Eurasians in the
Singapore Volunteer Corps:
A Roster.
compiled by Terry Foenander.
This preliminary roster includes names of Eurasian personnel in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, extracted from several sources, and especially from information provided by Barry Pereira, of Singapore, Mary Anne Schooling, of Perth, Australia, Lionel de Rosario, of Sydney, Australia, and John Brown of the United Kingdom. Each entry includes name, rank, regimental number (where known), and the unit. Additional biographical information is also provided in some instances. A small number of Eurasians are also known to have served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and, although their names are not on this list, it is hoped that a separate roster for these personnel will be compiled at a later stage.
The following details about the Corps were contributed by Mr. Lionel De Rosario, of Sydney, New South Wales, and obviously relates to the setup of the unit at the time of the Second World War:
The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force consisted of four
battalions: 1st & 2nd Battalions were based in Singapore (Singapore
Volunteer Corps). Each battalion was made up of four companies, as follows:
A Company: manned by Englishmen. 2nd Battalion:
E Company: manned by Chinese. All members of A, B, C, D, E and F Companies were infantrymen
and within each company there were light machine gunners. A few of the
infantrymen were trained to use anti-tank guns.
SRA(V) - Singapore Royal Artillery (Volunteers) were mainly
Europeans and Malays who manned the long range guns and searchlights at Pulau
Blakang Mati (now called Sentosa).
All Volunteers who had been mobilised for active service during
the War with Japan were awarded the following medals after the war:
1939-1945 Star. A number of the personnel are shown as having been struck off
the strength of the Corps for "inefficient service." This obviously indicates
that their attendance at parades and exercises was unsatisfactory. Additional information will be added as it comes to
hand.
Oswald "Ossie" C. Aeria, corporal,
20084 4/6871, 16 Section, 16 Platoon [in 1939], 1st Battalion., Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps);born July 21, 1912, in
Singapore; mother, Constance; resided at East Coast Road; religion, Roman
Catholic; died Monday, September 13, 1943, at Tanbaya, Thailand, of dysentery,
beri beri, and cardiac failure; buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar
(formerly Burma); wife was H.L. Aeria, Jalan Eunos, Singapore; in 1938, was a
lance corporal in 10 Section, 15 Platoon. [CWGC; Barry Pereira;
John Brown.]
Terence Oswald Aeria, private, 20156,
11 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry
Pereira.]
3rd Battalion was based in Penang.
4th Battalion was
based in Malacca.
1st Battalion:
B Company: manned by
Europeans.
C Company: manned by Scottish.
D Company: manned by Eurasians.
F Company: manned by
Malays.
G Company: manned by Eurasian heavy machine gunners.
Signals Unit:
manned by Eurasians, Malays and Indians.
Pacific Star
Defence Medal.
Victory
Medal.
[Lionel De Rosario]
William Athelstan Aeria, corporal, 1918, at the reformation of the Eurasian Company; captain, Company Commander, Company Headquarters, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; awarded a Medal commemmorating the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, in 1935; appointed Justice of the Peace, for the colony of Singapore, January, 1947. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 82, 179; ST Thursday, January 2, 1947, page 3.]
Cyril Betram Albuquerque, sergeant, 20106, Platoon sergeant of 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Medal and Clasp), in the early or mid-1930's; son of Alexander Albuguerque and Eria Mary De Rozario; wife - Alexandrina Lilian Oliveiro.. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 176.]
C.P. Anchant, bugler, 4 Section, Singapore Volunteer Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904. [SFP, Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Francis Duncan Angus, corporal, 2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died Thursday, February 19, 1942; wife's name, Winnifred Lucy Carlos, of Singapore; son of Duncan Angus and Marie Bratt. [CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling.]
Hugh Shelley Angus, private, 25266, 2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died Tuesday, September 12, 1944, aged 24; son of Hugh Charles Angus and Laura Constance Shelley, of Singapore. [CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling.]
Joseph Rupert Angus, private, Singapore Volunteer Infantry, promoted lance corporal, with effect from September 21, 1904; civilian employment as a clerk, at the General Hospital; resided at 176, Serangoon Road, in 1904; promoted Corporal, 1918. [SFP, Wednesday September 21, 1904; SSGG, October 21, 1904; Winsley, 82.]
Darco Arianna, private, number 1 Company, Singapore Volunteer Infantry, promoted lance corporal, with effect from September 21, 1904; civilian employment as a draughtsman with Slipway Engineering Company, Ltd; resided at 182, Queen Street, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday September 21, 1904; also mentioned in SFP, Thursday, October 6, 1904; SSGG, October 21, 1904.]
Herman M. Aroozoo, private, 20280 4/6932, 1st Battalion,
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); pre-war
occupation, clerk; born September 10, 1919, in Singapore; son of Augustus Dominis Aroozoo
and Agnes Grosse; Herman died Saturday, September 11, 1943. [CWGC; Mary Anne
Schooling.]
Ivan Isidore Aroozoo, private, 20282 4/6933, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born March 15, 1915; married; resided in Singapore;
religion, Roman Catholic; brother of Herman Aroozoo; Ivan died August 11, 1970;
survived by his wife, Betty, son Anthony and daughter, Joy. [Information as provided
by his daughter, Joy Aroozoo Olsen, in an e-mail (sun_up9@hotmail.com), dated May 31,
2004.]
L. Aroozoo, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
T.R. Atkinson, private, 20175, 8 Section, 14
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
J. Atkinson, private, 20172, 5 Section, 14
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
I.J. Batchelor, private, 20208, 1 Section,
13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
A. Boudville, private, 20248, 6 Section, 14
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Kenneth Bracken, private, 20338, 4/4717, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born June 7, 1927; was a student at the time of his
enlistment; son of Wilfred George Bracken and Connie Franket; repatriated to England, at
the end of the war, with the British prisoners of war. [Lionel de
Rosario; John Brown.]
Armand Joseph Braga, lance corporal, 20121,
2 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; son of Joseph Vincent
Braga of Hong Kong and Bertha Asmus of Singapore. [Barry
Pereira.]
Ernest Francis Braun (surname was
actually anglicised to Brown), born in Shanghai, 1910; lance corporal,
2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps);
died Tuesday, February 24, 1942 (was actually betrayed by a fellow Eurasian,
then taken away and executed by the Japanese Occupation forces, at Changi Beach
- see also entry for Oscar George Da Silva, Braun's best friend.), buried Kranji
War Cemetery, Singapore; son of Edward and Margaret Esther Braun (nee Hanson);
married Millicent Juanitta Emilia Fernandez, of Singapore, in 1940.
[CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling.]
H.C. Brett, private, 11 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
F.J. Bristowe, private, 2 Section, Singapore Volunteer Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904. [SFP, Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Harold F. Bruyns, lance corporal, 6 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Moses Bruyns, private, 20038, 8 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Thomas D. Campbell, private, 20274, 4/6957, born April 6, 1922; son of Percival Campbell and Inez Vivienne Miles; returned to civilian employment in Singapore, after the war; later joined the Singapore Armed Forces, and was the first Singaporean appointed as Brigadier in that service; emigrated to Perth, Australia, after his retirement; died in Perth. [Lionel de Rosario.]
Eric Richard Carlos, corporal, 2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps), son of Albert Henry Carlos and Lucy Constance De Conceicao; died Saturday, February 21, 1942; wife was Elizabeth M. Tay Carlos of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor. [CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling.]
Cecil Andrew Clarke, private, died October
1, 1918, as a member of the Singapore Volunteer Corps; son of Francis Richard John
Clarke and Augusta Jessie Leicester; was married to Alice
Ethel Anabella Haffendon (date unknown). [Information provided by Mr. John
Geno-Oehlers, in e-mail messages (jg_o@hotmail.com) dated Monday, August 19,
2002, and Saturday, August 24, 2002.]
F.S. Clarke, lieutenant, mentioned in
dispatches for valuable service in Malaya, during the Great War (Straits
Settlements Government Gazette, July 26, 1918). [Winsley, 183.]
Gerard Farleigh Clarke, born Singapore,
September 20, 1918; attended Raffles College; recruited into the Singapore
Volunteer Corps in 1937; private, regimental number 20161; trained at Telok Paku
Camp; promoted lance corporal, 1940; captured at the fall of Singapore and
interned at Changi, for two weeks, before being released - required for
essential services in the Municipality; mother, Augusta; married Margaret
Josephine Cockburn, January 9, 1947; resided at 96 St. Francis Road, Singapore,
since the late 1940's; employed, pre-war, at the Registry of Vehicles office in
Singapore; post war employment with the Shell Company, from which he retired in
1996; after the war, he was a well known sportsman for the Singapore Recreation Club, and,
at a later stage, was elected captain of the SRC cricket team.
