2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment; . . Capt PDA Clarke, 5th Battalion: Japanese POW 1941-1945 (Y1/65) He was in Tamakan when he completed his masterpiece and fearing it would be found he buried it under his hut. By the end of the war the 1st Battalion had lost 215 men killed in action. (Printed finding aid available) Archives: 1983-10-154 With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the command reinforced its strength in anticipation of an attack. Howards and the Suffolk Regiment. (See also DIARIES and BIOGRAPHIES, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND REMINISCENCES). He told COFEPOW this story: He arrived in Singapore, along with hundreds of other young men, eager to play his part in bringing an end to the Japanese invasion as they were swarming down through Malaya. Sgt R Dunningham: account of experience as a Japanese POW (Y1/614) Letters, papers and photographs, 1942-1945 (Y1/460, Y1/261, Y1/410, Y1/460, Y1/551, Y1/564, Y1/582) The guerrillas had the benefit of local knowledge, while the British Army was hampered by a lack of good intelligence. Training occurred at a Jungle Warfare School, which also worked out the best tactics based on experience gained in the field. 1st. [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. . Capt EA Greene, Suffolk Yeomanry: Gallipoli, France 1915-1916 (Y1/737) Letter from Weilburg, 1916 (Y1/53) Upon arrival the regiment was split up with each of the 4 batteries being sent to different locations in Malaya. They are less useful for the two World Wars owing either to non-publication or conditions imposed by censorship. [3], After the October 1691 Treaty of Limerick, it returned to England before being transferred to Flanders. 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. [25] It suffered some 400 casualties at the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915. Shortly after withdrawing they felt utter despair and dejection on hearing the bagpipes of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders leaving the mainland on the retreat from Malaya across the Causeway. [15], The 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment was a war-formed unit raised in June 1940, shortly after Dunkirk, and, on 10 October, was assigned to the 210th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) alongside other hostilities-only battalions. Immediately on landing in Singapore some of the units of the 18th Division went straight into action in Malaya in support of the mainland force, the remainder occupying part of the island's defences. Many guerrillas surrendered, but these techniques took time to perfect and the insurgents were able to continue their campaign. Still studied today, itprovides many important lessons on how such campaigns should be conducted. For some, National Service was a horrible experience. The printed histories do contain many names but these tend to be of officers or senior NCOs, and are selective rather than comprehensive. The division was commanded by Major-General Bernard Montgomery. HQ: Port Dickson, Commanding Officer: Lt-Col Charles Malet Lane [10] It returned to England in 1795[11] and then embarked for India in 1796 where it took part in operations against Tipu Sultan including the Siege of Seringapatam in April 1799 during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Watch as the Suffolk Regiment are welcomed back to Ipswich on their return from Malaya in 1953 . Click Here To See Liberation Questionnaires. Pte E McComish, 1st Battalion: biographical account of service (1853-1865) (Y1/493) Cpl R Boyd, 1st Battalion: Malaya 1952 (Y1/585). Garrison postings during this period include; Secunderabad (India) 1895, Rangoon and the Andaman Islands (Burma) 1896 to 1899, Quetta (North West Frontier) 1899 to 1902, Karachi and Hyderabad (Northern India, now Pakistan) 1902 to 1905, Madras (India) 1905 to 1907, Aden 1907, returning to England in 1908. The 5th Suffolks now took up a position in the North East of the island where they were to suffer the first casualties caused by Japanese mortars which were operating from Southern Malaya. 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. Pte CE Manning, 5th Battalion: reminiscences of time as Japanese POW (Y1/478) Pte C Hitchcock: photographs (Karlsruhe) and talk on POW experience (Y1/443), Lists of Other Ranks POWs, 1941 (W/43) The rare exception to this was the deaths of over 20 civilians at Batang Kali in December 1948. Members of the 2nd Battalion eligible for the 1914 Star (Y1/168q) There are many maps (manuscript and printed and at a variety of scales), mostly of the areas in which the regiment served from the mid-19th century. [1] Raised to suppress the Monmouth Rebellion, it became part of the Royal Army and its Colonel Lord Lichfield remained loyal to James II after the 1688 Glorious Revolution. 