land forces on the north-east side of Singapore, ignoring advice that the north-west was a more likely direction of attack (where the Straits of Johor were the narrowest and a series of river mouths provided cover for the launching of water craft). On passage she met the armed merchant cruiser HMS Kedahwhich had sailed two days previously laden with evacuees. A company from Dalforce fought alongside the 22nd Australian Brigade. The survivors who reached Padang had suffered greatly. After receiving news of the surrender, Bennett handed command of the 8th Australian Division to the divisional artillery commander, Brigadier Cecil Callaghan andalong with some of his staff officerscommandeered a small boat. The Jurong Line eventually collapsed after the 12th Indian Brigade was withdrawn by its commander, Brigadier Archie Paris, to the road junction near Bukit Panjang, after he lost contact with the 27th Brigade on his right; the commander of the 44th Indian Brigade, Ballantine, commanding the extreme left of the line, also misinterpreted the orders in the same manner that Taylor had and withdrew. Discover more of the authors books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more. A further 5000 troops in Convoy US111B arrived at Keppel Harbour on 15 August 1941. [71] The initial fighting cost the Australians many casualties, the 2/20th, losing 334 men killed and 214 wounded. Further, losses on the mainland had resulted in a general shortage of equipment. Try again. Print length 198 pages Language English Publisher Scribner Publication date January 1, 1974 They carried 2 x 4-inch guns, 1 x 3.7-inch gun and 8machine guns, with a crew of 75 officers and men. On 11 November 1940 the German raider Atlantisencountered the Blue Funnel liner Automedon. [48], From 3 February, the Commonwealth forces were shelled by Japanese artillery, and air attacks on Singapore intensified over the next five days. With only a few Navy men and a Merchant Marine among them, and no navigation gear, they make their way to what they hope is safety, where they are reabsorbed into the military machine. This reduced the number she could carry to about 25 plus five crew. The Indians reached Bennett around noon. Produced by the Naval Studies Group in conjunction with the Submarine Institute of Australia, the Australian Naval Institute, Naval Historical Society and the RAN Seapower Centre. The remaining nineteen men including the Executive Officer of ML 310, SBLT Malcolm Henderson RANVR, the Admiral and the Air Marshal died of disease when on the island. [69] The Australians numbered just 3,000 men and lacked any significant reserve. The Commonwealth having thought the terrain made them impractical, had no tanks and only a few armoured vehicles, which put them at a severe disadvantage. ORIGINAL NOTEBOOK AND REPORT WRITTEN BY WO2 FISHER OUTLINING THE ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE ON 15 FEB 1942 OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIT UNDER LT K R KING, THEIR PASSAGE TO SUMATRA, EVENTUAL DEPARTURE FOR CEYLON ABOARD THE S S DE-WIERT AND RETURN TO AUSTRALIA ABOARD THE "STIRLING CASTLE". 1942 World War II battle; Japanese victory Fall of Singapore Part of the Pacific Warof the Second World War Lieutenant-GeneralArthur Percival(right), led by Ichiji Sugita, walks under a flag of truceto negotiate the capitulation of Commonwealth forces in Singapore, 15 February 1942. On paper the escape plan seemed straightforward, a 20-mile passage over the Singapore Strait at night, and then laying up under cover of one of the numerous Netherlands East Indies islands, before island hopping to cover the next 60 miles and crossing the Banka Strait to the large island of Sumatra. Dalforce, formally the Singapore Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, was formed in Singapore in early 1942 by Colonel John Dalley. by Ian Skidmore online at Alibris. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Their greatest challenge was transiting the Sunda Strait, now controlled by the Japanese, but somehow hugging the coast they remained undetected. The men were forced into a series of small, badly ventilated rooms where they were held overnight without water. There was then a further dangerous voyage through waters controlled by Japanese warships and submarines to the safety of Colombo for British, and Fremantle for the Australian, personnel. [111] The counter-attack was repulsed by the Imperial Guards and the 27th Australian Brigade was split in half on either side of the Bukit Timah Road with elements spread as far as the Pierce Reservoir.[112]. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Shop now. The Japanese authorities were suspicious of the Chinese because of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and murdered thousands of citizen "undesirables" (mostly ethnic Chinese) in the Sook Ching massacre. His relations with senior British commanders and staff in Malaya were, at times, strained, as he grappled to maintain control of the Australian troops. To avoid capture, the senior officers came ashore before she was examined by a Japanese boarding party and her engines disabled. He could only say "The bloody bastards will never think of looking for me in the open, and I want to see a bloody plane brought down". Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. [82] The Hurricanes shot down six Japanese aircraft and damaged 14 others for the loss of a Hurricane. Ideally the passage over open water was made at night and where possible vessels laid up in the day close to, or under cover of, islands. Many of them suffered severe hardships and brutality similar to that experienced by other prisoners held by Japan during the war. Carew, Tim, The Fall of Hong Kong, Anthony Blond, London, 1960. Special Operations Executive--History World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Singapore Singapore--History--Siege, 1942 Wars History Publisher Raffles, 2000 Digital Description application/pdf, 39236 KB, 264 p. : ill., maps, port. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Discounts, promotions, and special offers on best-selling magazines. When the first Japanese came ashore on Singapore Island on 8 February the thinly spread Australians defending the northwestcoast failed to halt the attack and the Argylls were send to help stem the tide in the brief Battle of Singapore. [157] About 5,000 men were killed or wounded, a majority of whom were Australian. , Unknown Binding Conventional British military thinking was that the Japanese forces were inferior and characterised that the Malayan jungles as "impassable"; the Japanese were repeatedly able to use it to their advantage to outflank hastily established defensive lines. Army officials were instructed that passes should go to men of outstanding ability with the intention of integrating this nucleus with Javanese troops in Batavia. It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. The Ban Ho Guanalso made Padang and was later bound for Fremantle. Japanese forces quickly isolated, surrounded and forced the surrender of Indian units defending the coast. NONFICTION. Air cover was in a worse state with 158 obsolete aircraft, including four RAAF squadrons, two of Brewster Buffalo fighters and two of Lockheed Hudson bombers. The number of Japanese killed and wounded is disputed. Available copies. [22], Force Z, consisting of the battleship HMSPrince of Wales, the battlecruiser HMSRepulse and four destroyers, sailed north out of Singapore on 8 December to oppose expected Japanese landings along the coast of Malaya. She sustained casualties, was soon on fire and had to be abandoned before she sank. In addition, there were two British machine-gun battalions, one Australian, and a British reconnaissance battalion. They displaced 85 tons, were 112feet in length, with a top speed of 20 knots. Japanese authorities asked that she be moved away from the proximity of legitimate shipping targets. By midnight, the two Japanese divisions fired star shell to indicate to their commander that they had secured their initial objectives and by 01:00 they were well established. . After landing a tortuous trek began across mountainous terrain making for the west coast port of Padang. Afterwards a fragile fleet of forty-four independent unescorted sailings occurred on Black Friday 13 February, with a few stragglers coming behind on 14 February. The British troops left in the city of Singapore were basically garrison troops. With the ships engines irreparable and taking on water the Captain ordered abandon ship. Since 1998, Singapore has observed Total Defence Day on 15 February each year, marking the anniversary of the surrender of Singapore. The escape from Singapore is perhaps best summarised by Lieutenant General Percival who wrote (Brooke 1989): I regret to have to report that the flotilla of small ships and other light craft which left Singapore on the night of 13-14 February encountered a Japanese naval force in the approaches to the Banka Straits. Yamashita's prediction was correct; despite being observed by Australian artillery, permission to engage the palace was denied by Gordon Bennett. [83], Air battles went on for the rest of the day and by nightfall it was clear that with the few aircraft Percival had left, Kallang could no longer be used as a base. Her captain is unknown and she sailed with 4 crew and 25 passengers. It is a familiar war story: