Lt CG Gardner, Queens Westminster Rifles and 9th Battalion: France 1914-1916 (Y1/466) Maj FTD Wilson, 1st Battalion:1900 (Y1/270a) Upon arrival the regiment was split up with each of the 4 batteries being sent to different locations in Malaya. The cutting is fairly old and will probably show signs of age and use. L/Cpl ER Miller, 2nd Battalion: France 1915-1916 (Y1/484) The momentous events that followed led to the creation of the State of Israel. The 5th Suffolks, still in their position at Bukit Timah Road, were amongst trees and mangrove shrubs just a short distance in front of Raffles' College, which was the Battalion Headquarters. In the days to follow the situation became increasingly hopeless, as did the position of the Singapore population. Officers and men entitled to the India General Service Medal with Hazara clasp (1st Battalion), 1890 (B5/2) In 1944 the battalion was flown to Imphal to clear Japanese positions. [4] When the Nine Years' War ended with the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick, the regiment was saved from disbandment by becoming part of the Irish establishment, then spent the War of the Spanish Succession in Jamaica. The authorities were able to prevent the guerrillas from disrupting the economy, overrunning towns or controlling territory. Pte WJ Strange, 25th Battalion, London Regt: Waziristan 1917 (Y1/381) Many of these British soldiers were conscripted National Servicemen. However there are a number of sources in the collection which can be used to research the career of an officer or soldier in the regiment. However, many of the villages were surrounded by watchtowers and barbed wire and the inhabitants' movements were strictly regulated. L/Cpl JF Bunn, 2nd and 12th Battalions: autobiography (Y1/435) This museum tells the story of the Suffolk Regiment which existed from 1685-1959. In the absence of any kind of furniture we all searched around in order to find anything that would help to make the place more habitable. That night they slept out in the open, bedding down on the grass and wondering what the future had in store. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. Arriving at the region's main airport of Lyon . With the bulk of British forces being tied down in Europe and North Africa, the command was mainly augmented by units from India. [5] Returning to Flanders in 1742 during the War of the Austrian Succession, it fought at Dettingen in June 1743 and Fontenoy in May 1745, where it suffered 322 casualties, the largest of any British unit involved. All ranks, 2nd Battalion, 25 January 1906 (W/18) Prisoner of War, May, June 1944; letters and photographs; map of POW camps in Germany (Y1/235) If you're having trouble logging in then please visit our help page for more information. 14 Territorial and Volunteer battalions. In the early 1950s, a revolt in favour of union with Greece began in British-controlled Cyprus. Very cautiously, in the dark he managed to locate his old hut and frantically dug where he had hidden his plaque and found it. Malaya - Army NZ Regt 19 Dec 1952 Ashes returned to NZ HAY Bruce Harvey Private 38797 Malaya - Army 2NZRegt 25 Mar 1961 Kamunting Rd Christian Cem. At that moment of disembarking they were under heavy attack from Japanese aircraft, and with the realisation that the R.A.F. Pte FH Hornsey, 11th Battalion: France 1918 (Y1/578c) Scattered throughout the collection are lists of POWs and papers which throw light on the experience of being a POW. Pte AJ Coote: reminiscences of service in Malaya 1951-1953 (Y1/436) With the rest of the BEF, it was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. 4th Battalion, 8 November 1914 (G4/1) and 1 January 1915 (G2/1) India (A12/12, 15; B13/5; Y1/35c-f, 179cc-ff, mm, nn) Burma (A13/15; C7/5) HQ: Kuching, Commanding Officer: Capt Leonard Walter Thomas Williams Lieut-Col JM Perceval: South Africa 1853-1855 (Y1/200b) Commanders-in-Chief have included:[13][14][15]GOC Troops in the Straits Settlements, Arrived January 3rd 1942 February 5th 1942, Allied Air Force units in Malaya December 1941, George Ernest Morrison 'The correspondence of G.E. The regulations were changed during the First World War to make the awards purely for gallantry. More Information . The huts at this camp, all ground floor buildings, were rather dilapidated having the appearance that the former occupants had attempted to destroy everything within. Surname. The Volunteer Force List, January 1918 (Y1/72c) is the equivalent to the Army List for officers in the home defence