Well done James... if the likes of Jonathan Moffatt and Michael Pether are giving you the thumbs up then you know you have done a good job.... excellent stuff .
Thank you James. Your content is very useful for me, as I am finding materials to tell the development history of Bukit Panjang (probably not the war part), to the kindergarten kids that grew up here.
Hi James, thank you for your consistent effort at putting out high quality videos of the Battle for Singapore. It's right up there with the best of the rest of the internet and UA-cam. You should set up a Patreon, I'd love to support you putting out more videos.
Mr Tann, I find these three videos you made precious. I'm a WW2 nerd myself. Your videos are made by an amateur so this is by no means a studio production, but then again you do not have the kinds of resources a studio would have and yet you've done such a stellar job and I thoroughly enjoyed these three videos. Despite the fact that you probably did these videos purely out of interest and passion, it still feels like with small embellishments your video would be very professional. Having lived in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang and Yew Tee for most of my life, and having been super acquainted with the land surrounding these parts, I feel that your videos gave me a deep connection to places I've known from my childhood. Battles fought with blood on ground on which I trod unappreciatedly on my way to school all through my youth. While it's unlikely that documentaries will receive the kind of funding that other more exciting media forms do and would, I think the very least, the smallest and the barest minimum I could do was offer my words of appreciation. I feel my life enriched through this video.
Thank you very much for 3 fairly detailed videos of battles on Singapore island that are usually glossed over in most narratives. A video on the Hua Qiao Yi Yung Jun would be a good addition.
An intimate view of those who fought, defended and died. Beautifully put together and narrated. It did show that the British had some anti tank weapons, mines and light armoured vehicles contrary to popular belief. There wasn't much the troops could do to have prevented the inevitable defeat from the superior tactics, armaments and ferocity of battled hardened Japanese crack troops.
Good work done James👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻, going through a history lesson which was not taught by the text book. Thank you for your hard work, I’m a resident of Yew Tee, now I know the battle which was happening near to where I live. I’ll definitely will take notice again when I’m passing through those old battle field you’ve just mentioned in your clips. 🤗
Thanks for this video. I read Moon Over Malaya last year which is the account of the Plymouth Argylls in Singapore and Malaya. This video helps place all the geography together.
Have been looking forward to your second video and I am not disappointed - it is excellent too! Thank you, James, for bringing the events to life as they unfolded and demonstrating how the different stages took place.
Conclusion is Japanese forces are much more organised with communications while British forces defending Singapore are consist of multi-nations who are very confused by chain of command. Japanese soldiers dare to charge and die while British soldiers retreat at first difficulty. Gen Percival is unable to defend despite having superior numbers. The japanese forces land easily in North of Singapore is the turning point.
Congratulations Mr. Tan on another outstanding presentation of this generally very blurred and fragmented piece of history. You have created a hugely respectful and clear account of what occurred - for the first time to my knowledge. I hope you will approve of my action in sharing it on Facebook sites of three very relevant UK based organisations - the 'Malayan Volunteers Group', the 'Children of Far East POWs' and the 'Far East POWs'. According to the "Casualty' records compiled in Changi POW camp by the POWs the bodies of the men of 18 Platoon who were thrown into the 'stream' were never recovered and - presumably like the body of Captain Alberto 'Stephen' Gispert, a civilian Accountant in the FMSVF (seconded to the A & S Highlanders) and the founder of the 'Hash House Harriers' world wide group who was killed near the intersection of Dairy Farm Road and Bukit Timah Road - must still lie somewhere in the ground where they were left. RIP.
Thank you Michael. I had considered adding the demise of Lt Gispert and his mortar crew but I was trying to keep the video to under 30 mins and it would also be fair to the other officers and NCOs that were not mentioned as well. Please go ahead with sharing the piece and don't forget there's a Part 1 preceding this video with a better intro to the A&SH.
@@JamesTann Thanks James, I watched Part 1 with admiration some weeks ago. As some one born in Singapore and who had a family heavily impacted by the events, I have researched the battle for Singapore, the evacuation and occupation for over 20 years and in that context I have great respect for what you have achieved with these two presentations.