jungle, disease, thirst. Malaya Tribune: Colombo Man as Deputy Master Attendant, 24 November 1936. [158] Churchill called the fall of Singapore to the Japanese "the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history". Retrieve credentials. They were whimsically known as the Plymouth Argylls (Plymouth Argyle is a football club). Another unfortunate consequence leading to confusion was that naval personnel responsible for coding and decoding signals were approved to leave the island aboard HMS Jupiterin the early hours of 12 February. [45] This included the naval base at Sembawang. station45.cebu This would see landings in Malaya and Hong Kong as part of a general move south to secure Singapore, connected to Malaya by the JohorSingapore Causeway and then an invasion of the oil-rich area of Borneo and Java in the Dutch East Indies. This is without a doubt the most boring WWII book I've come across. The "Southern Area", including the main urban areas in the south-east, was commanded by Major-General Frank Simmons. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $3.98. The Japanese advance through the Malay Peninsula was unprecedented, and despite resistance by numerically superior defenders, appeared unstoppable. Meanwhile two small naval launches arrived full of miscellaneous Army and Navy personnel. This tally possibly accounts for the largest number of Australian troops missing after release from Singapore. [162][163] Japanese casualties during the fighting in Singapore amounted to 1,714 killed and 3,378 wounded. There's nothing particularly thrilling or gripping in the whole book, and it's time poorly spent. Post war she returned to Hong Kong. [143], Under the terms of the surrender, hostilities were to cease at 20:30 that evening, all military forces in Singapore were to surrender unconditionally, all Commonwealth forces would remain in position and disarm themselves within an hour, and the British were allowed to maintain a force of 1,000 armed men to prevent looting until relieved by the Japanese. As they had destroyed all code books the Rear Admiral Malaya was thereafter unable to read signals. By 15 February, about a million civilians in the city were crammed into the remaining area held by Allied forces, 1 per cent of the island. This information, coupled with its own appreciation, convinced the Japanese War Office of the weakness of the British position (Robinson 2016). Selarang Barracks was built between 1936 and 1938 to house an infantry battalion. Please try again. [12][13] Following these attacks, a period of consolidation was planned, after which the Japanese planners intended to build up the defences of the captured territory by establishing a strong perimeter from the IndiaBurma frontier through to Wake Island and traversing Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea and New Britain, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. This helps enormously in piecing together the still very unclear picture of what happened to women and children of all ethnicities, who tried to get away when Singapore fell on Sunday 15th February 1942. They also bombed the other vessels which were set on fire and sank, suffering numerous casualties. He had been arrested on 10 December and court-martialled in January. SSPerak, a 1,200-ton passenger/cargo steamer of the Straits Steamship Company, had sailed from Singapore a few days before the surrender with personnel from No 36 Squadron RAF embarked. [38] Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival, commander of the garrison, had 85,000 soldiersthe equivalent, on paper at least, of just over four divisions. Assisted by Dalforce volunteers, McKerron went to find a retired Royal Naval officer, Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Whitaker3, who was persuaded to take command; that Whitaker was not a navigator but an electrical engineer seemed of little consequence. Dragonflyand Grasshoppersailed in company on 13 February with about 325 troops, bound for Sumatra. While they were overflown by enemy aircraft, who possibly had other things on their minds celebrating their great victory, the small craft was unmolested. On Monday 8 December the Japanese crossed the border and carried out bombing attacks which completely destroyed the defending aircraft. Russell-Roberts, Denis, Spotlight on Singapore, Times Press, Douglas, IOM, 1965. [79] The lack of an effective air early warning system throughout the campaign meant that many Commonwealth aircraft were lost in this manner during Japanese attacks against airfields. Shortly afterwards Percival allocated the composite 6th/15th Indian Infantry Brigade to reinforce the Australians from their position around the Singapore