12th February
1942
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Malaya-Singapore

12th February 1942

Tomforce had been formed on the 10th February, the 4th Norfolks along with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers formed this force under Lt-Col.L.C.Thomas. Their orders were to support 12 Indian Brigade and stop the enemy advance on Bukit Timah. The force had travelled in buses to the north side of Bukit Timah then advanced towards the village, the 1/5 Sherwood Foresters advanced from the south, but that night the village was taken by the Japanese.

On the 11th the 4th Norfolks had advanced through thick woods on a two company front. “A” were followed by “D” on the left and “B” followed by “C” on the right. The enemy were waiting and marked their position with flares, this was followed by low level bombing and machine-gunning. “B” and “C” companies were hit and suffered badly. It was considered an impossible task to advance further as the Japanese were heading north of “Tomforce” towards the reservoir near Thompson Village. The battalion withdrew to the Singapore Racecourse to try to stem the Japanese advance, joining with 4th Suffolks on the right to form a perimeter defence of the MacRitchie Reservoir.

All looked to be in place until an order for the 4th Suffolks to advance towards the Swiss Rifle Club Range, letting the Japanese infiltrate with cover fire from high ground they all ready held. This caused the right flank of the battalion to be exposed. The enemy quickly took the advantage and completely surrounded the battalion leaving only a small area free to the east.

At 9am on the 12th the Japanese attacked the forward line at “A” company in strength on the Bukit Timah road, using tanks they forced the company back. A counter attack  was planned but orders to withdraw to Adam Road were received. They withdrew though the east gap but the carriers had to go down the Bukit Timah road and came across enemy tanks but against all the odds they managed to fight their way through without loss.

Once again under the command of the 54 Infantry Brigade, “Tomforce” was dissolved. Defences of the position in Adam Road were quickly put into place these included a barbed wire fence and that night some sleep was gained. The next day started with a heavy shell and mortar attack, allied artillery returned fire but there were many casualties during the day. That evening the 4th Battalion Norfolks were relieved by 1/5 Sherwood Foresters, withdrawing to the east side of the road, however with the shelling very little rest was gained.

The situation on the island was now very critical with many troops over run and the enemy threatening to take control of the water supply.

 

Killed in Action

Death Toll  12th February 1942

Australian:-

61

Indian:-

62

United Kingdom:-

221

Total:-

344

 

Death Roll for 12th February 1942

(Click on Bullet below to open information)

Name

Regiment

Abad Ali,

Indian Hospital Corps

Abdul Aziz Bin Husain,

Malay Regiment

Aberle, John Roughton

Australian Infantry

Adam Bin Ibrahim,

Malay Regiment

Adcock, Davis Angus

Suffolk Regiment

Aldridge, Patrick

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

Alford, Jack

Indian Armoured Corps

Ali Muhammad,

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Ali Zaman,

13th Frontier Force Rifles

Allah Rakha,

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Alwi Bin Abdul Hamid,

Malay Regiment

Amar Singh,

1st Punjab Regiment

Ami Chand,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Anderson, Bert Roland

Australian Infantry

Arfin Bin Sulong,

Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

Asannah,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Ashworth, Ernest Arthur

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Askew, Frederick

Leicestershire Regiment

Austin, Frank

Suffolk Regiment

Ayscough, William Edward

Royal Artillery

Azmat Khan,

10th Baluch Regiment

Badlu Ram,

15th Punjab Regiment

Bakhtawar Singh,

1st Punjab Regiment

Bannister, Sidney

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Barlow, Eric Joseph Nutley Leighton

Royal Air Force

Barnes, Cyril Arthur

Leicestershire Regiment

Barnes, Edward Thomas

Australian Infantry

Beale, Edward Ernest

Australian Infantry

Beckett, James Herbert

Royal Navy

Belham, John Charles

East Surrey Regiment

Bensley, Charles Brightmore

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Bidmead, Arthur Henry

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Billings, Isaac Martin

Leicestershire Regiment

Bird, John

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Bird, Joseph

Leicestershire Regiment

Bishop, Hector John

Australian Infantry

Blake, Richard John

Australian Infantry

Bland, William Fraser

Royal Artillery

Blowers, Bernard Paul

Royal Air Force

Blowers, Stanley Frederick

Suffolk Regiment

Bolger, Kenneth John

Australian Infantry

Bowell, Ralph Ellis

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Bowman, James Hugh

Australian Army Service Corps

Bowman, John Leslie

Australian Army Service Corps

Boyes, Arthur Harold

Australian Infantry

Brace, William

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Bradley, Bert Henry James

Australian Infantry

Bradley, Colin Ridings

Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Brawi Bin Sayid,

Royal Army Service Corps

Bridge, James

Leicestershire Regiment

Bromfield, William

Suffolk Regiment

Brown, Alan Roy

Australian Infantry

Brozyna, Harold Lenton

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Buckenham, Robert John

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Byron, Robert

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

Caddick, John

Leicestershire Regiment

Cain, Henry David

Australian Infantry

Capper, Jack

Royal Corps of Signals

Carter, George Richard

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Carver, Alfred Corelli

Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

Case, William Cecil

Australian Infantry

Chan Ah Hai,

Dalforce

Chan Ah Wai,

Straits Settlements Police Force

Chandar Singh,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Cheong Kwai Wah,

