The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, General Officer Commanding of British Commonwealth forces during the Battle of Malaya and Singapore. As commanding officer, Percival signed the surrender of Singapore on 15 February 1942, and in effect created 15,000 Allied prisoners of war. Percival himself was held as a POW at Changi, where Griffin completed this sketch. In August 1942, Percival and other senior officers were removed from Changi and sent to other camps across Asia. As a "VIP" prisoner, Percival was sent to Taiwan and then Manchuria. When the Japanese signed the terms of surrender in August 1945, Percival was present and stood just behind General MacArthur.
Lieutenant General Sir Lewis Heath, KBE, CB, CIE, DSO, MC, the Commander III Indian Corps during the Battle of Malaya and Singapore. He was a prisoner of war at Changi and then removed to Taiwan and t
Before the fall of Singapore, Brigadier Callaghan was in command of the Royal Australian Artillery of the 8th Division located in Malaya. His immediate superior was Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Ben
Portrait of official war artist Murray Griffin in uniform. Griffin was the first member of the Contemporary Art Society to be appointed an official war artist. In November 1941 he arrived in Singapore
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick G Galleghan, DSO, ED, commanding officer of the 2/30th Battalion of the 8th Division. 'Black Jack', as he was known, was given command of the AIF prisoners in August 1942
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick G Galleghan, DSO, ED, commanding officer of the 2/30th Battalion of the 8th Division. 'Black Jack', as he was known, was given command of the AIF prisoners in August 1942
1939-45 Star. Unnamed as issued. 183220 Captain Robert Henry Cuthbert of 19 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, served in Singapore until 15 February 1942. During the Surrender of Singapore h