[Barry Pereira; much additional information obtained from Mr.
Gerard F. Clarke, in a telephone interview, December 7, 2003, and through
additional data sent by e-mail, January 13, 2004; some data also provided by his
nephew, Geoffrey Morris, of Singapore, and his daughter, Louise, in an e-mail
(louisec@kkh.com.sg), dated December 20, 2003; ST Saturday, July 5, 1947, page 12, as
well as other sporting pages in various issues.]
Noel Leicester Clarke, sergeant, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, 1918.
[Winsley, 82.]
William Clarke, indicated as being amongst the
first Eurasians to enlist in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, at it's formation in
the mid 1850's. [Myrna Braga Blake.]
I.A. Clunies-Ross, private, 20192, 1
Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
W.T.G. Clunies-Ross, private, 20078, 4 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
John Rutherford Cockburn, father of John Frederick
Cockburn, lited below; lance corporal, Singapore Volunteer Infantry, promoted
corporal, with effect from September 21, 1904; civilian employment as master of
St. Andrew's Church Mission School; resided in Stamford Road, in 1904; wife, Josephine
Cornelius; father in law of Gerard Farleigh Clarke, another member of the Singapore
Volunteer Corps. [SFP, Wednesday September 21, 1904; SSGG, October 21,
1904.]
John Frederick Cockburn, son of John
Rutherford Cockburn, listed above; attended Raffles College as a student;
enlisted in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1937; regimental number 2016?;
trained at Telok Paku Camp; brother in law of Gerard Farleigh Clarke, who was
also a member of the Singapore Volunteer Corps. [Information provided by Mr.
Gerard F. Clarke, another member of the SVC, on January 13,
2004.]
Albert Edgar Coelho, private, originally served in
the Malacca Volunteer Corps, but on moving to Singapore, in October, 1904, was
posted to number 1 Company, Singapore Volunteer Infantry (SVC), as from October
27, 1904; employed as a temporary clerk with the Public Works Department;
resided at 128, Sophia Road.. [SFP, October 27, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
Albert Benjamin Collick, lance corporal,
20010, 7 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted to
sergeant and transferred to 1 Section, 13 Platoon in 1939; son of Joseph Arthur
Collick and Praeta De Silva. [Barry Pereira.]
H.S. Collick, private, 20239, 9 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
A.J. Conceicao, private, 20081, 3 Section,
13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
John Consigliere, known to have been in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps; no other details available; now deceased. [Lionel de
Rosario.]
W.H. Cooke, private, 20243, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Louis Simon Cordeiro, private, 20042, [14 Section,
16 Platoon, D Company, in 1938 and 1939] 1st Battalion, Straits Settlements
Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); occupation, clerk of works; born,
January 14, 1912; son of Joseph Cordeiro and Anna Marie Cordeiro (maiden name
Aroozoo), of Moulmein Road, Singapore; died Thursday, September 2, 1943, buried
at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar (formerly Burma). [CWGC; Barry
Pereira; John Brown.]
Robert A. Cordeiro, born September 3, 1918; joined the
Singapore Volunteer Corps in 1936; private, 20167, 14 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; last stationed at the Bukit Timah
front; was not interned as POW at the fall of Singapore; worked for Wearne
Bros., after the war; migrated to Australia, 1972; currently (2003) resident in
Perth, Western Australia. [Barry Pereira; Mary Anne
Schooling.]
Robin Cordeiro, known to have been in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps; was in Kanchanaburi, and worked on the "Death Railway."
[Lionel de Rosario.]
W. Cork, private, number 1 Company, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore
Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient service. [SFP,
Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
W. Cork, private, 20212, 7 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.] Possibly related to the
person of the same name, mentioned in the previous entry.
Aloysius Francis Cornelius, son of Thomas Samuel Cornelius and
Jane Mary Desker; brother of Dudley Bernard Cornelius, listed below; served as captain,
second in command of Company, Company headquarters, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939;
awarded a Medal commemmorating the Coronation of King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth, in 1937; married Mary Ernestine Rose Heinmann; father of Doris, Gwendolene,
Audrey and Mervyn; post war occupation as accountant for the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
[Barry Pereira; Winsley, 181; Terry
de Souza; some additional data provided by his great grandson, Alistair Cornelius, in an
e-mail (AllyandCaith@aol.com) dated December 4, 2006.]
Dudley Bernard Cornelius, private, 20051, 6 Section, 14,
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; son of Thomas Samuel Cornelius
and Jane Mary Desker; younger brother of Captain Aloysius Francis Cornelius, listed
above. [Barry Pereira.]
J.L.M. d'Almeida, private, taken on the strength of the
Singapore Volunteer Corps, with effect from Thursday, October 6, 1904. [SFP,
Thursday, October 6, 1904.]
C. Da Silva, private, 8 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Clyde G. Da Silva, private, 20277, 4/6976, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born June 2, 1925, in Singapore; occupation,
timekeeper; released from captivity, September 2, 1945; son of Carlos Antonio
Da Silva and Caroline Louisa Ann Palmer; residence, upper Serangoon Road.
[Lionel de Rosario; John Brown.]
Eduardo Emilio Da Silva, born January 30, 1903; corporal,
4 Section, 13 Platoon, and also in 8 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in
1938; son of Claudio Antonio Da Silva and Mary Jane Cornelius. [Barry Pereira.]
Oscar George da Silva, born August 5, 1911, son of Claudio
Antonio Da Silva and Mary Jane Cornelius; married to Rubina Olga Fernandez; lance corporal,
2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); born, circa
1914; died Tuesday, February 24, 1942 (was actually betrayed by a fellow
Eurasian, taken away and executed, by the Japanese Occupation forces, at Changi
Beach - see also entry for Ernest Francis Braun, his best friend.), buried
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. [CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling; Barry Pereira;
Teixeira, p. 313.]
Colin Roger Deans, private, 20143 4/4901, 2 Section, later transferred
to 1 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born
February 5, 1915 in Singapore; son of Gustave Alphonso Deans and Elizabeth Mary
Rodrigues; married to Margaret Lazaroo;; occupation, schoolmaster. [Barry Pereira;
John Brown.]
L.S. Deans, private, 20003, 2 Section, 13 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Stanley Joslyn De Conceicao, born in Singapore, June 10,
1923; son of Joseph Henry De Conceicao and Wilhelmina Charlotte Bristow; attended
St. Anthony's Boys School, Singapore; resided at Norris Road, prior to the war;
joined the Singapore Volunteer Corps in 1940; captured by the
Japanese at the fall of Singapore, and imprisoned February 15, 1942, at Changi,
River Valley Road and in Thailand (Kanchanaburi), and worked on the "Death
Railway;" released September 15, 1945; married Yvonne Celine Chaine, on October
17, 1953; employed at Watts & Baker as a storekeeper, until his retirement.
[Information obtained directly from Mr. and Mrs. De Conceicao, by the author
during a visit to Singapore, in June, 2002; Barry Pereira.]
Vincent C. De Costa, lance corporal, 20068, 4/6981,
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; born January 22, 1917; occupation, clerk;
released from captivity, September 2, 1945; mother, Elizabeth; Vincent died
September, 1996. [Lionel de Rosario; John Brown.]
L.F. D'Cotta, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
G. De Cotta, private, 20002, 11 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
V.C. De Cotta, private, 20068, 14 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
G.A.E. de Cruz, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Guy Anthony de Cruz, private, 20303 4/6982, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born March 18, 1924; occupation, clerk; released
from captivity, September 2, 1945; son of Cecil De Cruz and Evelyn Woodford. [Terry
de Souza; Lionel de Rosario; John Brown; Barry Pereira.]
Patrick De Cruz, known to have been in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps; interned in Changi Prison between February 16, 1942 and
September 5, 1945; now deceased. [Lionel de Rosario.]
William E. De Foe, lance corporal, 20097, 11 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; reduced to private, and
transferred to 12 Section of the same unit, in 1939; awarded the Efficiency
Medal sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira;
Winsley, 176.]
Norman De Rosa (or Roza), private, 20235 4/6983, 10 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, 1939; born May 13, 1916,
Malacca; occupation, bookbinder; released from captivity, September 2, 1945; son of Rudolph
Basil De Rosa and Esmeralda Theodora Theseira; younger brother of William Basil de Rosa
(see below). [Barry Pereira; Lionel de Rosario; John Brown.]
R.C. De Rosa, private, 8 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
William Basil De Rosa (or Roza), private, 20222 4/6984, 8 Section,
14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1939; brother of Norman De Rosa (see above); born
June 8, 1909, in Singapore; occupation, shop clerk; son of Rudolph Basil De Rosa and Esmeralda
Theodora Theseira; married to Stella Eva D'Cruz. [Barry Pereira; Lionel de Rosario;
John Brown.]