Royal Army Service Corps

Claridge, Cyril Charles

Suffolk Regiment

Clarke, John Alfred

Suffolk Regiment

Clarke, Leonard

Royal Artillery

Clayton, Norman Frederick

Australian Army Service Corps

Clements, George Alfred

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Clutterbuck, Julian Dennes William Hugh

Royal Air Force

Collins, Walter

Royal Artillery

Constance, Frederick Leonard

Suffolk Regiment

Cooper, Charles Leslie

Royal Artillery

Cooper, George

Leicestershire Regiment

Cope, Albert

Leicestershire Regiment

Cork, Edward Charles

Leicestershire Regiment

Cox, Walter Lionel

Leicestershire Regiment

Cozens, David Daniel

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Cullinane, James

Royal Army Service Corps

Curnow, Francis Lyle

Australian Infantry

Currell, Norman Alan

Australian Army Service Corps

Dalwara Singh,

1st Punjab Regiment

Dashrath Chand,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Davis, William Henry

Leicestershire Regiment

Deakes, Hector Ronald

Leicestershire Regiment

Deakin, Horace John

East Surrey Regiment

Denton, Henry Walter

Reconnaissance Corps

Dhan Bahadur Roka,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Draycott, Arthur

Leicestershire Regiment

Durrant, Christopher James

8th Punjab Regiment

Dyson, Norman Montrose

Australian Infantry

East, Harold Henry

Royal Artillery

Eastwood, Harold

Australian Infantry

Edwards, Thomas Henry

Australian Infantry

Emmerton, Leslie Archibald

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Farman Ali,

16th Punjab Regiment

Faulder, George William

Leicestershire Regiment

Faulknor, Howard

Selangor Local Defence Corps

Fazl Ahmad,

8th Punjab Regiment

Fern, Percy

Leicestershire Regiment

Finney, Robert

Leicestershire Regiment

Fitzpatrick, Richard Newell

Australian Infantry

Fox, Thomas Francis

Leicestershire Regiment

Fraser, Henry Albert

Gordon Highlanders

French, James Robert

Leicestershire Regiment

Garside, Eric

Royal Artillery

Gaymer, Maurice Parke

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Geary, William Stanley

Leicestershire Regiment

Gee, William

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Gethin, David

8th Punjab Regiment

Gibbons, Sidney Jack

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Goodchild, Kenneth Charles

Suffolk Regiment

Gossage, George John

Australian Infantry

Gothard, Ernest

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Gray, Lindsay Campbell

Australian Infantry

Gray, Thomas Alexander

Royal Air Force

Greasley, Frank Frecknall

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Green, Thomas Henry

Leicestershire Regiment

Grundy, George

Leicestershire Regiment

Gul Muhammad,

Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners

Gul Zaman,

1st Punjab Regiment

Gurmukh Singh,

16th Punjab Regiment

Hague, Samuel Arthur

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Hall, Leonard

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

Han Bahadur Pachai,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Hansen, Benjamin Edwin

Australian Infantry

Hanton, Ernest Gilbert

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Har Singh,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Hardy, Charles James Alfred

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Harris, Clifford Roland

Cambridgeshire Regiment

Harris, Lindsay

Australian Infantry

Hashim Bin Long,

Royal Engineers

Hayes, George Arthur

Suffolk Regiment

Hayes, Keith Thomas

Australian Infantry

Hayley, Douglas Andrew Ross

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Haywood, Frederick Harry

Suffolk Regiment

Helliwell, Leonard

Australian Infantry

Hem Raj,

Royal Indian Artillery

Henry, Ivan Malyon

Royal Australian Artillery

Herson, Myer

Royal Artillery

High, Ernest Henry

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Hill, Leslie Kenneth

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Hind, Walter

Leicestershire Regiment

Ho Hwa Leong,

Dalforce

Hogg, Alfred

Manchester Regiment

Hollis, Leslie

Leicestershire Regiment

Holman, George Anthony

8th Punjab Regiment

Hubbard, Ronald George Richardson

Leicestershire Regiment

Huckerby, Ernest

Leicestershire Regiment

Hugman, George

Suffolk Regiment

Hunt, William

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

Hyatt, Joseph Montague

Royal Australian Air Force

Impey, Ralph Kirkpatrick

Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Innes, William Leonard

Australian Infantry

Israel,

Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners

Iverson, Jack Granett

Australian Infantry

Jackson, George Philip

Royal Australian Artillery

Jackson, Peter

Leicestershire Regiment

Jacobs, Frederick Alfred

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Jai Singh,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Jarman, John Dennis