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. The roads having been completed, the next step was to build a walkway from the foot of the hill on the other side of the reservoir up to the site of the proposed shrine at the summit. 5th Battalion, 1942-1945 (H2/2-4) Battalion. Some recipients of the MM (1914-1918) (A8/2) [32], The 1st battalion saw action in the campaign against the Moplahs in Malabar in 1922 while the 2nd battalion was deployed to Shanghai in 1927 before moving to India in 1929. Pte HA Southgate: typescript biography (Great War) (Y1/728), Pte C Colwell: autobiography 12 years with the Colours (1920s/30s) (Y1/740a), Pte SMJ Dulling: typescript autobiography (Y1/430) When individuals on a photograph are named, this fact is noted in the catalogue. Vistula Daily Bulletin (Graudenz), 1918 (Z2/2) Film opens with aerial footage over jungle, initially from relatively high altitude. Account of the service of Grenadier Stutter, by his niece (1751-1763) (Y1/149) Pte GJ Steele, 5th Battalion: Japanese POW 1941-1943 (Y1/729) Sir Gerald Templers battle dress blouse, 1950s, Pistol used by General Sir Gerald Templer in Malaya, 1950s, Troops negotiating a jungle waterway, 1959. [29][30] The 9th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of 71st Brigade in the 24th Division in August 1915 also for action on the Western Front:[31] The 11th (Service) Battalion (Cambridgeshire) landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 101st Brigade in the 34th Division in January 1916 also for action on the Western Front. Donate to COFEPOW instantly - simply click on the button below. 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) This assignment first entailed digging up the fairways and greens of the golf course to make roads leading to a wooden bridge which was being built over the reservoir by other prisoners. The campaign was one of the few successful counter-insurgency operations undertaken by the Western powers. In an effort to split the active insurgents from their passive supporters, Chinese squatters were rehoused in purpose built new villages. Major FA Godfrey was a young Second Lieutenant when he was awarded the Military Cross in Malaya in 1951. Pte AG Stiles, 5th Battalion: Egypt 1917-1918 (Y1/384), Unidentified soldier, 2nd Battalion: India 1930 (Y3/11), Pte FE Hammond, 5th Battalion: Japanese POW 1941-1943 (Y1/134) In November 1941, with the threat of invasion reduced due to the oncoming winter, the battalion was converted to a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps, becoming 142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (142 RAC) and joined 25th Army Tank Brigade. Printed maps of the Western Front (A13/1-4; Y1/212e); Germany (B11/4, 8-10) In August 1957 the Federation of Malaya was granted independence and the insurrection lost its rationale as a war of colonial liberation. While at this camp he was put to work, along with other POWs in the centre of Singapore, building a Japanese shrine (which was later demolished at the end of the war). The division spent the early years of the war in the defence of England and guarding against a possible German invasion after the bulk of the British Army was evacuated at Dunkirk. Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer commanded infantry and armoured divisions during the Second World War. View realised medal auction prices from 158068 auction lots The museum is open every Wednesday from 9:30am to 3:30pm, and the first Sunday of every month from 9:30am - 3:30pm. With the independence of Malaya on 31 August 1957, the command was disbanded and succeeded by Overseas Commonwealth Land Forces (Malaya). He realised the importance of isolating the guerrillas from their sources of food and creating a sense of security in populated areas so that people would be more willing to provide information. This fight-to-the-last-man defence at Le Cateau was later recognised as a key factor in preventing the German occupation of Paris. "First time @NAM_London today. It saw British and Commonwealth forces defeat a communist revolt in Malaya. With the brigade, the battalion alternated between home defence duties and training to repel an expected invasion of the United Kingdom. RAF Regiment in Malaya Squadron Leader Ronald H. Williams No.92 Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) and his family. Collinge, Signals Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces - Lt. Col. Stanley P. Moreton, 11th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery Lt. Col. M.L. . Lieut. Singapore and Malaya 1946-1950 By Adam Williams Story supplied by Peter Mersh (M1768) My father joined the Royal Air Force (at the third attempt) aged 34 in February 1941 and was commissioned into the RAF Regiment in May 1942. Jack Hind and Frederick Castle: video recordings of reminiscences (A16/39) Those who were to become soldiers of the 5th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment, a