Alan St. Mark Stamford de
Rosario,private, 27540, 1st [Lionel de Rosario indicates that it was
actually the 2nd] Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore
Volunteer Corps); born on 12 April 1920; eldest son of Leonard Lombardy Love De Rosario
and Eugenie Wilhelmina Lazaroo, of Singapore; was betrayed by a fellow Eurasian and was
imprisoned in the Outram Road Gaol where he was tortured and finally executed, Thursday,
November 25, 1943, aged 23; his remains have never been found but his name also appears on
the Roll of Honor in the Kranji War Memorial; after the war the Japanese traitor
was charged by the British War Crimes Commission for collaborating with the
enemy and was sentenced to 3 year's jail. [CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling; Lionel
de Rosario.]
Norman De Roza, private, 20235 4/6983, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; born May 13, 1916, Malacca; occupation, bookbinder; released from captivity, September 2, 1945; father, Rudolph Basil, mother, Ida; brother of William Basil de Rosa (see below). [Lionel de Rosario; John Brown.]
William Basil De Roza, private, 20222 4/6984, 8 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; brother of Norman De Rosa (see above); born June 8, 1909 in Singapore; occupation, shop clerk; father, Rudolph Basil, mother, Ida. [Barry Pereira; Lionel de Rosario; John Brown.]
Bernard J. De Rozario, (surname also shown as D'Rosario) private, 20132 4/6990, 9 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born March 15, 1908; occupation, contractor; resided at Selegie Road, Singapore. [Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
H. De Rozario, private, 20200, 4 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Herbert Joseph De Rozario, private, 80447 4/6908, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; born June 13, 1921, at Malacca; occupation, government surveyor; released from captivity, September 2, 1945; father, Edward Michael, mother, Beatrice Maud. [Lionel de Rosario; John Brown.]
Leonard Lombardy Love de Rozario, corporal, 20057, 1st
Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; born on November 6, 1892; son of
Joseph Jacob de Rosario of Malacca and Delphina Julia Jeremiah of Singapore;
awarded the Efficiency Medal sometime in the early or mid-1930's; he was an
architect in private practice and was known as "Love Rozario" in business
and social circles; resigned from the Corps sometime in 1938, but joined the
Local Defence Volunteers just before the outbreak of the Second World War, to
provide static duties to protect Government buildings and installations; awarded
four medals after the war; died on June 12, 1967. [Winsley, 178;
Lionel de Rosario.]
Lionel St. Joseph de Rozario, private, 20281 4/6985, 1st
Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Corps; born on October 5, 1921 in
Singapore, and was the second son of Leonard Love De Rozario (see entry shown
above), and Eugene Lazaroo; occupation, junior architect; interned in Changi
after the fall of Singapore on February 15, 1942; then sent to work camps in the
Bukit Timah Rifle Range and the Shell Depot in Pasir Panjang; later sent to the
work camp in Songkurai, Thailand, to work on the "Death Railway" and was part of
the work team sometimes assigned to construct the famed "Bridge on the River
Kwai;" was one of the 112 men out of the original force of 1700 who returned to
Changi on November 23, 1943; after the war he returned to his former employment
in the Civil Service, Singapore, and, in 1951, the British Government awarded
him a five year scholarship to study architecture at Oxford, United Kingdom; on
graduating, in 1956, he joined the Singapore Engineering Service and was posted
to the Public Works Department, where he eventually became the first Singaporean
to be appointed as Chief Architect, which post was later re-designated as
Assistant Director of Public Works, and for 4 1/2 years he was concurrently the
Acting Deputy Director of Public Works, and in recognition of his services, the
Singapore Government awarded him the Public Administration Medal (Silver), and
also the Long Service Medal; was also awarded the "Beremeranti" (a Papal Medal)
and Certificate, on November 26, 1978, by His Holiness Pope Paul VI, in
recognition of his services to St. Joseph's Church (Portuguese Mission), in
Singapore; married Ivy Shimmen on September 14, 1957; and has two daughters;
after his retirement from the Government service and a Government owned private
company, he had served a total of 49 years; emigrated to Australia in 1987, and
now (2002) resides in Cherrybrook, New South Wales; his daughters and their
families also reside in the Sydney area. [Lionel de Rosario; John
Brown.]
Maurice J. De Rozario, private, 20158 4/6986, 5 Section,
14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; born June 5, 1921; father,
Francis; occupation, clerk; released from captivity, September 2, 1945.
[Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
Vincent M. De Rozario, corporal, 20040 4/6882, 16
Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; born July 23, 1909
in Singapore; son of Paulino Henry De Rozario and Mary Magdalene Klynbe; married
to Feliciana Angelina Rodrigues; occupation veterinary inspector; released from
captivity September 2, 1945. [Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
C. De Silva, private, 20263, 5 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
E.F. de Silva, private, 20111, 10 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939 - see his image, together with other
personnel of the unit, at this author's Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site. [Barry
Pereira.]
G. De Silva, private, 20188, 15 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
G. De Silva, private, 20236, 3 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Harold Bernard De Silva, private, 20168 4/4910, 16
Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born
January 13, 1912 in Singapore; married in Singapore, wife's name unknown;
occupation, clerk SMC; released from captivity September 2, 1945. [Barry
Pereira; John Brown.]
R.D. de Silva, private, Singapore Volunteer Infantry;
noted as having won two prizes in a shooting competition, September, 1904.
[SFP, Tuesday, September 27, 1904.]
R.E. De Silva, sergeant, awarded the
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, date unknown. [Winsley,
174.]
V.A. De Silva, private, 6 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Joseph Anthony Desker, son of Arnold Paul Desker and Emilia
Mathilda De Cruz; known to have been in the Singapore Volunteer Corps; presently
(2001) residing in Tay Lian Teck Road, off East Coast Road, Singapore. [Lionel
de Rosario.]
Anthony Gerard De Souza, private, 27534 4/6987, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born October 26, 1922 in Singapore; son of Henry William
De Souza and Leonilda Rangel; married to Philomena Clara Pereira; occupation, clerk;
released from captivity September 2, 1945; died October 3, 1991. [Lionel de Rosario;
John Brown; some additional data provided by his son, Edward Francis de Souza, in an e-mail
(eddieura@singnet.net.sg) dated January 11, 2006.]
C. De Souza, lance corporal, 20210, 15 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Carl Francis De Souza, lance corporal, 20146 4/6988,
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; born October 31, 1919 in Singapore; lived
at Queen street, Singapore, during 1920's and 1930's; brother of Fred de Souza,
listed below; was a student prior to enlisting, sometime in the 1940's; mother,
Hilda [note from Lionel De Rosario: Carl has made a 3 1/2 hour tape of
his prisoner of war experiences, which is held at the Oral History Section,
Singapore National Museum. The next entry, for Cecil Felix De Souza, also shows
his regimental number as 20146. It is possible that they are the same person.
The name of Carl Francis appears in the Central Record Office, London,
and therefore it is more correct]; nicknamed "Lito" by his mates; brother of
Raymond de Souza [see entry below]; the rest of the family, with the exception
of Marie (still residing, in 2001, in Singapore), were lost at sea, when the
vessel they were on was attacked by Japanese planes in 1942. [Lionel de
Rosario; John Brown; Terry de Souza; some additional data also
provided by Louise Clarke, daughter of Gerard Farleigh Clarke, another member of
the SVC, in an e-mail (louisec@kkh.com.sg) dated December 20, 2003.]
Cecil Felix De Souza, private, 20146 [regimental number
also shown in the list of 1939 as 20019], 16 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to 15 Section, same unit in 1939.
[Barry Pereira.]
Clive De Souza, joined the Singapore Volunteer Corps in
1940; captured by the Japanese and interned at Changi Prison; later sent to
Thailand; repatriated to the United Kingdom, after the war; employed by the
Inland Revenue Service; died in Cardiff, Wales, March, 1996. [Terry de
Souza.]
Cuthbert Anthony De Souza, private, 20104, 12 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; awarded the Efficiency Medal,
sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley,
178.]
D. De Souza, private, 25315, 2nd Battalion,
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died March 8,
1942, buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore; son of Mrs. C. De Souza, Singapore,
brother F.W. De Souza also died in service. [CWGC.]
F. De Souza, private, 27816, 13 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry
Pereira.]
Frederick Benjamin De Souza, private, 20033 4/4217, 5 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted corporal and transferred to 4 Section, 13 Platoon in 1939; later a Company Sergeant Major; nicknamed "Moogie" by his buddies; taken prisoner of war when the Japanese occupied Singapore, February, 1942; attended the Victory Parade in London, England, June 8, 1946; born April 13, 1918; son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. de Souza; married Olga Von Bannisseht, August 21, 1946; Frederick Benjamin was the brother of Carl de Souza, listed above; aunt, Mrs. C.F. Cockburn of Bangalore; occupation, schoolmaster; Fred was a crack shot with the rifle, and won a gold medal at the Asian Games (year unknown); he later worked as a lawyer. [Barry Pereira; John Brown; Terry de Souza; some additional information provided by Louise, daughter of Gerard Farleigh Clarke, in an e-mail (louisec@kkh.com.sg) dated December 17, 2003; ST Thursday, August 22, 1946, page 5.]
