Singapore 1942

I have set up this site to support my research related to the events and personal stories concerning the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Specifically my interest relates to the evacuation of civilians and military personnel from Keppel harbour where most of the evacuation ships left from in the last days before Singapore capitulated to the Japanese. http://www.twitter.com/singapore1942 You can contact me on davidahope@gmail.com

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

A Special Trip to Pompong Island February 14th 2009

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Cprl Stanley Pyke was killed off Pompong Island (believed drowned during the bombing) after evacuating Singapore with fellow RAF radar perso...
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Saturday, 19 July 2008

Research regarding the Singapore evacuation ships of 1942

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I have lived in Singapore for the past 14+ years and hold a fascination with Singapore military history and in particular the events related...
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Original footage of the fall of Malaya 1942

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Images of former military base in Penang

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The island of Penang off Malaysia's west coast remains a controversial chapter in the history of the the fall of Malaya. Primarily as th...
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Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Remnants of battlefields in Singapore

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There are several key battle sites in Singapore that have been well documented in the many books published on the fall of Singapore. Occasio...

Known location of evacuation ships that were sunk

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Approximate location of some of the ships that were sunk during the evacuation are shown below:-
Saturday, 15 December 2007

The Vyner Brooke

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This is a photo of a model of the Vyner Brooke taken by Dr. Neil McGregor.
Saturday, 6 October 2007

Singapore Harbour Board Flag

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On the 15th February 1942 as Singapore was falling to the Japanese this Australian flag, which flew at the offices of the Singapore Harbour ...
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Saturday, 16 June 2007

Sinking of HMAS Yarra March 4th 1942

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The sloop HMAS Yarra was launched at the Cockatoo Dockyard, Sydney, on 28 March 1935 and commissioned on 21 January 1936. Displacing 1,080 t...
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Singapore Harbour Tug St Breock

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