Volunteer movement. Our food, still mainly boiled rice, was necessarily becoming more acceptable, at times with the addition of fruit - bananas and pineapples - and some eggs. Vistula Daily Bulletin (Graudenz), 1918 (Z2/2) [22], In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve;[23] the regiment now had one Reserve and three Territorial battalions. The Auvergne - Rhne-Alpes being a dynamic, thriving area, modern architects and museums also feature, for example in cities like Chambry, Grenoble and Lyon, the last with its opera house boldly restored by Jean Nouvel. On completion of the railway he was sent back to Singapore and the camp at River Valley Road. From 1954 there were normally 24 infantry battalions in Malaya from a wide variety of Commonwealth countries, including Australia and New Zealand. Regimental Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 (A9/4), Officers and men awarded the New Zealand War Medal (1st Battalion), 1860-1866 (B5/1) On 18 November 1940, the command was placed under the command of the British Far East Command and later, on 7 January 1942, under the short-lived South West Pacific Command or ABDACOM, which was tasked to maintain control of the "Malay Barrier" (or "East Indies Barrier"), a notional line running down the Malayan Peninsula, through Singapore and the southernmost islands of the Dutch East Indies. The history covers the regular, militia, volunteer and war-time battalions as well as the experience of individual soldiers and is told through medals, uniforms, photographs, weapons, equipment and personal memorabilia. Whitman RE, 100th Light Tank Squadron (Arrived 29-Jan-1942 Convoy BM11) Major Jack Alford (, 6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment Lt. Col. Ian Conway Gilford Lywood (, 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment Lt. Col. Alfred Ernest Knights, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment Lt. Col. Lionel John Baker, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment Lt. Col. Gerald Goodwin Carpenter, 118th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) - (Arrived 29 January 1942 Convoy BM11) Lt. Col. C.E.Mackellar, 125th (Northumbrian) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery - (Arrived 5 February 1942 Convoy BM12) Lt. Col. James Dean, 251st Field Park Company (Arrived 5-Feb-1942 Convoy BM12), Detachment from No. The situation became progressively worse, forcing the 5ths to withdraw to the area of Bukit Timah Road, some miles South West and they knew they were in a very serious situation, having been informed that the mainland troops were about to retire to Singapore, after which the Johore Causeway between the mainland and Singapore island was to be destroyed. The convoy was escorted by American warships, including an aircraft carrier 'The Saratoga'. The next time the men met up was as prisoners in Changi on 15/02/1942. When Templer finally left his post in October 1954 most of Malaya was secure. Collinge, Signals Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces - Lt. Col. Stanley P. Moreton, 11th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery Lt. Col. M.L. The exhibits are mainly from the 19th century onward and include uniforms, flags, medals, musical instruments, firearms etc and is particularly strong on things brought back or used by the regiment from their postings all around the world, including Seringapatam, India, Afghanistan, Boer war, WWI, WWII, Malaya . Of particular note are: Trench maps, Western Front (A13/5-7; C2/2; C7/3; Y1/36b, 116, 164a, r,168a, 212g, 244c,323p, q) Despite British attempts to cut off the link between the guerrillas and the Chinese community, fighting continued. On 27th October they entrained for Liverpool Docks, there embarking on a troopship named the 'Reina del Pacifico', a twin-funnelled transport ship. Eventually, on 8th November, the ship docked at Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Canadian eastern seaboard, where the troops disembarked from the 'Reina del Pacifico' to board an American troopship, once an ocean-going cruise liner of 40,000 tons named the 'Wakefield'. Victoria Crosses were awarded to the following men of the regiment: Colonels of the regiment were as follows:[7]. Boys' Training, Director Brigade of Gurkhas Brigadiers British Army of the Rhine Guiana Honduras a British West Indies Regiment .. . 