When was singapore liberated

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The activists, who want the government to insulate all British homes starting with social housing, began their disruptive demonstrations last month but temporarily suspended them in mid-October to give themselves and the public "a break". The reason […]. Well who knew? I for one, had always thought Tulips were Dutch. I still find it hard to get my head around the fact that they are not. Tulips, windmills and wooden clogs are the […]. I see from your list that the Monowai arrived on the 8th October, I have been looking at the wrong date.

My father Ssgt. James Henderson arrived on the Monowai on the 10th October. My Aunt worked in the war office and was able to let my Mother know he was on his way home.

My Mother took my Brother down to meet the ship and they were photographed by a reporter, the picture appeared in one of the national newspapers but I have not been able to find a copy of it. Dad had been in Changi. He stayed on in the Army and rose to the rank of Major, he went back to Singapore in the s and served three years with the Malaysian Army.

Regards Mal. Keep up the good work! You know, many people are looking around for this information online, you could help them greatly. Hi Jill. For many years after the war he did attend the FEPOW reunions in London and receive the Fulcrum magazine, but this area of his life was very private to him.

I wonder whether there are any local, London resources available, which might give me further information regarding his situation? With many thanks, Penny Fyall. Love to see somebody prepared to add information to an existing list, well done! Usually list-compilers see theirs as the final answer. Hi thank you for this record. I went to Kuching and visited the camp.

Going to Java in March and trying to find out more info. I know he was was on the Nishu Maru to Singapore, not sure of the ship to Borneo or back to Bangalore after liberation. Presumably back to Britain. Sadly died from Lukemia as a result of exposure to radiation presumed nagasaki leaving wife and 6 children. This was a pretty famous ship aircraft carrier , as the official surrender took place on her decks, but as she was commissioned in , she did not see much action.

Over 1, men were carried and the ship made three such trips, the first of which was completed in November My father, WFLocke, 4th Suffolks, service number was, as far as I know liberated by the Australians from the last camp on the northern island of Japan. He had his fortieth birthday, 4th Sept still a prisoner. He said that he travelled across the Rockies by train and that they had a ticker-tape welcome in New York.

He got home I think in late October My father was in japan last camp Fukuako 2k. Any thoughts on ship or how he got there. Hi, there were eventually 7 main camps in Japan, Fukuoko 1 being one of them. Can you give me any more info on the actual camp — any other name it was known by, etc? Then I can work on ships. Many thanks Paula. If there was an official photograph taken of him, and there usually was I believe, then his army record should contain it.

To access these you will need to pay the subscription of 8. He left Moji Japan on an unknown hospital ship….

As such he got to stay in one of the smartest rooms — something he would never have experienced in peacetime. Once in Egypt, he tried to abscond so that the ship would leave without him and the NZ Army would be forced to make use of him in Egypt. But the military police rounded him up and he was sent back to NZ. It was a bit of a joke, since he was the highest ranking army officer on board.

He spent the rest of WW2 in the home guard as area commander. It is available on Amazon in both paperback and kindle. I will be doing a proper launch in the new year , but for now if you wish to get in some Christmas reading, the prices have been kept deliberately low for those who are most interested to get in first. Please specify your world time zone. A tax-free lifestyle featuring maximum freedom! Click here to find out how! Follow our four-step path to achieving a life of genuine freedom and liberation!

Free Follow-Up Questions. About Us. Do non-nomads also stand to benefit from a liberated consultation? TDV Offshore Consulting. Contact us now One sentence summary of what they get. Enroll Now. Advanced course. Get liberated now! Frequently asked questions. Why should I pay for a report when I could just search the internet on my own? When do I pay and how? Using selected artefacts and a range of archival materials such as photographs, oral history interviews, as well as historical documents and footage, provided an objective perspective of everyday life in Singapore in the two decades leading up to independence.

Just as it illustrated the hardships and challenges faced by the people of Singapore during this tumultuous period, the exhibition offered a glimpse of the cultural dynamism that was prevalent then, thus giving Singaporeans and other visitors today an opportunity to look at how the nation was formed. Although there was widespread jubilation following the Japanese surrender in , the sense of triumph was soon replaced by a sobering atmosphere as Singapore's immediate post-war years were marked by pressing social and welfare needs.

Living conditions were abysmal as the problems of overcrowding continued after the war, forcing families to live in crammed and filthy slums and squatters that had poor ventilation and lacked proper sanitation. Severe shortages of food and healthcare plagued the population, which was also threatened by outbreaks of fire and diseases due to the poor living conditions and overcrowded situation.

There was a sharp increase in Singapore's population in the years immediately following the Japanese Occupation, and overcrowding was a major problem. Source: National Museum of Singapore. Yet, in spite of these challenges, this period saw the brewing of an early national consciousness, shaped by the voluntary spirit of locals who rallied to provide welfare support on the ground for a common social cause.

The Social Welfare Department SWD , for example, started a chain of popular "People's Kitchen" in that offered affordable but nutritious meals to the needy. A mobile immunisation team on a regular visit to a kampong village.

Bringing healthcare to rural areas was aided by the donation of a mobile dispensary from the Rotary Club of Singapore in Source: National Archives of Singapore. A similar programme, the Children's Feeding Scheme, was established in , where the SWD supplied free meals to malnourished children. In the face of urgent healthcare needs, and as the colonial administration attempted to curb the spread of diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera and small pox, volunteers also offered their help in providing free healthcare services including mass immunisations and x-ray screenings for the people.

Volunteers assisting the Social Welfare Development to distribute food to the needy. Source: Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. With the image of the all-powerful Western imperialists shattered in World War Two, the widespread social and welfare problems in post-war Singapore soon became sources of discontent that fuelled the spread of political agitation against the colonial government.

Different groups within the local population tapped on the ongoing issues of food shortages, unemployment and poor living conditions, many workers participated in strikes instigated by the communist-influenced trade unions, as illustrated by the Hock Lee Bus riots in Trade union activism at the that time also saw active participation by students from Chinese-medium schools, whose grievances against the colonial government centred on the relative lack of job opportunities and government aid compared to students from other language-medium schools.

Prior to the Hock Lee Bus riots - during which they, too, joined the pickets - the Chinese middle school 1 students had organized their own demonstrations to protest against the National Service Ordinance which took effect in , seeing military conscription as a form of colonial oppression that would disrupt their studies.