As always-interested and grateful to be able to watch this video of roads I have trodden but have little knowledge of the actions that took place there. I am a little confused though at reference to the 'Plymouth Argylls' and would ask for clarification of that please.
The term 'Plymouth Argyll 'was explained in Part 1 of this 2-part video. But a gist is as follows:- After the Battle of Slim River in Perak, Malaya, on 7 Jan 1942, the Argyll and Sutherland Battalion was down to 250 men upon their return to base at Tyersall Camp, Singapore. Here the unit was beefed up with the addition of 210 Royal Marines (sailors) who had survived the sinking of the battleships Repulse or the Prince of Wales. The new consolidated unit of 460 men were then renamed as the Plymouth Argylls. So the terms A&SH, Royal Marines and Plymouth Argylls have always been used synonymously during the war and in describing the unit depending on who you were talking about. Basically, the reformed Plymouth Argyll consisted of the former A&SH men in A & D Companies, while the Royal Marines made up the B & C companies.
@@JamesTann Thank you very much for that James and I apologise for missing Pt 1 which I will take a look at as soon as I have sent this. You do a remarkable job in relating both the history of Singapore and its wildlife. As an aside to that my landlord when I was based at Tengah had been a member of Force 136 but, sadly, I was a little embarrassed to ask him about his experiences. Again, sincere thanks for what you do.
Great video. Just one correction.....Cheng hwa high school premises isn't the current bt panjang plaza, instead it's just beside the current Mayfair condo.
Rajan, you are actually quite right. The entire Cheng Hwa Public School occupied a very large piece of ground which would be where today the end of Jalan Jelebu is. It would cover the entire junction, Blks 168/167 area. I was using BP Plaza so that more people can relate to where it was. Thank you.
Yes, the Cheng Hwa area was my old playground. Many of my extended family and relatives lived in the area from Jalan Fajar, Jalan Cheng Hwa to Jalan Kong Kuan, Miss the old kampong. You might be interested to read my blog article here:- ijamestann.blogspot.com/2018/02/why-zhenghua-became-bukit-panjang-new.html
@@JamesTann oh yes I've read this and each time I read all these feel very sad especially seeing spore grow into a concrete jungle. I used to stay just besides the railway guard post at bt gombak where the current road to mindef is
@@JamesTann Love your blog and videos James. Invaluable information and history...I grew up in Block 12 Hillview Ave and live near Bukit Panjang Plaza now.
James I thought you might be interested in this response to my post of your excellent documentary on the Facebook page of the UK based 'Malayan Volunteers Group'( an organisation dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the men and exploits of the SSVF,FMSVF, JVE , MRNVR etc.). It was posted on the MVG site by Jonathan Moffatt, author and historian who has an intimate knowledge of the events and many people involved in the battles, aftermath etc."...Jonathan Moffatt, I lived in the area of this battlefield in the 1990s [Cashew Road] and wrote about the Argylls/Royal Marines in the Malayan Campaign and Battle for Singapore. More recently I have had access to an account by the CO of the 4/19th Hyderabads and the casualty report form filled in by Pte. Hugh Anderson 2A&SH, survivor of the atrocity. He later came to live in Coventry. I can only say to James, EXCELLENT JOB DONE. A very clear account of the battle telling me much I didn't know or understand. Good photo selection too. One image, maybe newsreel, in the first programme of a company of kilted Scots on the march of particular interest: Malaya/Singapore before the kilts were boxed away mid-1940 I think, or in India? An Argyll veteran of both India and Malaya, Pte. Stan Roberts showed me a very similar photo some years back of his 'B' Company on the march in India...".
Thank you JamesTann for a very detailed video.
Well done James... if the likes of Jonathan Moffatt and Michael Pether are giving you the thumbs up then you know you have done a good job.... excellent stuff .
Wow such dedication. Will show this to my students! Thank you!
Thank you James. Your content is very useful for me, as I am finding materials to tell the development history of Bukit Panjang (probably not the war part), to the kindergarten kids that grew up here.
Great video like the last one.