2nd Lieut AG Taylor, 1st Battalion:1900-1901 (Y1/251a) They saw another ship about to leave the docks and were surprised and more than a little dismayed to learn that on board were the remnants of the R.A.F. Five days sailing time out from Liverpool they awoke in the morning to see a mass of ships approaching which was a convoy of merchant ships bound for England; this convoy being escorted by a fairly large American fleet of warships. Meanwhile the warships which had escorted them from Liverpool turned around heading back to England with the merchants. Suffolk: 2nd Lt. 01.08.1942 [240542] . When ordering documents from the collection all references (e.g. Those remaining alive were taken captive by the Germans, spending the next four years as prisoners of war and not returning home until Christmas Day 1918. Cpl R Boyd, 1st Battalion: Malaya 1952 (Y1/585). [21], The spirit of independence and self-reliance exhibited by officers and non-commissioned officers led to the 2nd Battalion taking first place in the Quetta Division of the British Army of India, from a military effectiveness point of view, in a six-day test. 5th Suffolk Regiment The following summary of the 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment has been taken from the War Memoirs of Ken Bailey who has given COFEPOW permission to use his work. The initial British reaction to the crisis was to introduce emergency legislation, allowing suspects to be detained without trial. We were in Cape Town from the 9th to the 12th of December 1941. Later that day the order was given to lay down their arms as Singapore had surrendered. Lieut CJ Hupfield, 2nd Batt (attached Machine Gun Corps) France 1916-1917 (Y1/147) There are a number of manuscript and recorded biographies, autobiographies and reminiscences which provide personal insights into life in the regiment. . 12/02/1952. Sir Gerald Templers battle dress blouse, 1950s, Pistol used by General Sir Gerald Templer in Malaya, 1950s, Troops negotiating a jungle waterway, 1959. . With his piece of round teak and array of tools he began to secretly carve his piece of wood into the insignia of his regiment -The 5th Suffolks. T.T. In 1960 the Emergency was declared to be over. [8] In 1782, it was given a county association as the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot. The Queue (magazine of Mainz officers camp), 1918 (Y1/20) Interviews with veterans of World War 1 and 2 (1985) (A16/44) Pte T Scott, Reserve Battalion: South Africa, Scotland 1851-1859 (Y1/232) (Partly published in PB Boyden, The British Army in Cape Colony, Society for Army Historical Research, 2001) The Suffolk Regiment by G Moir (1969) is a brief single-volume history while The Old Dozen: A Century of Photographs (2002) relates the history of the reg iment since the 1860s through photographs. Empire In November 1940, the total strength of Malaya Command was 17 battalions. 7th Suffolk Battalion, Home Guard, A, F and G Companies, 1943-1944 (T2/1-4) The command was disbanded on 15 February 1942 with the surrender of all Commonwealth forces in the conclusion of the Battle of Singapore. If you are joining after August, please choose the month you are joining in below. Tyson. Rank. On 6 October 1951 the communists managed to ambush and kill the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney. camp situated close to the Singapore Bukit Timah Golf Club and adjacent to the McRitchie Reservoir. On 18th January 1940 many young men, barely out of their boyhood, were called up for military service. He continued to build new settlements and promised independence once the guerrillas had been defeated. [25] The value of the 2nd Battalion's 20 years of peacetime training was exemplified at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914, a mere 23 days since Britain had declared war on Germany. Both battalions were assigned to the 54th Infantry Brigade, which included the 4th Royal Norfolk Regiment, assigned to the 18th Infantry Division, a 2nd Line duplicate of the 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division. Thoroughly enjoyed it. All ranks, 2nd Battalion, 17 December 1889 (W/2) Amazon.com: THE SUFFOLKS IN MALAYA eBook : Spicer, Len, Starling CBE MC DL, . Leaving Cape Town on 13th December they were to enjoy some wonderful days sailing in the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean; with cloudless skies and endless horizons, lapping up the brilliant sunshine. Here at Cape Town in glorious warm weather they were given three days leave. 