F.W. De Souza, Company Quartermaster sergeant, 25159, 2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died March 8, 1942, buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore; son of Mrs. C. De Souza, Singapore; a brother, D. De Souza, also died in service. [CWGC.]
Francis James De Souza, born about 1918, parents Jocelyn Francis De Souza and Isabella Stewart; private, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died at the age of 24, February 13 [Terry de Souza states that Francis James was killed by the Japanese on February 15, 1942, after the surrender]; buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. [CWGC; Teixeira, page 270; Mary Anne Schooling; Terry de Souza; John Brown.]
Herman de Souza, captain, indicated as being a member of the Machine Gun Company, of the Singapore Volunteer Corps; captured during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, 1942; formerly employed as the principal of an English school; later employed (during the Occupation) in the Education Department. [Shinozaki, 23 and 41.]
J. De Souza, private, 20194, 2 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.] It is not known if this soldier and J.F. De Souza, shown in the following entry, are one and the same.
J.F. De Souza, private, 1st Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died May 31, 1945; buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. [CWGC.]
Lambert Philamon De Souza, born in Malacca, April 16, 1879, the son of Justiniano de Souza and Eliza Selina Cornelius; moved to Singapore at the age of 13; attended St. Joseph's School, and entered the government service at the age of 16; private, number 1 Company, Singapore Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient service; employed as a clerk with the Land Office; resided at 217-5, Queen Street, in 1904; retired from the Land Office in 1934, as assistant Land Commissioner; received the Malayan Certificate of Honor, at the governor's residence; died on November 15, 1942. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904; SSGG, October 21, 1904; Terry De Souza.]
Maurice Dexter De Souza, student of St. Patrick's School; served in the Singapore Volunteer Corps (Army No. 29014), based at Beach Road Camp at the outbreak of the war; sent to Changi Prison, and did clerical work there; suffered dysentery, and was on the point of death, but survived through prayer; was not sent to the "Death Railway," as his place was taken, at the last moment, by a volunteer, who, unfortunately, never returned from this "hell;" son of Arthur De Souza, of Telok Kurau Road, Singapore; repatriated to England after the war; married Patricia Riordan, at London, in 1948; passed away, November 4, 2003, aged 84, in England. [Lionel de Rosario; additional information provided by Gerard N. de Souza, of Singapore,nephew of Maurice, in e-mails (gerard@sg.autoscan.biz) dated March 13, 2003 and November 24, 2003; also some details from Maurice's daughter, Lyn de Souza, of Toronto, Canada, in e-mails (desouza-cloutier@sympatico.ca) dated March 18, 19, and 23, 2003.]
O.J. De Souza, private, 20191, 12 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
P.H. De Souza, corporal, 20019, 15 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.] Possibly the same person shown in the next entry, although his rank is shown as private, at death.
P.H. De Souza, private, 2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died January 29, 1944, buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. [CWGC] See note for previous entry. Lack of a regimental number for this entry prevents a confirmation of identity.
Raymond De Souza, segeant; known to have served in the Singapore Volunteer Corps in the early 1940's; was Company Sergeant Major of D Company, and was a prisoner of war during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore; brother of Carl De Souza (see entry above); lived at Queen Street, Singapore, during 1920's and 1930's; the rest of the family, with the exception of Marie (still residing, in 2001, in Singapore), were lost at sea, when the vessel they were on was attacked by Japanese planes in 1942. [Terry de Souza; Lionel de Rosario.]
W. de Souza, private, placed on the Singapore Volunteer Corps reserve as from Thursday, September 15, 1904. [SFP, Thursday, September 15, 1904.]
William Vincent De Souza, private, 20120, 16 Section, 16 Section, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; resided in Telok Kurau Road, Singapore; now deceased; has a daughter, Ivy De Souza, who presently (2001) resides at the corner of Siglap Road and Cheviot Hill, Singapore. [Barry Pereira.]
Oswald Cuthbert Dias, private, 20223, 6 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Armanis L. Donohue, private, 20165 4/6994, 15 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born September 18, 1919;; father, Patrick; resided at Lorong L, Telok Kurau Road. [Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
L.W. Donough, corporal, 20220, 8 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
J.L. D'Rozario, private, number 1 Company, Singapore Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Alec Claude D'Silva, sergeant, 1st Battalion, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); son of Mrs. P. D'Silva,
of Singapore; brother of Percy Edward; died Sunday, March 8, 1942. [CWGC;
Mary Anne Schooling.]
Percy Edward D'Silva, private, 2nd Battalion, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); son of Mrs. P. D'Silva,
of Singapore; brother of Alec Claude; died Sunday, March 8, 1942. [CWGC; Mary
Anne Schooling.]
L.P.C. D'Souza, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Lambert Philamon D'Souza, see Lambert Philamon
De Souza.
M.W. D'Souza, signalman, 29132, Singapore Fortress
Signals, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps), died
Thursday, August 3, 1944; son of Mrs. C.I. D'Souza, of Ipoh, Perak, Malaya.
[CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling.]
Cleaver Rowell Eber, sergeant, 20065, 7 Section, 14
Platoon, in 1938; transferred to 5 Section of the same unit, in 1939; born
December 20, 1911; schooled at St. Joseph's Institution; served in the 1st
Battalion, D Company, Singapore Volunteer Corps, having enlisted on May 26,
1930; captured at the fall of Singapore, February 15, 1942; POW at Selarang
Barracks, then at River Valley Road Camp, Singapore, May to October, 1942;
subsequently sent to Thailand to work on the infamous Railway of death; survived
the war, and employed as a teacher, post war; first wife, Mable, deceased; Cleaver
died in Singapore, October 31, 2004. [ST, February 28, 1992;
this article also reproduced on the Internet at
URL:http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/war/headline/pow2.html; see also
transcript of an interview with Mr. Eber, in the Oral History Collections of the
Singapore National Archives; Barry Pereira; obituary in ST November 1, 2004.]
J.C. Eberwein, private, 20128, 12 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
E.E. Ess, private, 20021, 4 Section, 13 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Raymond A. Ess, private, 20047 4/6999, 6 Section, 14
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born August 23, 1918;
father, Alexander; occupation, clerk; resided at Rowell Road, Singapore.
[Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
R. S. Farrer, private, 20157, 3 Section, 13 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted lance corporal, and transferred to
12 Section, 15 Platoon, of the same unit, in 1939; was married to Violet (last
name unknown), who had previously been the wife of Guy Alfred Machado, another
member of the SVC. [Barry Pereira; additional information provided by
Julian Nicholas in an e-mail message (Jnicholas@hamworthykse.com.cn) dated
November 7, 2002.]
E.A. Fernandez, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Francis Fernandez, known to have served in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps in the early 1940's; no further information. [Terry de
Souza.]
Maurice S.I. Fernandez, private, 20209 4/7003, 3 Section,
13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; born October 16, 1919; father
John, mother, Rosaline; resided at Rangoon Road, Singapore; occupation, revenue
officer. [Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
Roy G. Ferrao, [middle initial shown as C. in 1939
list] private, 20151, 9 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer
Corps, in 1938; transferred to 11 Section, of the same unit, in 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Henry Samuel Finck, sergeant, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry (SVC); employed as manager of the Aerated Water Manufactory; resided at
Bukit Timah Road, in 1904. [SFP, Thursday, February 4, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
C. Francis, private, 20203, 8 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
C. Francis, private, 20238, 16 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Alexander W. Francisco, private, 20327 4/7005, 1/Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born September 10, 1923; father, John, mother,
Josephine; resided at Lim Ah Pin Road, Singapore; was a student prior to
enlistment. [John Brown.]
Charles B. Francisco, private, 20328 4/7006, 1/Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born May 20, 1915; father, John, mother, Josephine;
resided at Lim Ah Pin Road, Singapore; occupation, fitter; died May 1, 1998. [John
Brown; additional biographical data provided by his son, David Francisco, in an e-mail
(DavidFrancisco@GrantPrideco.com) dated August 10, 2004.]
Daniel Frois, private, 20067, 11 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938, transferred to 12 Section, of the same unit,
in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
R. Frois, private, 7 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
A.K. Galistan, lance corporal, awarded the
Efficiency Medal sometime in the early to mid-1930's. [Winsley,
176.]