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Thank you James for a very detailed video.
Hi James, thank you for your consistent effort at putting out high quality videos of the Battle for Singapore. It's right up there with the best of the rest of the internet and UA-cam. You should set up a Patreon, I'd love to support you putting out more videos.
Mr Tann, I find these three videos you made precious. I'm a WW2 nerd myself. Your videos are made by an amateur so this is by no means a studio production, but then again you do not have the kinds of resources a studio would have and yet you've done such a stellar job and I thoroughly enjoyed these three videos. Despite the fact that you probably did these videos purely out of interest and passion, it still feels like with small embellishments your video would be very professional. Having lived in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang and Yew Tee for most of my life, and having been super acquainted with the land surrounding these parts, I feel that your videos gave me a deep connection to places I've known from my childhood. Battles fought with blood on ground on which I trod unappreciatedly on my way to school all through my youth.
While it's unlikely that documentaries will receive the kind of funding that other more exciting media forms do and would, I think the very least, the smallest and the barest minimum I could do was offer my words of appreciation. I feel my life enriched through this video.
@@renj123 thanks for watching. Pls give them a like in support?
Btw, there’s one more called the Battle of Bukit Timah. Pls look for the link.
@@JamesTann Liked and shared your videos. it's not much but it's the least I could do!
@@renj123 Thanks. Hv a nice day.
Thank you.
Also excellent!
Great research resulting in another outstanding video. Thank you!
Thank you for producing this well presented video. I can imagine the amount of preparation work and efforts you have put in.
Thank you very much for 3 fairly detailed videos of battles on Singapore island that are usually glossed over in most narratives. A video on the Hua Qiao Yi Yung Jun would be a good addition.
An intimate view of those who fought, defended and died. Beautifully put together and narrated. It did show that the British had some anti tank weapons, mines and light armoured vehicles contrary to popular belief. There wasn't much the troops could do to have prevented the inevitable defeat from the superior tactics, armaments and ferocity of battled hardened Japanese crack troops.
Good work done James👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻, going through a history lesson which was not taught by the text book. Thank you for your hard work, I’m a resident of Yew Tee, now I know the battle which was happening near to where I live. I’ll definitely will take notice again when I’m passing through those old battle field you’ve just mentioned in your clips. 🤗
Thanks for this video. I read Moon Over Malaya last year which is the account of the Plymouth Argylls in Singapore and Malaya. This video helps place all the geography together.
Have been looking forward to your second video and I am not disappointed - it is excellent too! Thank you, James, for bringing the events to life as they unfolded and demonstrating how the different stages took place.
Well done James👍
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Conclusion is Japanese forces are much more organised with communications while British forces defending Singapore are consist of multi-nations who are very confused by chain of command. Japanese soldiers dare to charge and die while British soldiers retreat at first difficulty. Gen Percival is unable to defend despite having superior numbers. The japanese forces land easily in North of Singapore is the turning point.
Congratulations Mr. Tan on another outstanding presentation of this generally very blurred and fragmented piece of history. You have created a hugely respectful and clear account of what occurred - for the first time to my knowledge. I hope you will approve of my action in sharing it on Facebook sites of three very relevant UK based organisations - the 'Malayan Volunteers Group', the 'Children of Far East POWs' and the 'Far East POWs'. According to the "Casualty' records compiled in Changi POW camp by the POWs the bodies of the men of 18 Platoon who were thrown into the 'stream' were never recovered and - presumably like the body of Captain Alberto 'Stephen' Gispert, a civilian Accountant in the FMSVF (seconded to the A & S Highlanders) and the founder of the 'Hash House Harriers' world wide group who was killed near the intersection of Dairy Farm Road and Bukit Timah Road - must still lie somewhere in the ground where they were left. RIP.
Thank you Michael. I had considered adding the demise of Lt Gispert and his mortar crew but I was trying to keep the video to under 30 mins and it would also be fair to the other officers and NCOs that were not mentioned as well. Please go ahead with sharing the piece and don't forget there's a Part 1 preceding this video with a better intro to the A&SH.