2nd Lieut JA Blanch, 2nd Battalion: Germany (POW) 1918 (Y1/28) account written in day by day diary form of the contribution made by the Officers and Men of the 1st Battalion The Suffolk Regiment during the Malayan Emergency covering the period May 1949 to January 1953. Taiping HEALEY T J Private 653823 Malaya - Army 1RNZIR 08 Sep 1964 Terendak Military Cemetery Captain Mike Stephens, Regimental. The regimental archives do not contain individual soldiers papers; there are no muster rolls of the whole regiment and few of a whole battalion. The beds were four-legged, rickety wooden frames with fibre-latticed bases and straw-filled mattresses on solid wooden bases. All ranks, 1st Battalion, 1897 (B4/2) Beattie RE, 137th (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Lt. Col. Gilbert Daly Holmes (, 80th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Lt. Col. William E.S. With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the command reinforced its strength in anticipation of an attack. Doughty, who was severely wounded after six hours of battle as he went forward to take ammunition to the hard-pressed battalion machine gunners. Regimental Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 (A9/1) Photocopies of recommendations and citations for gallantry awards, 1940-1958 (A8/7) He was released in 1990 and subsequently became involved in the PUP. On December, 1, whilst at sea, the Division was diverted, by order of the War Cabinet, to Singapore, landing on 13 January. Curfews and movement restrictions were also imposed. Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1919, 1919 (A9/2) 142 RAC was present when the Allies overcame the Hitler Line and the Gothic Line in late 1944. The division was commanded by Major-General Bernard Montgomery. Officers, WOs and NCOs, 1st Battalion, September 1890 (W/2) Soldiers of the 12th Foot involved at the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, 1854 (B13/1) The 2,500 prisoners were forced into the hold of the ship until it became full. But they had come to fight and fight they did. The Suffolk Regiment served during the Malayan Emergency from 1949 to 1953 when British troops resisted attempts by Communist Terrorists to take over the country. The Indian Army contingent was mainly organised as III Corps with their HQ based in Kuala Lumpur. [12] It also took part in the Invasion of le Bonaparte in July 1810[13] and the Invasion of Isle de France in November 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars. Sky reverb. List of officers taken prisoner in the Great War, 1919 (A16/40) Lieut CAH Brett, 1st Battalion: Yorkshire (assisting civil power with industrial disturbance) 1893 (Y1/35h), Lieut CAH Brett, 1st Battalion:1899-1900 (Y1/35gg, hh, ii, jj) Pte WW Bell, 2nd Battalion: biography (1893-1905) (Y1/515), CSM C Smith, Suffolk Yeomanry: reminiscences (Y1/380) Pte J Farrant, 5th Battalion: Japanese POW 1941-1946 (Y1/779) 243 Squadron RAF 2 Brewster Buffalo, until early 1900: Major-General John Baillie Ballantyne Dickson, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 09:00. HQ: Christmas Island. Paris/Lt. Those remaining could do nothing but just wait there with no chance of moving for fear of becoming easy, open targets. A leading strategist for the PUP, he died in July 2006. Maj GP Barker, Suffolk Yeomanry: Gallipoli 1915 (Y1/607) After the end of the fighting in North Africa the regiment remained there until April 1944 when, with the rest of the brigade, it landed at Naples, Italy, destined for service in the Italian campaign, where they fought in Operation Diadem, where the Allies finally broke out of the Gustav Line. bury.ro@suffolk.gov.uk. Members of 2nd Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment on the march, India, c1935. In addition, the 6th, 9th, 30th, 31st and 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalions were also formed, although none of these saw service overseas. Although many Chinese lived in the cities, others - known as 'squatters' - lived at the fringes of the jungle and could aid the guerrillas. It was very plain that in one of these vehicles a Union Jack was being held aloft by someone, and in another a large white flag was displayed. The issues of the Gazette contain thousands of names and should certainly be consulted for the period when an individual was serving in the regiment. Gaza (H3/2) Gallipoli (H3/1; Y1/165l, m; Y1/187b, c) Malaya (B11/5-7) [14], While garrisoning the Australian Colony of Victoria in 1854, detachments from the regiment, the 40th Regiment of Foot and colonial police, suppressed the Eureka Rebellion, by gold prospectors at Ballarat.

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