Territorial Unit, reported for training at North Walsham in Norfolk. A Journal of the Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783 by Captain Spilsbury, 12th Regiment, ed BHT Frere (1908) (A4/2) George Forty (1998), "British Army Handbook 19391945", Stoud: Sutton Publishing, pp. Unidentified soldier, 5th Battalion: Gallipoli 1915 (Y1/636b) Google [34] Equipped with Churchill tanks the regiment landed at Algiers in 1943, fighting at the Battle of Medjez-el Bab in the Tunisia Campaign in April 1943. Men of 1st Volunteer Company who served in South Africa, 1900 (F4/4) Valentiniano e valente brothers. Paris/Lt. In 1950, the Cold War significantly heated up, with the outbreak of the Korean War. This combined force had fought valiantly from Northern Malaya, always it seemed against tremendous odds, the enemy appearing to have been well trained in jungle warfare and apparently being backed up by superior numbers of artillery, aircraft and mechanised units. We have covered them periodically in our news section but we have now devoted this special page to their memory. Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1919, 1919 (A9/2) [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. [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. Postcards home, 1915-1918 (Y1/254) A silver cross with straight arms ending in broad finials decorated with imperial crowns. [15] While still in Australia, elements of the 1st Battalion served in the New Zealand Wars between 1860 and 1867. The Malaya Command was a formation of the British Army formed in the 1920s for the coordination of the defences of British Malaya, which comprised the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States and the Unfederated Malay States. He was captured in the fall of Singapore I believe on the 15th February 1942 and went to Malai 1. and . A14/8) should be prefixed with GB 554/. Pte KV Perryman: reminiscences of National Service, (1954) (Y1/452) The 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment had just returned from fighting in Mayala and are seen here . Pte D Chilvers: reminiscences of service in Cyprus (1958-1959) (Y1/781). Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment (possibly C Company) cross a stream in the middle of a jungle swamp whilst on a patrol during the Malayan Emergency. On December, 1, whilst at sea, the Division was diverted, by order of the War Cabinet, to Singapore, landing on 13 January. However the four official histories provide the best general overview of the reg iment's activities. Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. All ranks, 2nd Battalion, July 1864 (W/2) These measures helped unite the racially divided Malayan people against the insurrection. With the exodus of the R.A.F. Regimental Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 (A9/4), Officers and men awarded the New Zealand War Medal (1st Battalion), 1860-1866 (B5/1) [15], By contrast between 1895 and 1914, the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment was not involved in hostilities. Still classed as a 'Boy' Dave was granted the title of 'Bandsman' on his 18th birthday. HQ: Christmas Island. They received no orders or instructions concerning battle plans nor enemy troop movements at that time - the whole unit felt completely isolated and unattached. Ungathered Moss by Brig. Later that day the order was given to lay down their arms as Singapore had surrendered. On completion of the railway he was sent back to Singapore and the camp at River Valley Road. 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. But they were unable to completely stop their activities. With the Surrender of Japan, the command was re-formed from the 14th Army with its HQ based in Singapore on 1 November 1945. The collection includes over 22,000 photographs, loose, in albums, on CDs or DVDs, illustrating the life of the regiment from 1862 to 1959: active service (from Afghanistan in 1880 onwards), peacetime activities at home and abroad, sporting and social events, individual soldiers and groups. 2nd Lieut AG Taylor, 1st Battalion:1900-1901 (Y1/251a) Men from the two battalions suffered great hardship as POWs and were forced to participate in the construction of the Burma Railway. 4th and 5th Battalions of the Suffolk Regiment were involved in the fighting on Singapore Island in the 10 days before the surrender. By the end of 1951over 400,000 people had been resettled in 500 new villages. Notebook with testimonials made to various officers, Camp Hakodate, August/September 1945 (Y1/4) After a night of almost continual attack by Japanese fire, accompanied by screams of the injured and dying, the morning of Sunday 15th February 1942 dawned with no indication that the situation might improve. The three year long struggle left millions dead, and its legacy still has explosive global impact today. After leaving Halifax they sailed south along the Eastern coast of America arriving at Port of Spain, Trinidad on 17th November for the purpose of refuelling and stock replenishment which was carried out in the harbour without docking and no shore leave. The dropping of the atom bombs caused the Regiment to be withdrawn from any landings on the west coast of Malaya. NCOs and men killed, died or missing, 4th Battalion, 1915-1917 (G4/3) They set sail for Singapore on 19th being told to be prepared for battle against the Japanese. The beds were four-legged, rickety wooden frames with fibre-latticed bases and straw-filled mattresses on solid wooden bases. 