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War |
Malaya |
Singapore
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Service with other Units
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Battalion
Movements |
Order of
Battle
Arrived 23 mile peg 2200hrs 29/1/1942
Departed 1300hrs 30/1/1942
Arrived Senai 1730hrs 30/1/1942
Departed 2000hrs 30/1/1942
Arrived Woodlands
Estate (Causeway) 0130hrs 31/1/1942
While the Battalion was in this area,
contact was made with the enemy at 0700hrs on 30/1/1942, when a Japanese
patrol was attacked by C Company. Also, during the morning of the 30th,
Sgt. Christoff was killed near the 18 mile peg when 4 enemy aircraft
attacked the armoured car he was travelling in. He was awarded the
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for his part in this action.
At 1300hrs the same day, the battalion withdrew to
the 21 mile peg. They set off again at 2000hrs and travelled via Kulai
and Senai, and arrived on Singapore Island at 0130 on 31/1/1942.
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31/08/2021 |