Edgar Galistan, sergeant, Singapore Volunteer Corps;
awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, in 1926; represented
the Corps on many occasions as a marksman. [Mentioned in various issues of the
SFP for 1904; see, for example, SFP dated Monday, August 1, 1904;
Winsley, 56, 174 (surname shown as Gallistan).]
Ivan Galistan, private, 6 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938; later promoted lance corporal -see image in
uniform at this author's Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site; awarded the
Efficiency Medal, sometime in the early to mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira;
Winsley, 176.]
J.M. Galistan, auxiliary, awarded the
Efficiency Medal sometime in the early to mid-1930's. [Winsley,
176.]
Joseph Frederick Galistan, sergeant, 20072, 9 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; awarded the Efficiency Medal
sometime in the early to mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley,
176.]
Oswald Ernest Galistan, private, 20023, 3 Section,
13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; wife, Adeline Therese Galistan, died,
July 6, 1946, in Singapore; Oswald Ernest was employed, in July, 1946, at Cable & Wireless
Ltd; resided at 15, Canning Rise, Singapore, in 1946. [Barry Pereira;
ST Tuesday, July 9, 1946, page 4.]
Lawrence Edward William Gammell, born July 7, 1892; married Josephine Rappa
at St. Joseph's Church (Portuguese Mission), Singapore, August 6, 1924; known to have been in
the Singapore Volunteer Corps; interned in Changi Prison between February 16,
1942 and September 5, 1945; his family were also held at the Sime Road Camp, by the Japanese;
his children were Murphy, Roland (Roy), Lydia, Iris and Sylvia;
Lawrence passed away on January 12, 1968. [Data provided by his grandson, Francis Gammell (son of Roland), e-mails
(francisgammell@msn.com) dated Sunday, February 10, 2008; Lionel de Rosario.]
Edward T. Ganno, private, 10 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer
Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
J. Glass, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
A.N. Gomes, enlisted in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 5,
1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
A.W. Gomes, private, 2 Section, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904. [SFP,
Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Alexander H. Gomes, private, 20133 4/7010, 10 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born May 4, 1916; occupation,
clerk; resided with his wife (name not shown) at Chandler Road, Farrer Park,
Singapore. [Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
B.A. Gomes, private, 20145, 5 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
C. Gomes, private, 20237, 12 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer
Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
C.J. Gomes, private, 7 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
E. Gomes, private, 20155, 15 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
E.J. Gomes, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
F. Gomes, private, Singapore Volunteer Infantry; struck
off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps,
September 21, 1904, after leaving the colony. [SFP, Wednesday, September
21, 1904.]
Lionel Henry Gomes, private, 1 Section, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904;
employed as a clerk at McKerrow & Company; resided at D'Souza Street, in
1904. [SFP, Saturday, April 9, 1904; SSGG, October 21,
1904.]
W.F. [or G.?] Gomes, private, 20105, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to 4 Section of the
same unit in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
V.D. Gracias, private, 20205, 16 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Francis Maximillian Grosse, lieutenant, Platoon commander
of 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; awarded the Efficiency
Medal, sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley,
176.]
Joseph A. Grosse, private, 20318 4/7018, 1st Battalion,
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); born September
4, 1924, father Francis J.; mother, Susan, of Serangoon Road, Singapore; died
Sunday, April 16, 1944, at Changi. [CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling; John
Brown.]
Simon Peter Grosse, (father of Victor Rudolph Grosse -
see entry below); private, 20048, 8 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to Company headquarters, as a Company
clerk, in 1939; born August 26, 1895, in Singapore; attended Raffles
Institution; married Agnes Anne de Souza, in Singapore, April 16, 1921; employed
as a stenographer with an American shipping company in Singapore; died in
Singapore, in 1960. [Barry Pereira; some biographical information
supplied by his son, Victor Rudolph Grosse, in a personal interview, in
Singapore, on July 2, 2002.]
Victor Rudolph Grosse, private, 20291 4/7017, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born February 15, 1922; father, Simon Peter (see
entry above), mother, Agnes; attended St. Joseph's Institution and St. Patrick's
School; employed as a clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office, pre-war;
captured and imprisoned at Changi and in Thailand, by the Japanese, during the
war; married Patricia Mary de Souza, in Singapore, December 27, 1950.
[Information obtained during a personal interview with Mr. Grosse, in Singapore,
on July 2, 2002.]
C. Hendricks, private, 20138 [1939 list shows his
regimental number as 20246], 13 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer
Corps, in 1938; transferred to 15 Section of the same unit, in 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Ernest George Hendricks, private, 27022 4/7022, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born February 20, 1917, residence in Singapore -
103 Joo Chiat Terrace; father, John; next of kin, Mrs. Laura Santa Maria (maiden
name, Hendriks); survived the war; married Elizabeth Beatrice Conceicao; died
July 25, 1984, at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. [Lionel de Rosario;
correction of surname and other details from Lyle Cordeiro, in an e-mail
(lylecordeiro@yahoo.com) dated July 27, 2002; some additional data provided by
Kenny Sta. Maria, in an e-mail (kennysm@optusnet.com.au) dated November 15,
2003.]
William Hoeden, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service; employed as sanitary inspector by the Municipality; resided at 5,
Kelantan Road, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
Eugene Durnford Hogan, sergeant, 4 Section, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry (SVC); employed as overseer at the Public Works Department;
resided at 5, Wilkie Road, in 1904. [SFP, Thursday, February 4, 1904;
SSGG, October 21, 1904.]
L. Hogan, enlisted in the Singapore Volunteer
Corps, September 5, 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
L.C.A. Hogan, private, 3 Section, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904. [SFP,
Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Norman Sylvester Hogan, lance corporal, 20079, 3
Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted sergeant, and
transferred to 9 Section, 15 Platoon, same unit, in 1939; awarded the Efficiency
Medal, sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley,
176.]
Oswald Eugene Hogan, lance corporal, 20177, 5 Section, 14
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; promoted sergeant at a later
date; died Wednesday, July 21, 1943; late husband of M. Hogan of Liscard,
Wallasey, Cheshire, United Kingdom. [Barry Pereira; CWGC; Mary Anne
Schooling.]
Stanley Vincent Hogan, Company sergeant major, 20407,
Company headquarters, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939.
[Barry Pereira.]
V. Jacobs, private, 20237, 13 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
K Jalleh, private, 7 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
R.A. Jalleh, private, 20160, 15 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Anthony Samuel Jansen, private, 20211, 16 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; son of William Edward
Jansen, and Helen Agnes Pestana; born December, 1921 in Singapore; died circa
1997, in Perth, Western Australia; married Maureen Reutens; had 3 children;
brother of Alfred Louis. [Barry Pereira; Mary Anne Schooling; John Alfred
Jansen.]
Alfred Louis Jansen, (also known as Freddy);
private, 20140, 1 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and
1939; son of William Edward Jansen and Helen Agnes Pestana; brother of Anthony
Samuel. [Barry Pereira; Mary Anne Schooling; John Alfred
Jansen.]
John Aloysius Samuel Jansen, second lieutenant, Platoon
commander (in 1938 and 1939) of 15 Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); born 1899, died 1945 -
see his images, as sergeant, with other personnel of the unit (in 1934), and
later as second lieutenant at the Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site; son of Samuel Victor
Jansen and Josephine Marie Thomazios; born June, 1899 in Singapore, died
January, 1945 in Singapore; employed as sanitary inspector with Municipality;
married Emily Elizabeth Pestana in 1921; 9 children; brother of William Edward,
his wife was the cousin of his brother's wife [Mary Anne Schooling; John
Alfred Jansen..]
William Edward Jansen, private, 20112, 13 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; son of Samuel
Victor Jansen and Josephine Marie Thomazios; born 1892, in Singapore, died
October, 1942, Singapore; married Helen Agnes Pestana; 10 children; brother of
John Aloysius, his wife was the cousin of his brother's wife. [Barry Pereira;
Mary Anne Schooling; John Alfred Jansen.]
F. Jerimiah, private, 20231, 13 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
C.A. Johnson, private, 1 Section, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904. [SFP,
Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
J. Johnson, private, 1 Section, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904. [SFP,
Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
J. Johnson, private, 20228, 7 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Sydney Dennis Klassen, private, 20242, 13 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
J. Klyne, private, 20233, 15 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Harold Koek, private, 20247, 5 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
R. Koenitz, private, Singapore Volunteer Infantry;
struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer
Corps, September 21, 1904, after leaving the colony. [SFP, Wednesday,
September 21, 1904.]
George Kraal, private, 2nd Battalion, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); sone of Stephen Samuel
Kraal and Winifred Kraal (nee Carlos), of Singapore; wife's name, Margaret
Kraal, of Singapore; died Friday, September 11, 1942, aged 36. [CWGC; Mary
Anne Schooling.]
