Title A bitter fate : Australians in Malaya & Singapore, December 1941 - February 1942 / researched and written by John Moremon with Richard Reid ; consultant Historian, Dr Peter Stanley (Principal Historian, Australian War Memorial)

Published Canberra : Dept. of Veterans' Affairs, 2002 Canberra, A.C.T. : Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2002. (reprinted March 2017) ©2002

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W'PONDS	940.5425 Mor/Bfa		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL	940.5425 Mor/Bfa		AVAILABLE

Description 146 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm regular print Contents 1. The Singapore "fortress" -- 2. This land of jungle and heat -- 3. The sky seemed full of red circles -- 4. Every man was fighting mad -- 5. A taste of plain hell -- 6. Left to our fate -- Biographies : Matron Olive Paschke RRC: 2/10th Australian General Hospital AIF ; Midshipman Guy Griffiths, RAN: HMS Repulse ; Flight Sergeant Alfred Clare: No. 453 Squadron RAAF : Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson VC MC: 2/19th Battalion, AIF ; Sergeant Walter Brown VC DCM: 2/15th Field Regiment AIF ; Mr Vivian Bowden CBE: Diplomat -- Maps : Malaya ; Singapore Analysis World War 2 Australian Defence Force Singapore Malaysia History, 1901-1945 Biography Notes Publication number: P596 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Commonwealth of Australia 2002 Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Malaysia -- Malaya. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Singapore. World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Malaya World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Campaigns -- Malaysia -- Malaya. World War, 1939-1945 -- Singapore. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Australia -- Singapore. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Australia -- Malaya World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Campaigns -- Malaya World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Campaigns -- Singapore. SUBJECT Singapore -- History -- Siege, 1942. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95002267 Singapore -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89004089 Genre/Form History. Biographies. Author Reid, Richard, 1944- author Australia. Department of Veterans' Affairs, issuing body ISBN 1877007102

Other Titles Australians in Malaya and Singapore December 1941-February 1942

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