1900s Officers and men entitled to the India General Service Medal with Hazara clasp (1st Battalion), 1890 (B5/2) The War Office, list October, 1952. The initial British reaction to the crisis was to introduce emergency legislation, allowing suspects to be detained without trial. At length an overwhelming force rushed the 2nd Battalion from the rear, bringing down all resistance and the 2nd's defence of Le Cateau was at an end. WOs and Sergeants, 1st Battalion, 1955-1959 (W/51), OCA membership registers, 1908-1955 (V1/1-2) The Suffolk Regiment was formed in 1685 when King James II ordered the Duke of Norfolk to raise a regiment against the threatened Monmouth Rebellion. Col R Bayly: India 1796-1830 (Y1/21) (Published as Diary of Colonel Bayly, 12th Regiment (1896)) The Indian Army contingent was mainly organised as III Corps with their HQ based in Kuala Lumpur. In early October 1941, whilst at Leominster (at which stage they were considered to be a fully trained, most efficient and well-equipped fighting unit), they were informed that they would be going overseas, possibly for service in the Middle East, being issued with khaki drill tunics, topis and the most ridiculous sloppy, button-down over-the-knees khaki drill shorts. The Regiment suffered three dead as a result of a parachute drop into the jungle in . Regiment Walking-out Dress has A Sarong!. The 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment had just returned from fighting in Mayala and are seen here . There are complete issues for the whole Army for 1733-1743 (Y1/93a), 1830 (Z1/2), 1914 (Z1/5) and 1939 (Z1/8) and the Suffolk Regiment sections only for 1685-1707, 1751, 1790, 1848, 1861 and most years from 1868 to 1950. These were supported by special forces like the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment. This was not an unpleasant job, we having now become accustomed to enforced manual work. Itc di vittorio-iti lattanzio. Pte FC Lambert, 4th Battalion: France 1918 (Y1/583) 1203 Uatted Flngdom es ess. Since the Friends started in 2008, many of our older members who were former members of The Suffolk Regiment, have now passed onto that great parade ground in the sky. These units came under the control of Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force) under the command of Air Vice Marshal C.W.H.Pulford until February 1942 when Air Vice Marshal P.C.Maltby[7] took command. Bressanini zucchero invertitore. [37], The regiment's battle honours were as follows:[7]. Today he will unveil a plaque at Winchester Cathedral dedicated to members of the regiment who served in Malaya from 1954 until 1956 and Borneo in 1961. Thisallowed the British to take the offensive against the MNLA in jungle operations that usually called for stealth and a high degree of patience. As a result, being thoroughly confused and disheartened, they disposed of rifles, machine guns, small arms ammunition and grenades by dropping them in the malarial drains and amongst the mangroves. After a short time at the barracks a party of us was moved to a small, former R.A.F. Casualties and other lists, all ranks, 5th Battalion, 1915-1918 (H2/1) Cpl CH Coneybeare, 1st Battalion: Belgium, the Netherlands 1944 (Y1/735) Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Welcome to our latest sale May 2023, this sale features some very fine sections for you to enjoy. [1] It consisted mainly of small garrison forces in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Taiping, Seremban and Singapore. During their time at Ahmadnagar, all regiments were set a regime of keeping fit with very hard training. Forename/s. JG Frere (Y1/119) [17] Under the reforms the regiment became the Suffolk Regiment on 1 July 1881. The culpable lack of information, instruction and physical back-up support whilst occupying a front line disposition meant they had been absolutely static. With the bulk of British forces being tied down in Europe and North Africa, the command was mainly augmented by units from India. )1957: General Staff Officer, 1st grade (GSO1), SHAPE . As the convoy approached Singapore in line through the narrow Banka Straits, a single Japanese plane attacked unsuccessfully, its bombs surprisingly missing what appeared to be an easy target of some twelve ships. They