Times of Malaya when Pioneers, Planters, Miners, Civil Servants, Merchants, Police and the Military - both regulars and volunteers, during British Colonisation period, lived in the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang and the Federated Malay States of Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Negri Sembilan including Unfederated States of Johore, Terengganu, Kelantan & Perlis. From 1786, the arrival of Francis Light; 1819, landing of Stamford Raffles with the Honourable East India Company & the administration of the Straits Settlements by British India through to being The Crown Colony in 1867 leading to WW1 and WW2 in Malaya. The Times of Malayan Emergency to the independence of Malaya in 1957 and the Republic of Singapore in 1965.

Malaya Command



The Loyal Regiment of the Singapore Fortress Garrison, Malaya Command, marched pass Empress Place, Singapore
29th November 1941, AHQ was warned by GHQ Malaya Command to support Operation Matador at 12 hrs ( instead of 72 hrs) notice. Additional air force were moved North Malaya.
War office in London passed message to Air Chief Marshall Brooke Pohpham “ …USA Army Command has been instructed to await offensive move by Japanese and carefully avoid overt action… “
GOC Malaya Command Percival , whilst in Sarawak, heard that all troops away from barracks in Singapore, had been ordered back to them at once…