16th Punjab Regiment

Jefferson, Archie

Cambridgeshire Regiment

Jordan, Alfred Albert

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Karim Din,

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Kawi Bin Haji Tahir,

Malay Regiment

Kehar Sing Lohar,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Kellett, Michael John

Cambridgeshire Regiment

Kelly, Jim Henry

Australian Infantry

Kerr, Walter Robert

Suffolk Regiment

Kester, Douglas

Suffolk Regiment

Khani Zaman,

1st Punjab Regiment

Kinchin, Norman

Manchester Regiment

King, Ronald Stephen

Leicestershire Regiment

Knight, Harold Edward

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Kunwar Sing Rawat,

18th Royal Garhwal Rifles

Kuot Soon Tee,

Dalforce

Lachhmi Narayan,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Laine, Cecil Joseph

Australian Infantry

Law, Sydney James

General List

Lay, William James

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

Leach, Francis

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

Ledgard, John Henry

Royal Artillery

Lewis, Arthur Elroy

Indian Medical Department

Lincoln, Percy William

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Littlejohns, Leslie Victor

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Lobb, Ernest Bertram

Reconnaissance Corps

Macdonald, James

Royal Artillery

Maddocks, Walter

Leicestershire Regiment

Mahadu Bhosle,

Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners

Mahmud Abdullah,

Royal Army Service Corps

Maisey, Frederick Lewis

Leicestershire Regiment

Mallender, William Edward

Leicestershire Regiment

Man Bahadur Bhandari,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Mangal Singh,

Bahawalpur Infantry

Manning, Herbert John

Australian Infantry

Mansfield, Wilfred David

Suffolk Regiment

Martin, George James

Leicestershire Regiment

Martin, James Walter

Manchester Regiment

Mather, Gordon Wood

Leicestershire Regiment

Mattlock, George William

Leicestershire Regiment

Mccrum, Thomas

Royal Artillery

Mcdowall, Adam Rutherglen

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Mcewin, Oswald Sydney

Australian Infantry

Mcguinness, Brian O'rally

Royal Artillery

Mee, Lewis Claude

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Meenan, Owen

Leicestershire Regiment

Megh Bahadur Karki,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Mehar Khan,

13th Frontier Force Rifles

Mole, William

Australian Corps of Signals

Montgomery, Maurice

Leicestershire Regiment

Moore, Albert James

Leicestershire Regiment

Moti Lal Thapa,

2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

Muhammad Arfin Bin Ludin,

Malay Regiment

Muhammad Diah,

Malay Regiment

Muhammad Hanapiah Bin Hamid,

Malay Regiment

Muhammad Illahi,

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Muhammad Isa Bin Mahmud,

Malay Regiment

Muhammad Khan, (01)

Royal Indian Artillery

Muhammad Khan, (02)

10th Baluch Regiment

Muhammad Khan, (03)

13th Frontier Force Rifles

Muhammad Nazir,

13th Frontier Force Rifles

Muhammad Sadiq, (01)

13th Frontier Force Rifles

Muhammad Sadiq, (02)

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Muhammad Yusuf Bin Usman,

Royal Army Service Corps

Muir, Wilfred

Leicestershire Regiment

Mukhtar Bin Muhammad Yit,

Malay Regiment

Mumtaz Beg,

Jind Infantry

Mussman, Alfred Charles

Australian Infantry

Mustahkim,

Indian Engineers

Mutton, George

Royal Australian Air Force

Nar Bahadur Khandka,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Nar Bir Kami,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Narayanu,

14th Punjab Regiment

Nathan, John Charles

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Naylor, Willie

Leicestershire Regiment

Neal, George Ernest

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Neild, Frederick Gerard Ernest

Australian Infantry

Neki Ram,

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Newbold, Clifford Arthur

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Newstead, Herbert Grant

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Oldershaw, Robert Arthur

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Oliver, Benjamin

Leicestershire Regiment

O'mara, Thomas Joseph

Leicestershire Regiment

Osborne, Wilfred

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Othman Bin Ngah,

Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

Ovens, Ernest Jesse

Australian Infantry

Paine, Albert Victor

Leicestershire Regiment

Pale Ram,

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Palmer, Albert Henry

Leicestershire Regiment

Pandu Dhambre,

Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners

Pascoe, Samuel Alexander

Local Defence Corps (Malaya)