continued to wear their Suffolk Regiment cap badge on the black beret of the Royal Armoured Corps as did all infantry units converted this way. In the same vicinity, some under canvas, fellow prisoners from the Norfolk Regiment, Cambridgeshire's and other units joined us to await whatever the Japanese had in store for us.We were soon to learn that our job here was to build a shrine on a hill on the far side of the reservoir, apparently in honour of the Japanese troops who had perished on the island. But they had come to fight and fight they did. The command was divided and downgraded to the Malaya District and Singapore District in August 1947 but was upgraded again into a full command in August 1950 due to the Malayan Emergency. Sgt AB Bridges, 4th Battalion: France 1914-1915 (Y1/398a) We were in Cape Town from the 9th to the 12th of December 1941. 395.00 Approx $490.68, 441.83 . It is now open to all ranks. In that situation they were given no chance to prove themselves in actual combat. (The period covered is given in brackets). Arrindell, 4th Battalion: Singapore 1942 (Y1/5) Letter, 1900 (Y1/17) Despite British attempts to cut off the link between the guerrillas and the Chinese community, fighting continued. Members of 2nd Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment on the march, India, c1935. 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'. A Company, 1st Battalion Suffolk Volunteers: members and ex-members, 13 June 1918 (Y1/78b), Registers of men joining the regiment (Army Book 358), 1920-1949 Now came the official order that all weapons were to be handed over to the enemy, followed by much activity between British officers and the Japanese. This was the rebirth of the SAS from its post-war demise and it was also the catalyst that enabled the SAS to gain itself a permanent position in the UK forces order of battle. [7], The regiment embarked for the West Indies in 1793[9] and took part in the capture of Martinique, Saint Lucia and Guadeloupe in 1794. Captain Mike Stephens, Regimental. 12/02/1952. Colonel Godfrey's grandfather, Arthur Hayward Godfrey served as an officer in both world wars. Not surprisingly, they were tied down by mortar fire for much of the time whilst occupying this position and sadly two men from the battalion were mortally wounded by mortar shrapnel. In mid-ocean the fleet manoeuvred so that it had turned in a position to be then escorting the troop ships. Those remaining could do nothing but just wait there with no chance of moving for fear of becoming easy, open targets. Now in his eighties and mostly reliant on his wheel chair, Douglas Harvey has offered to loan COFEPOW his most treasured possession to go into our Memorial Building where we hope to display many artefacts to educate future generations exactly how resourceful the FEPOWS were during their captivity. A tough soldier and Britain's youngest Lieutenant-General at age 44, Templer directed the Emergency into an offensive against the 'Communist Terrorists' (CTs) (CO . 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. This won him the support of many nationalists. They are listed in chronological order, with an indication of where the diarist was serving. 'Produced for the Army Kinema Corporation by the Malayan Film Unit'. However, spouts of water could clearly be seen as the bombs missed the ships behind the Wakefield and fell into the sea. 14 Territorial and Volunteer battalions. Once in Malaya, these regiments underwent limited jungle warfare training. [26], Almost totally decimated as a fighting unit after over eight hours of incessant fighting, the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment was gradually outflanked but would still not surrender. Nominal rolls and other lists, X Company, 2nd Battalion, 1918-1919 (Y1/168b, c, u, v, w,) In the early 1950s, a revolt in favour of union with Greece began in British-controlled Cyprus. The only 'friendly' planes spotted were Vildebeeste and Brewster Buffalo, both being ageing aircraft. Lieutenant T. E. Watt of the 7th Battalion Worcestershire was attached to the Suffolk Regiment. The region now has a handful of airports taking international flights. Pte RA Bostick: reminiscences (Malaya) (Y1/463) Before he could finish this, he was moved up country into Thailand and put to work on the railway. Another disheartening happening was the sight of clouds of smoke billowing from oil tanks set on fire by British troops in a 'scorched earth' policy to prevent them from falling into Japanese hands. Pte C Allman, 4th Battalion: France 1914-1915 (Y1/2b) The new settlement at Petaling Jaya, 1957. The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers disembark at Singapore at the start of the Malayan insurgency, 1948. Photograph of POWs in Stalag 344, 1944 (Y1/167), History of 4th Battalion HQ during captivity, c1945 (G2/2)
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