racecourse. [108][109][110] With the vital water supply of the reservoirs in the centre of the island threatened, the 27th Australian Brigade was later ordered to recapture Bukit Panjang as a preliminary move in retaking Bukit Timah. [46] Also under Bennett's command was the 44th Indian Infantry Brigade. Most were damaged and many sunk with large numbers of casualties. Others were wounded or were forced ashore and were subsequently captured. [84] A squadron of Hurricane fighters took to the skies on 9 February but was then withdrawn to the Netherlands East Indies and after that no Commonwealth aircraft were seen again over Singapore; the Japanese had achieved air supremacy. This was mostly mangrove swamp and jungle, broken by rivers and creeks. No hero's welcome greets them in Ceylon -- just some red tape. The British outnumbered the Japanese but much of the water for the island was drawn from reservoirs on the mainland. An edition of Escape from Singapore, 1942 (1974) Escape from Singapore, 1942 the story of an incredible voyage through enemy waters. [22] The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force was more numerous and better trained than the second-hand assortment of untrained pilots and inferior Commonwealth equipment remaining in Malaya, Borneo and Singapore. After four days at sea they were sighted by the Singapore Harbour Services Launch Tern which took the General and his two aides inshore. Some died during the night as a result of their treatment. Opposed to them were about 8,000 men comprising two battalions of British infantry, two battalions of Indian infantry, and recently arrived, two battalions of Canadian infantry. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. [165][166] The Japanese sought vengeance against the Chinese and anyone who held anti-Japanese sentiments. Kathleens brother, Jack Clark, a member of the Malay State Volunteer Forces was killed in action. Naval Historical Review, Ship histories and stories, WWII operations, History - WW2 Singapore, Ship losses, Australian Naval History Podcasts The Malay battalions had not been in action, and the Straits Settlements Volunteers were only sketchily trained. Only after cross-checking the message with the Automedon papers did the Japanese accept it to be genuine. Many ships and other craft were sunk or disabled and there was considerable loss of life. Taking effect from 8.30 pm, control of this mighty fortress and its garrison was handed over to the Imperial Japanese Army. On sailing there were about300 passengers and crew. Born into a lively Iraqi-Jewish family who rose from humble beginnings to create a thriving business, Rosie's days are filled with the love of her amusing and exasperating relatives and servants. At last the small convoy was in the open sea and made for the west coast of Australia, but Perak stoically continued alone for Colombo, reaching this destination safely on 4 March 1942. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. With a makeshift crew Li Wo cast off with 84 passengers and crew and made for the Banka Strait. A Royal Navy assessment of these vessels was scathing, finding them in poor repair and mostly unseaworthy, and many were later burned. What the British refer to as the Far East and Australians South East Asia was mostly dominated by the colonial powers of Britain, France and the Netherlands, with the ex-Spanish Philippines controlled by the United States. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for PARAGON (VHS, 1985) *ESCAPE FROM DEATH ROW* VCR FILM RE SEALED RENTAL MOVIE at the best online prices at eBay! A US submarine S-39was sent to look for the survivors but they could not be found. able aboard ahead anchor arms army arrived asked attack battery became began better boat bobby bombs british broke broome brought called ceylon chance climbed coast command craft crew danger dark. The Australian 22nd Brigade, under Brigadier Harold Taylor, was assigned a 10mi (16km) wide sector in the west, and the 27th Brigade, under Brigadier Duncan Maxwell, had responsibility for a 4,000yd (3,700m) zone just west of the Causeway. [127] The civilian authorities began to fear that the water supply would give out; Percival was advised that large amounts of water were being lost due to damaged pipes and that the water supply was on the verge of collapse. There was a problem loading your book clubs. It was reported to Cabinet by the CIGS [Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Alan Brooke] that Percival has over 100,000 [sic] men, of whom 33,000 are British and 17,000 Australian. No. The battalion, consisting of poorly trained and equipped replacements, advanced to an assembly area near Bukit Timah. This edition doesn't have a