Gerald Henry Kraal, second lieutenant, Platoon commander
of 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; awarded the
Efficiency Medal, sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira;
Winsley, 176.]
D. Lange, private, 20174, 8 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to 7 Section of the same
unit, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Emille Lazaroo, known to have been in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps; interned in Changi Prison between February 16, 1942 and
September 5, 1945; now deceased. [Lionel de Rosario.]
Felix Lazaroo, private, 20028, 10 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; awarded the Efficiency Medal,
sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 176.]
R.A. Lazaroo, private, 20099, 12 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; awarded the Efficiency Medal,
sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 176.]
Walter John Clunies Le Cain, sergeant,
Singapore Volunteer Corps; Queen's Scholar; wife's name, Ethel; Walter John died
at the General Hospital, Singapore, March 25, 1947, after a brief illness;
buried at Bidadari Cemetery; his obituary indicates that he may have served in
the Police Force, and the Public Works Department. [Winsley, 82;
ST, Friday, March 28, 1947, page 4.]
Norbert Leicester, private, awarded the Efficiency Medal,
sometime in the early or mid-1930's; passed away in 1989, at the age of 88.
[Winsley, 176; additional information provided by Mr. Brian Leicester, of
Perth, Western Australia, in an e-mail (roamer@iinet.com.au) dated December 18,
2003.]
J.S. Listerman, private, 1 Section, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904.
[SFP, Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Cyril Longue, private, 20240, 10 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
M. Longue, private, 20239, 6 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
P.R. Louis, private,number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Guy Alfred Machado, Platoon sergeant, 4/4062, of 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; later promoted second
lieutenant; escaped, with seven other POWs, but was recaptured and sent to
Outram Road gaol; freed from captivity, September 2, 1945; born November 5,
1907; mother Katherine; married, wife Violet Alexandra Nicholas; wife resided in
Nugagoda, Colombo; later divorced; awarded the MBE in February, 1949; died in
1957; pre-war occupation, teacher, and taught school at St. Joseph's
Institution, Singapore, in the mid to late 1930's; spent his final years as a
teacher in Trengganu, Malaysia. [Barry Pereira; John Brown;
Mary Anne Schooling; additional information provided by Julian Nicholas,
in e-mail messages (Jnicholas@hamworthykse.com.cn) dated November 7, 2002 and
January 3, 2003.]
Richard A. Machado, lance corporal, 80347 4/7046, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born March 10, 1917, at Malacca; occupation, clerk;
father, William, mother Juntine; wife's name, A.S. Machado, of 18 Chancery Hill,
Singapore. [Lionel de Rosario; John Brown.]
L.B. Marcus, private, taken on the strength of the
Singapore Volunteer Corps, with effect from Thursday, October 6, 1904. [SFP,
Thursday, October 6, 1904.]
Edward Anthony Marshall, 6004 (SSVF enlistmernt number);
4/7050 (number as a Prisoner of War at Changi), 1st Battalion Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born October 6, 1910, Ipoh; son of George Cameron
Marshall and Louisa Mary Jambu; worked as a miner in Phuket and Malaya; married
Edna Askey of Penang, about 1925; captured in Singapore, February 15, 1942;
interned in Changi and Thailand; migrated to Melbourne, Australia, 1949; worked
at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, from the 1950's, until his retirement, in
1971; died Inverloch, Victoria, August, 1972. [Mary Anne Schooling;
John Brown.]
Frederick Claude Martens, private, 2nd Battalion, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); son of Frederick
Rowsing Martins and Marie Noronha Martens; stepson of Mabel Martens, of
Singapore; barrister-at-law (Grays Inn); died Tuesday, February 24, 1942, aged
28. [CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling.]
G. Martinus, 20189, 13 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps,
in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
William G. Martinus, private, 20035, 10 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
W. Mathews, private, 20148, 4 Section, 13 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted lance corporal, and transferred to
2 Section of the same unit, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Winston Arthur Reginald Mathews, (nicknamed
Sonny);corporal, 20148 4/4316, served in the Singapore Volunteer Corps in
the early 1940's; originally in D Company, but transferred to Headquarters
Company as ration NCO;born May 15, 1915; mother, Cecilia; resided at St.
Barnabus Road, Singapore; currently (2002) residing in Perth, Western Australia.
[Terry de Souza; John Brown; additional information provided by
Mr. Mathews, in an undated letter.]
H.E. McCully, private, 20223, 5 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; died Monday, December 13, 1943; son
of Mrs. M.W. McCully, of Singapore. [Barry Pereira; CWGC; Mary Anne
Schooling.]
Anthony Joseph McIntyre, born about 1914;
private, 20324, 1st Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore
Volunteer Corps); died July 12, 1943, buried at Kanchanaburi
War Cemetery, Thailand; son of Herbert Benjamin and Teresa Marie McIntyre of Singapore.
[CWGC.]
Howard Joseph McIntyre, private, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry, promoted lance corporal, with effect from September 21,
1904; employed as a clerk with Boustead & Company; resided at Race Course
Road, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday September 21, 1904; issue of Thursday,
October 6, 1904, also indicates that he was granted one month's leave of absence
from that date; SSGG, October 21, 1904.]
A.P. Merrels, private, 1 Section, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904.
[SFP, Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Charles W. Meyer, private, 20020, 13
Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry
Pereira.]
S. Miles, private, 1 Section, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904.
[SFP, Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Raymond Minjoot, attended Raffles College as
a student; enlisted in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1937; private, 20162, 9
Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; trained at Telok Paku
Camp; promoted lance corporal, and transferred to 10 Section of the same unit,
in 1939; post-war, joined the Singapore Armed Forces, at which time he was
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. [Barry Pereira; additional
information provided by Mr. Gerard F. Clarke, another member of the SVC, on
January 13, 2004.]
C.G. Mitchell, private, 20178, 11 Section,
15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Douglas Mitchell, private, 20137, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to 3 Section of the
same unit, and promoted to lance corporal, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
H. Mitchell, private, 4 Section,Singapore Volunteer
Infantry (SVC); taken on the strength of the Corps in April, 1904. [SFP,
Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
A.C. Monteiro, lance corporal, awarded the Efficiency
Medal, sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Winsley, 176.]
Clement Louis Monteiro, private, 20308 1/11454, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born August 24, 1918; occupation, clerk; father,
Albert Edward, mother, Catherine. [Lionel de Rosario; John
Brown.]
Henry T. Monteiro, private, 12 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; awarded the Efficiency Medal (Medal and
Clasp), sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley,
176.]
Nelson F. Monteiro, corporal, 29000 4/6903, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born October 28, 1910; mother, A.T. Monteiro, of
Rowell Road, Singapore. [Lionel de Rosario; John
Brown.]
Charles Henry Mosbergen, private, number 1 Company,
Singapore Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service; employed as a clerk at the Colonial Secretary's Office; resided at 161,
Serangoon Road, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
A.C. Neubronner, commissioned a Second
Lieutenant in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1953. [Yearbook,
2.]
Wilfred Aloysius Nicholas, was a Major in the
Singapore Volunteer Corps after World War 2; previously (pre-WW2) served as a
Captain with the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps; born 1898 in
Penang; father, Wilfred Dunstan Nicholas; mother, Eliza; moved to Singapore in
1912; trained in Singapore at the Edward VII College, and in the USA at the John
Hopkins University, Baltimore, where he took a Masters Degree in Public Health,
as a Medical Doctor; then moved to Penang as acting Senior Health Officer;
worked variously in Malacca and Penang; family evacuated Penang on December 8,
1941, to Singapore; Wilfred Aloysius's wife and 3 children evacuated Singapore
in January, 1942 on the Dutch vessel Pulau Tello, surviving the bombing
and sinking of the vessel by Japanese aircraft, while Wilfred Aloysius was
interned by the conquering Japanese, in Changi and Sime Road; after the war the
family returned and they lived in Lavender Hill, Napier Road, and finally at
Wing Loong Road (Changi); Wilfred Aloysius Nicholas died in Singapore in 1960;
was made a Commander of the Order of St. John and awarded the 1939-1945 Star,
Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and the 1953 Coronation Medals; a brother
of his, Bernard E. Nicholas, was a teacher at St. Patrick's School, Singapore,
and an officer in the school's cadet corps (see this author's web site, St.
Patrick's School, page 5). [Nicholas; Barry Pereira; John
Brown.]
Aloysius C. Nonis, private, 20288 4/7072, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; occupation, clerk; born May 18, 1923; father,
Peter; mother, Mary. [John Brown.]
Aloysius F. Nonis, private, 20169 4/7073, 9 Platoon, 15 Section,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born January 13,
1917; mother, Felicia. [Barry Pereira; John Brown.]
