Hi, I am trying to find out about my Grandfather, Sergeant George Forbes Lees, army number 1419112. He was killed in Singapore on 21 February...
Hi, I am researching BSM Patrick Clarke who served with the 85th Anti Tank Regt RA and was taken prisoner at Singapore on the 15th Feb 1942, can...
I'm just reading "Captivity Slavery and survival as a Far East POW" by Peter Fyans , about the life and very hard times of 'Fergus Anckhorn' ,...
Has there ever been a film or mini-series made that accurately covers the Fall of Singapore from a military angle? It is one of the most crucial...
Album: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/album.php?albumid=707 SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Country: Singapore Locality: unspecified Visiting...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC Driver GEORGE WATT T/178680, 53 Inf. Bde. Group Coy., Royal Army Service Corps who died age 32 on 18...
I have come across a letter from my now deceased grandfather (mums dad) he was RE and served in Burma, on the top of the letter is SAPPER J...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC 2871383 Warrant Officer Class II JAMES MOIR PETERKIN 2nd Bn., Gordon Highlanders who died age 36...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC 4278978 Fusilier ROBERT PATRICK DIXON 9th Bn., Royal Northumberland Fusiliers who died age 20 between...
After the fall of Singapore in 1942, my father Lt. Mark Pillai escaped and made his way back to India . He was accompanied by a medical officer...
Tomforce Makes me realise how little I know of the fighting around Singapore, other than the first chapter of PoW themed books & the odd bit of...
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I am attempting to research any information about my Grandfather€'s World War 2 service. Unfortunatly he...
BBC NEWS | Wales | PoW recalls Hiroshima bomb blast A former soldier who witnessed the dropping of the first atomic bomb as a prisoner of war in...
Does anyone know if there is a war diary or unit history concerning these units? Am I correct in assuming that they manned the big guns of the...
As far as my knowledge goes, there was a Commonwealth commando unit called Z Force, which among others, made an antishipping raid on Singapore...
Located at Fort Canning hill in Singapore is the Battlebox. A 1938 constructed underground bunker system some 9 meters underground. The...
Hi I am trying to piece together my wifes grand fathers service records. I know he was born in Manchester on 10/6/1918 , his service number was...
Thought members might like to see pictures of the Naval base (docks) as it was being built. Apologies for the quality - my scanner seems to be...
Australian Z Force (more correctly called "Z" Special Unit), [ATTACH] Australian specialist military units were formed in Australia to...
Hi all, There has been much written about the loss of "Fortress Singapore" that maligns Percival whilst others say he had no choice but to...
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