description yet. [129][117] At about 13:00, the Japanese broke through and advanced towards the Alexandra Barracks Hospital. The Japanese held Singapore until the end of the war. Twenty-two others escaped the island after rebuilding a native vessel but were captured and returned to Singapore as POWs. Those ashore on Pompong, with some supplies, were estimated at about 200 women and children, 30 to 40 civilian men and 400 from the three services, which included many with severe injuries. The Japanese then proceeded overland across the ThaiMalayan border to attack Malaya. [16], The 25th Army was resisted in northern Malaya by III Corps of the British Indian Army. [104], Later on 11 February, with Japanese supplies running low, Yamashita attempted to bluff Percival, calling on him to "give up this meaningless and desperate resistance". The next day, as the situation worsened for the Commonwealth, they sought to consolidate their defences; during the night of 12/13 February, the order was given for a 28mi (45km) perimeter to be established around Singapore City at the eastern end of the island. She was known locally as The Ice-Box, therefore in taking passengers she was of limited value, only able to use the upper deck. With only a few Navy men and a Merchant Marine among them, and no navigation gear, they make their way to what they hope is safety, where they are reabsorbed into the military machine. : [92] During the initial assault, the Japanese suffered severe casualties from Australian mortars and machine-guns and from burning oil which had been sluiced into the water following the demolition of several oil tanks by the Australians. For Australia too, the fall of Singapore was a disaster. [62] The Australians requested the shelling of these positions to disrupt the Japanese preparations but the patrol reports were later ignored by Malaya Command as being insignificant, based upon the belief that the real assault would come in the north-eastern sector, not the north-west. [100], In the early afternoon of 10 February, on learning of the collapse of the Jurong Line, Wavell ordered Percival to launch a counter-attack to retake it. Hitler reportedly forbade Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop from issuing a congratulatory communique. The infantry positions were reinforced by the recently arrived Australian 2/4th Machine-Gun Battalion. There were 49 infantry battalions21 Indian, 13 British, six Australian, four Indian States Forces assigned to airfield defence, three Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, and two Malayan. This brave man had refused to kneel in order to be beheaded. The documents were delivered to the German Embassy which provided copies to Japanese authorities. The gunswhich included the Johore Battery, with three 15in (380mm) guns and one battery with two 15in (380mm) gunswere supplied mostly with armour-piercing shells (AP) for anti-shipping use and few high explosive (HE) shells. [85][86] That evening, three Fairmile B motor launches attacked and sank several Japanese landing craft in the Johor Strait around its western channel on the evening of 9 February. A little after 7.30 pm Kembongs engines were coaxed into life and at 8 pm the anchor was raised. [12], The Japanese 25th Army invaded Malaya from Indochina, moving into northern Malaya and Thailand by amphibious assault on 8 December 1941. The Highlanders, who had trained in jungle warfare, fought well against the Japanese, until they too were overwhelmed. Attacks would be made against the American naval fleet at Pearl Harbor as well as landings in the Philippines and attacks on Guam, Wake Island and the Gilbert Islands. How came 100,000 men (half of them of our own race) to hold up their hands to inferior numbers of Japanese? Here she was acquired by the Australian Government, renamed Krait, and shipped back to Australia as deck cargo before taking part in her famous commando operations against Japanese shipping in Singapore (Silver 1990). Singapore, 1942, is an exotic tropical city and the home of six-year-old Rosie Sharbanee. Malaya and Singapore had an ample supply of defending forces, with a British Army supported by Australian and Indian troops, however, many of these had been hastily put together and quantity was not matched by quality. [134], Throughout the night of 14/15 February, the Japanese continued to press against the Commonwealth perimeter, and though the line largely held, the military supply situation was rapidly deteriorating. At dawn an island could be seen with Malay fishermen who came to help, and with a rising tide they were once again afloat and, seemingly with little damage, again underway. Of these, more than 7000 would die as prisoners of