@@JamesTann Thanks James, I watched Part 1 with admiration some weeks ago. As some one born in Singapore and who had a family heavily impacted by the events, I have researched the battle for Singapore, the evacuation and occupation for over 20 years and in that context I have great respect for what you have achieved with these two presentations.
Continuous retreat from Malaya to Singapore and within Singapore meant sure defeat and humiliation
As always-interested and grateful to be able to watch this video of roads I have trodden but have little knowledge of the actions that took place there. I am a little confused though at reference to the 'Plymouth Argylls' and would ask for clarification of that please.
The term 'Plymouth Argyll 'was explained in Part 1 of this 2-part video. But a gist is as follows:-
After the Battle of Slim River in Perak, Malaya, on 7 Jan 1942, the Argyll and Sutherland Battalion was down to 250 men upon their return to base at Tyersall Camp, Singapore.
Here the unit was beefed up with the addition of 210 Royal Marines (sailors) who had survived the sinking of the battleships Repulse or the Prince of Wales.
The new consolidated unit of 460 men were then renamed as the Plymouth Argylls. So the terms A&SH, Royal Marines and Plymouth Argylls have always been used synonymously during the war and in describing the unit depending on who you were talking about. Basically, the reformed Plymouth Argyll consisted of the former A&SH men in A & D Companies, while the Royal Marines made up the B & C companies.
@@JamesTann Thank you very much for that James and I apologise for missing Pt 1 which I will take a look at as soon as I have sent this. You do a remarkable job in relating both the history of Singapore and its wildlife. As an aside to that my landlord when I was based at Tengah had been a member of Force 136 but, sadly, I was a little embarrassed to ask him about his experiences. Again, sincere thanks for what you do.
Great video. Just one correction.....Cheng hwa high school premises isn't the current bt panjang plaza, instead it's just beside the current Mayfair condo.
Rajan, you are actually quite right. The entire Cheng Hwa Public School occupied a very large piece of ground which would be where today the end of Jalan Jelebu is. It would cover the entire junction, Blks 168/167 area. I was using BP Plaza so that more people can relate to where it was. Thank you.
@@JamesTann exactly u r spot on....blks 167/168. Mayfair condo was where the old wet market was.
Yes, the Cheng Hwa area was my old playground. Many of my extended family and relatives lived in the area from Jalan Fajar, Jalan Cheng Hwa to Jalan Kong Kuan, Miss the old kampong. You might be interested to read my blog article here:- ijamestann.blogspot.com/2018/02/why-zhenghua-became-bukit-panjang-new.html
@@JamesTann oh yes I've read this and each time I read all these feel very sad especially seeing spore grow into a concrete jungle. I used to stay just besides the railway guard post at bt gombak where the current road to mindef is
@@JamesTann Love your blog and videos James. Invaluable information and history...I grew up in Block 12 Hillview Ave and live near Bukit Panjang Plaza now.
James I thought you might be interested in this response to my post of your excellent documentary on the Facebook page of the UK based 'Malayan Volunteers Group'( an organisation dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the men and exploits of the SSVF,FMSVF, JVE , MRNVR etc.). It was posted on the MVG site by Jonathan Moffatt, author and historian who has an intimate knowledge of the events and many people involved in the battles, aftermath etc."...Jonathan Moffatt, I lived in the area of this battlefield in the 1990s [Cashew Road] and wrote about the Argylls/Royal Marines in the Malayan Campaign and Battle for Singapore. More recently I have had access to an account by the CO of the 4/19th Hyderabads and the casualty report form filled in by Pte. Hugh Anderson 2A&SH, survivor of the atrocity. He later came to live in Coventry. I can only say to James, EXCELLENT JOB DONE. A very clear account of the battle telling me much I didn't know or understand. Good photo selection too. One image, maybe newsreel, in the first programme of a company of kilted Scots on the march of particular interest: Malaya/Singapore before the kilts were boxed away mid-1940 I think, or in India? An Argyll veteran of both India and Malaya, Pte. Stan Roberts showed me a very similar photo some years back of his 'B' Company on the march in India...".
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