Aloysius James Nonis, private, 2nd
Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died
Tuesday, July 13, 1943, aged 28; son of Patrick and W. Nonis, of Singapore.
[CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling.]
Cyril B. Nonis, private, 20085, 12 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to 11 Section of the same
unit, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
F.A. Nonis, private, 20186, 15 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
J.B. Nonis, private, 20170, 11 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Julian L. Nonis, private (promoted corporal at a later
date), 20109 4/6908, 10 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in
1939;born July 2, 1907, in Singapore; died Saturday, August 14, 1943, at
Sonkrai; husband of C.M. Nonis, of Singapore; mother, Felicia. [Barry
Pereira; CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling; John Brown.]
P. Nonis, private, 20226, 7 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
H. Nunes, private, taken on the strength of the
Singapore Volunteer Corps, with effect from Thursday, October 6, 1904. [SFP,
Thursday, October 6, 1904.]
Charles Christian Oehlers, corporal, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry (SVC); employed as an assistant at Katz Brothers Ltd.;
resided at Bonham Street, in 1904. [SFP, Friday,
September 2, 1904; SSGG, October 21, 1904.]
Farleigh Arthur C. Oehlers, private, 20245, 4 Section, 13 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
---- Oliveiro, first name unknown, nicknamed "Dolly;"
known to have been in the Singapore Volunteer Corps; interned in Changi Prison
between February 16, 1942 and September 5, 1945; now deceased. [Lionel de
Rosario.]
A. Oliveiro, private, 20013, 9 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
C.R. Oliveiro, private, 20217, 16 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Cyril Peter Oliveiro, private, 20098, 13 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
R.F. Oliveiro, private, 20003, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Roland Oliveiro, private, 20039, 12 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
V. W. Oliveiro, private, 20139, 5 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Herbert W. Orchard, private, 20107 4/7078, 2
Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born February
17, 1908, in Singapore; later promoted lance corporal; taken as a prisoner of war,
during the Japanese occupation, February, 1942. [Barry Pereira;;
John Brown; ST Thursday, October 31, 1946, page 10.]
Victor A. Orchard, private, 20022, 3 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
R. Palmer, private, number 1 Company, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore
Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient service. [SFP,
Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Albert Hilary Parr, born May 5, 1914; worked for the
Singapore Harbour Board, 1930's, and then for Radio Singapore; private, 20009,
15 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; married Monica
Pereira; migrated to Perth, Western Australia, 1987; died July 25, 1996.
[Barry Pereira; much additional information provided by Randall Parr, of
Perth, Western Australia, in e-mails (serani1@iprimus.com.au) dated November 4
and 9, 2003.]
Francis A. Parr, private, 20073 4/7081, 14 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; born December 20, 1912, in
Singapore; father, Hilary; mother, Ida; religion, Roman Catholic; died Saturday,
September 18, 1943, at Tanbaya, of dysentery and emaciation. [Barry
Pereira; CWGC; Mary Anne Schooling; John Brown.]
E.B. Patterson, private, 20182, 1 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Samuel Collins Patton, private, number 1 Company,
Singapore Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service; employed as a book keeper with Hogan & Company, Ltd.; resided at
131, Middle Road, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
William Edward Patton, private, number 1 Company,
Singapore Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service; employed as sanitary inspector with the Municipality; resided at 27,
Kampong Java Road, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
C. Pennefather, company sergeant-major, awarded a Medal commemmorating the Coronation of King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth, in 1937. [Winsley, 181.]
F.J. Pennefather, bandmaster, awarded the
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, date unknown. [Winsley,
175.]
R.H. Pennefather, l/sergeant, awarded the
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, in 1929, as well as a Medal to
commemmorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, in 1935, when
he was Lieutenant (acting Captain). [Winsley, 175 and 179.]
A. Pereira, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Ambrose Ralph Pereira, sergeant, 20130, Platoon sergeant
of 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps in 1938 - see image at this author's
Eurasian Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site; son of Maximiliano
Gregorio Pereira and Julian Lazaroo; married to Mary Winnifred Pereira; grandfatgher of
Barry P. Pereira; awarded the Efficiency Medal, sometime in the early or mid-1930's; discharged
before 1941, and served with the St. John's Ambulance Brigade during the war; was later awarded
the distinguished service medal of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (17 January 1954), one
of the first in Singapore to receive this award; was the Chief Bailiff of the High Courts,
Singapore, in 1959, before he retired. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 178.]
D.M. Pereira, commissioned a Second
Lieutenant in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1953. [Yearbook,
2.]
Eric Anthony Pereira, private, 20218, 4 Section,
13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; born September 12, 1922;
occupation, clerk; mother, Jane, of Racecourse Road; Eric was incarcerated at
Konkuita Camp, about October to December, 1943. [Barry Pereira;
additional information provided by Jonathan Moffatt, of Coventry, United
Kingdom, in an e-mail (JonathanMoffatt@aol.com) dated November 6,
2002.]
E.M. Pereira, corporal, 20086, 11 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
F.A.M. Pereira, private, taken on the strength of the
Singapore Volunteer Corps, with effect from Thursday, October 6, 1904. [SFP,
Thursday, October 6, 1904.]
F.E. Pereira, private, 20074, 16 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
H.S. Pereira, lance corporal, 20037, 16 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Herbert L. Pereira, private, 20166, 9 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
J.R.A. Pereira, sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died February 17, 1942,
buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. [CWGC.]
Jovita Augustine Pereira, born Singapore, 1901; son of Jovita
John Pereira and Gwendoline Marie Scott; married to Eva Nancy Chan; corporal,
20008, 12 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry
Pereira.]
Lawrence Michael Pereira, private, 20179 4/7084, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born October 25, 1900, in Singapore; son of John Fletcher and
Virginia Jambu of Penang; married to Mary Myra Marsh; died June 18, 2000. [Lionel de
Rosario; John Brown.]
Percy Gilmore Pereira, born Malacca, October 18, 1916; son of George Pereira and Lucretia Varelia; married Myra Juliana
Rodrigues (who was originally from Singapore); served as private in the 1st Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; resided, in his later years, in Perth, Western Australia;
passed away peacefully in Perth, July 11, 2004; his wife, Myra, is still (in 2007) residing in Perth. [Lionel de Rosario.
; additional data provided by his daughter, Judy Carroll, in an e-mail (butterfly@iinet.net.au) dated August 11, 2007.]
Reginald John Pereira, private, number 1
Company, Singapore Volunteer Infantry (SVC), promoted lance corporal, with
effect from September 21, 1904; employed as a clerk with Paterson Simons &
Company; resided at Bencoolen Street, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday September
21, 1904; also mentioned in the issue of Friday, September 30, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
C.A. Perreau, private, 20056, 3 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to 4 Section of the
same unit, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
D.C. Perreau, private, 20011, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; see also, image in
uniform at this author's Eurasian Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps
web site. [Barry Pereira.] Probably the son of the person
named in the next entry.
Daniel Charles Perreau, lance corporal, 1 Section,
Singapore Volunteer Infantry, promoted corporal, with effect from September 21,
1904; employed as a clerk at the Treasury; resided at 18, Thomson Road, in 1904.
[SFP, Wednesday September 21, 1904; SSGG, October 21,
1904.] Probably the father of the person named in the previous
entry.
R.E. Perreau, sergeant, 5 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Stanley Perreau, private, 20147, 1 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
W. Perreau, auxiliary, awarded the Efficiency Medal,
sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Winsley, 178.]
G.C.F. Perry, private, awarded the Efficiency Medal,
sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Winsley, 178.]
Adrian C. Pestana, private, 20254 4/7087,
1st Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps);
died August 5, 1943; buried Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery [Lionel De Rosario
indicates that from records kept by the Central Records Office, London, he was
buried at Songkrai Cemetery 2, Block A #122, Thailand], Myanmar (formerly
Burma); son of Mrs. E. Pestana, Singapore. [CWGC; Lionel De
Rosario.]
A.I. Pestana, private, 20193, 3 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Joseph Leonard Pestana, lance corporal, 20024
4/5473, 4 Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939;
awarded the Efficiency Medal, sometime in the early or mid-1930's; born January
29, 1906, in Singapore; occupation, laboratory assistant; father, John
Ferdinand; mother, Laura Adele. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 178; Lionel
De Rosario; John Brown.]
Paul Anthony Pestana, private; in 1938, was lance
corporal in 15 Section, 16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps - see his image
with other personnel of the unit (in 1934) at the Eurasian Company of the
Singapore Volunteer Corps web site. [Mary Anne Schooling; Barry
Pereira.]
T.A. Pestana, private, Singapore Volunteer Corps; struck
off the strength of the unit as from Friday, September 2, 1904. [SFP,
Friday, September 2, 1904.]