Pearson, James Norman

Leicestershire Regiment

Peat, Leonard Oswald

Australian Infantry

Perry, Robert Michael

Royal Artillery

Peters, Fred

Leicestershire Regiment

Phillips, Cecil Allen

Australian Infantry

Phillips, Wilfred

Leicestershire Regiment

Philpott, Donald Thomas

Australian Infantry

Pierce, Philip Arthur

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Pointer, Harry Arthur

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Porter, Robert

Leicestershire Regiment

Poyser, Stuart Vernon

Royal Engineers

Pratt, Lewis Harold

Leicestershire Regiment

Priestley, John Norman

Leicestershire Regiment

Puran Bahadur Sahi,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Purcell, Richard John

Australian Infantry

Puttick, William

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Qasim Bin Ghani,

Malay Regiment

Qasim Bin Yahaya,

Malay Regiment

Rackley, Ernest Arthur Cyril

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

Radburn, Harold

Australian Infantry

Ramlan Bin Usman,

Royal Army Service Corps

Rati Ram,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Reid, John

Dorsetshire Regiment

Ridgers, Russell Charles

Australian Infantry

Risal Singh,

9th Jat Regiment

Roberts, Albert Victor

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Robertson, Douglas Mcintosh

Australian Army Service Corps

Rose, Alexander

Royal Artillery

Rossiter, Walter

Royal Air Force

Rowbotham, Frank

Leicestershire Regiment

Rowe, Henry Charles

Royal Artillery

Rowell, Edward John

Australian Infantry

Rowland, Albert Lewis

Royal Artillery

Royce, John Douglas

Australian Infantry

Royle, John

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

Rumal Singh,

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery

Ryan, Eric Joseph Thomas

Australian Army Service Corps

Saedon Bin Saidin,

Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

Salt, Frank Dennis

Leicestershire Regiment

Sanderson, Stephen Jacob

Suffolk Regiment

Savage, Arthur

Leicestershire Regiment

Savage, Walter

Leicestershire Regiment

Sayid Muhammad,

9th Jat Regiment

Shafi Ahmad Khan,

Indian Army Ordnance Corps

Shales, Douglas Arthur

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Shelton, Horace Walter

Leicestershire Regiment

Shenton, Albert

Leicestershire Regiment

Sher Khan,

1st Punjab Regiment

Sher Muhammad,

10th Baluch Regiment

Sher Singh,

1st Punjab Regiment

Shoobridge, Frederick

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Sikandar,

10th Baluch Regiment

Sinclair, James Alexander

Selangor Local Defence Corps

Sing Bahadur Khandka,

9th Gurkha Rifles

Smith, Arthur William

Suffolk Regiment

Smith, Bertram John

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Smith, Frank

Reconnaissance Corps

Spencer, Thomas James

Leicestershire Regiment

Spouse, Arthur Percival

Australian Infantry

Squire, Dudley Joseph

Australian Infantry

Sullivan, Edmund Herbert

Australian Infantry

Sultan Ahmad,

8th Punjab Regiment

Swain, Cecil Charles

Cambridgeshire Regiment

Tan Chong Kee,

Royal Army Service Corps

Taylor, Cyril John Arthur

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Taylor, Richard Victor

Suffolk Regiment

Thomas, Lemuel Charles Herbert

Australian Infantry

Tidswell, George

Royal Norfolk Regiment

Todd, Richard Lloyd

Australian Infantry

Tomkinson, Fred

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Townend, Frank

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Truswell, George Thomas

Leicestershire Regiment

Turner, Albert Henry

Leicestershire Regiment

Turner, Rupert Hector

Royal Australian Artillery

Turvey, Patrick Francis John

Australian Army Ordnance Corps

Udal Singh,

19th Hyderabad Regiment

Usman Bin Salam,

Royal Army Service Corps

Viscount, William Charles

Leicestershire Regiment

Wahid Din Khan,

Royal Artillery

Walker, Harold Alexander

Australian Infantry

Ward, Mark

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

Warne, Neil

Australian Infantry

Waterman, Ronald Sylvester Shelter

Australian Infantry

Wee, Peter

Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

Wessell, Frank

Intelligence Corps

White, Frank Edward

8th Punjab Regiment

Wilson, Henry

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

Wilson, John Edmund

Suffolk Regiment

Wingell, Thomas Albert

Leicestershire Regiment

Wotherspoon, Hugh Strickland

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Yang Wah Seng,

Dalforce

Young, James Edward

Royal Norfolk Regiment

 

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