war. The 2/20th managed to concentrate three of its four companies around the Namazie Estate, although one was left behind; the 2/18th was only able to concentrate half its strength at Ama Keng, while the 2/19th also moved back three companies, leaving a fourth to defend Tengah airfield. [61], In the days leading up to the Japanese attack, patrols from the Australian 22nd Brigade were sent across the Straits of Johor at night to gather intelligence. They get buzzed by a Zero that inexplicably doesn't fire, they get fired upon by a Zero who inexplicably doesn't finish them off, they meet a drunken Dutchman, they eat poorly (but not _that_ poorly), tempers fray, etc. A yarn of adventure in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. Denis Russell-Roberts (Russell-Roberts 1965), an Indian Army officer and later POW in Singapore, whose wife Ruth died on Banka Island, provides an analysis of 47 vessels that escaped from Singapore. Something went wrong. [136][j] At 09:30, Percival held a conference at Fort Canning with his senior commanders. [63][64], Blowing up the causeway had delayed the Japanese attack for over a week. A yarn of adventure in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. [52], Most of Singapore's BL 15-inch Mk I naval guns could be traversed north and were used to engage the Japanese. Pre-publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry The Locust class river gunboats were relatively new steam turbine ships of 585 tons capable of 17 knots. The "1942" appears to have been added to the title to avoid confusion with a book by the same name written by S.C. George in 1946. 2 Michael Pethers mother (Kathleen) and her baby daughter were evacuated from Singapore on Christmas Eve 1941 and his grandmother escaped on 12 February 1942, all reaching the safety of home in New Zealand. In Haifa she was converted to a hospital ship and later served in the Burma campaign before being returned to her owners in 1945. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Financial constraints had hampered construction efforts during the intervening period and shifting strategic circumstances had largely undermined the key premises behind the strategy by the time war had broken out in the Pacific. Though his mind had been gradually prepared for its fall, the surrender of the fortress stunned him. Fairmile Motor Launches (MLs) were versatile small craft produced in their hundreds and served in most theatres during WWII. Please try again. In January 1941 a large component of the Australian Armys recently raised 8th Division was posted to Malaya. The Fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore,[c] took place in the SouthEast Asian theatre of the Pacific War. Eventually it becomes clear that Skidmore must have reconstructed it all from interviews with and diaries of those involved, but it makes for an awkward beginning. ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE - 1942 [Skidmore, I.] After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. [77] Operated by the four squadrons of No. [80], By the time of the invasion, only ten Hurricanes of 232 Squadron, based at RAF Kallang, remained to provide air cover for the Commonwealth forces on Singapore. As it starts, it's not really obvious whether it's a novel or narrative, since it's all told third person. Free shipping for many products! While we do not have a crew and passenger list, LTCOL McKerron and LCDR Whitaker were both serving in Colombo in 1942 and it is assumed they arrived in Perak. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! On 13 February ML311was attacked and destroyed by enemy surface ships and two days later ML432 was captured when beached off Banka Island. At noon on Sunday 15 February 1942 Lieutenant Colonel Patrick McKerron met with his sister and brother-in-law, Charles Vlieland, who was Secretary for Defence, Malaya, regarding the imminent surrender of the garrison. [126], The following day, the remaining Commonwealth units fought on. 64 Sentai lost three Ki-43s and claimed five Hurricanes. [30][31] A determined counter-attack by the 5/11th Sikh Regiment (Lieutenant-Colonel John Parkin) in the area of Niyor, near Kluang, on 25 January and an ambush around the Nithsdale Estate by the 2/18th Australian Battalion on 26/27 January bought valuable time and permitted East Force, based on the 22nd Australian Brigade (Brigadier Harold Taylor), to withdraw from eastern Johor (formerly Johore). Brooke, Geoffrey, Singapores Dunkirk, Leo Cooper, London, 1989. Of the defensive forces only one British regiment and the Indians were prepared for operational service against a superior battle hardened force. 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