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Commemoration of the American Civil War's 150TH anniversary continues into 2012. Way to go.
Brett,
I think you are correct about the identification of the figures.
The members of the British Delegation that surrendered comprised the following officers:
Lieutenant General A. E. Percival (General Officer Commanding, Malaya Command)
Brigadier K. S. Torrance (BGS, General Staff)
Brigadier T. K. Newbigging (Chief Administrator General Staff) carrying the Union Jack
Captain (later Major) Cyril Wild (43rd Light Infantry) carrying the White Flag
This was the composition of the second delegation, as the first did not include Percival. Yamashita wanted to deal directly with Percival in the surrender negotiation. Have a look at this photograph.
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The credit for this picture: The Changi Murals website managed by Peter W. Stubbs.
Link: http://www.petrowilliamus.co.uk/murals/background/background.htm
Cheers, Raymond.
Commemoration of the American Civil War's 150TH anniversary continues into 2012. Way to go.
Regarding the Surrender set the most senior officer in the iconic photo was Lt Gen Arthur Percival DSO and bar and MC who had a very distinguished career prior to Singapore. However there are a few different photos and two groups who were photographed. Can't see the ranks of these figures but they might be the first group particularly as K&C has not named Percival in the group.
To quote Wiki "A deputation was selected to go to the Japanese headquarters. It consisted of a senior staff officer, the colonial secretary and an interpreter. They set off in a motor car bearing a Union Jack and a white flag of truce toward the enemy lines to discuss a cessation of hostilities. They returned with orders that Percival himself proceed with staff officers to the Ford Motor Factory, where Yamashita would lay down the terms of surrender".
After his time as a POW Percival was taken, along with American Lt Gen Wainwright (who surrendered to Japanese forces in the Phillipines), to stand immediately behind General Douglas MacArthur as he confirmed the terms of the Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.
Percival and Wainwright then returned together to the Philippines to witness the surrender of the Japanese army there, which in a twist of fate was commanded by General Yamashita. The Tiger of Malaya was momentarily surprised to see his former captive at the ceremony. The flag carried by Percival's party on the way to Bukit Timah was also a witness to this reversal of fortunes, being flown when the Japanese formally surrendered Singapore back to Lord Louis Mountbatten.
Yamashita was subsequently put on trial for war crimes and executed (although seems to have been a controversial trial in relation to the evidence against him).
Regards
Brett
Love the Singapore sets. I know most WW2 collectors want German stuff. But maybe a few sets here and there of early Pacific War would do
OK. Singapore, China, Burma, India, Bataan and Correigedor, New Guinea and Guadalcanal? Kind of like the FOB releases.
Love the Singapore sets. I know most WW2 collectors want German stuff. But maybe a few sets here and there of early Pacific War would do
OK. Singapore, China, Burma, India, Bataan and Correigedor, New Guinea and Guadalcanal? Kind of like the FOB releases.
Very nice looking set
Very nice
Anybody going to jump on the cossaacks? they are well done and are bound to be highly sought after once kc really gets into the eastern front
Anybody going to jump on the cossaacks? they are well done and are bound to be highly sought after once kc really gets into the eastern front