Albert Edmund Phillips, born April 8, 1915, in Sarawak;
served in the Singapore Volunteer Corps between 1937 and 1942; was a broadcaster
with Radio Singapore pre-war; was not imprisoned by the Japanese as he was
considered to be in an "essential service" as a broadcaster; married Florence
Mary Pereira, in Singapore, in 1944; continued as a broadcaster with the BBC
after the war, then served with the Public Utilities Board, until his
retirement; passed away in Singapore, February 22, 2004. [Information provided
by Mr. Phillips, during a personal interview,
in Singapore, June 28, 2002; death information provided by his son, D. Joseph Phillips,
in an e-mail (jwoc16@msn.com), dated July 25, 2004.]
George Ambrose Phillips, private, 20213, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; married Gertrude De Cotta; died September 19, 2005, in
Singapore, aged 88. [Barry Pereira; additional data from his obituary, provided
by Jonathan Scheerder, of Singapore, in an e-mail dated September 22, 2005.]
Thomas W. Prins, Platoon sergeant of 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; awarded the Efficiency Medal, sometime
in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 178.]
George Edward Kingston Prior, born, circa January 4,
1902; married Florence Moses, December 22, 1922, in Singapore; employed as a
surveyor/draftsman in the Public Works Department, Singapore; served in the
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1933 - see image in uniform at this author's
Eurasian Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site; died
September 8, 1971, originally interred at Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore (which no
longer exists); was the author's grandfather. [Terry Foenander.]
Jacob Rahamin, private, number 1 Company, Singapore
Volunteer Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient
service; employed as broker, with Nathan & Rahamin; resided at 13, Change
Alley, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904; SSGG, October
21, 1904.]
Clifford J. Rayney, private, 20204, 11 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
George Samuel Reutens, indicated as being amongst the
first Eurasians to enlist in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, at it's formation in
the mid 1850's. [Myrna Braga Blake.]
Patrick Allen Reutens, indicated as being amongst the
first Eurasians to enlist in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, at it's formation in
the mid 1850's. [Myrna Braga Blake.]
Arnold C. Richards, private, 20171, 9 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Charles P. Richards, lance corporal, 20007, 14 Section,
16 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps in 1938 and 1939 - see also, his image
in uniform, with other personnel, at this author's Eurasian Company of the
Singapore Volunteer Corps web site. [Barry Pereira.]
George Peter Richards, private, 20134, 15 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps in 1938; promoted lance corporal, and
transferred to 16 Section of the same unit, in 1939 - see also, his image in
uniform, with other personnel, at this author's Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site. [Barry
Pereira.]
Ivan C. Richards, private, 20030, 10 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
A.G. Rodrigues, private, 20154, 7 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; transferred to 8 Section of the same
unit, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
A.J. Rodrigues, son of A.F. Rodrigues, of Singapore;
private, 1st Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer
Corps); died August 10, 1944; buried at
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. [CWGC.]
Aloysius Rodrigues, private, 20287 4/7102, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; occupation, clerk; born November 25, 1919, in
Singapore; father, Cecil; resided at East Coast Road, Singapore. [John
Brown.]
Cecil Macdonald Rodrigues, sergeant, 20090, 1
Section, 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted to Platoon
sergeant in 1939; awarded the Efficiency Medal, sometime in the early or
mid-1930's; has a son, Rene, who now (2001) resides at Hwa Guan Avenue,
Singapore. [Barry Pereira; Winsley, 178; Lionel de
Rosario.]
J. Rodrigues, acting Company Quartermaster sergeant,
Company headquarters, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; awarded
the Efficiency Medal, sometime in the early or mid-1930's. [Barry Pereira;
Winsley, 178.]
R. Rodrigues, private, 20183, 1 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Sidney I. Rodrigues, enlisted 1938; private, 27532
4/7104, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; born June 26, 1916; father,
Alexander; address in Singapore - 277 Telok Kurau Road; re-employed, post war,
in his previous job with the Singapore Municipality, until 1959; married June
Mary Rodrigues (deceased 1985) in Singapore, 1951; emigrated to Australia in
1960; currently (2002) residing in Sydney, New South Wales. [Information
obtained during a telephone conversation with Mr. Rodrigues, July,
2002.]
M.J. Rozario, private, 20158, 6 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
V.D. Rozario, sergeant, 20040, 13 Section, 16 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Charles Cyril Santa Maria, served in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in the early 1930's; resided at Petain Road, Singapore;
employed by the General Post Office, Singapore; married Laura Dora Hendricks,
October 26. 1929. at St. Joseph's Church (Portuguese Mission), Singapore; died
September 8, 1932 (or 1934?), at 44 Petain Road, Singapore. [Information
provided by Kenneth Santa Maria, of Sydney, New South Wales, in e-mails
(kennysm@optusnet.com.au) dated November 21, 2003 and Thursday, November 27,
2003.]
Oswald Carrathers Santa Maria, private, 20216 4/5653;
born in Singapore, October 26, 1922; attended St. Anthony's Boys School and St.
Joseph's Institution; was a clerk with the British Army, pre-war; private,
20216, 10 Section, 15 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939; captured and
imprisoned by the Japanese, at the fall of Singapore; interned at Changi and in
Burma; married Mavis Constance Ree, in Singapore, 1955. [Barry Pereira;
John Brown; additional biographical information provided by Mr. Santa
Maria, in a telephone interview in Singapore, July 1, 2002.]
C. Scharnhorst, private, 20152, 11 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
James Aloysius Scheerder, attended St. Joseph's Institution and St.
Patrick's School; private, 20159, 5 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938;
transferred to 8 Section of the same unit, in 1939; captured at the fall of Singapore,
February 15, 1942; POW at Changi, then at River Valley Road Camp, Singapore, May to October,
1942; subsequently sent to
work on the infamous Railway of Death; survived the war; married Olive Constance Zuzarte,
January 6, 1949; employed by Singapore Cold Storage; former general manager of Prince's
Restaurant, 1949 - 1964, Jackie's Bowl, 1964 - 1967, Tanglin Club, 1967 - 1980; died in
Singapore, February 9, 2000. [Barry Pereira; additional information provided by his
youngest son, Jonathan Scheerder, in e-mail messages (sbr5389c@singnet.com.sg) dated September 20
and 21,
2005.]
Harry Seth, known to have served in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps in the early 1940's; died in camp [?]; no further information.
[Terry de Souza.]
P.J. Seth, indicated as being amongst the first Eurasians
to enlist in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, at it's formation in the mid 1850's.
[Myrna Braga Blake.]
C.E. Silva, private, 7 Section, 14 Platoon, Singapore
Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
P.J. Skading, private, 20180, 3 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
F.H. Smith, private, appointed lance corporal on February
4, 1904, 4 Section, Singapore Volunteer Infantry, promoted corporal, with effect
from September 21, 1904. [SFP, Thursday, February 4, 1904 and Wednesday
September 21, 1904.]
Alfredo Soares, private, 13570 4/7115; Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; born April 21, 1906, in Hong Kong; father, Adam,
mother, Inez; religion, Roman Catholic; died October 8, 1943, aged 37, at
Tanbaya, of ulcers and dysentery. [John Brown.]
E.C.(E.G.? - see next entry) Stewart,
sergeant, awarded the Efficiency Medal (Medal and Clasp), sometime in the
early or mid-1930's. [Winsley, 178.]
E.G. Stewart, Platoon sergeant of 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
R.C. Stewart, lieutenant, awarded a Medal to commemmorate
the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, in 1935. [Winsley,
179.]
S. Stewart, company sergeant-major, awarded the
Efficiency Medal (Medal and Clasp), sometime in the early or mid-1930's, and a
Medal to commemmorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, in
1935. [Winsley, 178 and 179.]
C. Struys, private, number 1 Company, Singapore Volunteer
Infantry; struck off the strength of the Singapore
Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904, due to inefficient service. [SFP,
Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
Edwin John Tessensohn, born in Malacca, 1857, and moved
to Singapore in 1871; worked as a clerk in trading companies; member of several
committees in Singapore, and was a patron of the Eurasian Literary Association,
and later the Eurasian Association, also president of the Singapore Recreation
Club, and an active member of the Singapore Volunteer Corps and a co-founder of
the Eurasian Company; in 1923, he was appointed as the first Eurasian member of
the Legislative Council and a Justice of Peace; died in 1926. [Information
obtained from a commemorative stamp folder issued in February, 2001, titled
Early Singaporeans.]
John Egbert Ignatius Theseira, private, 20159
[Barry Pereira and Lionel De Rosario show his regimental number as
20149 4/7123], 7 Section, 14 Platoon, [in 1938; transferred to 8 Section,
same unit, in 1939] 1st Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
(Singapore Volunteer Corps); occupation, clerk; born February 4, 1914;
residential address in Singapore - 167A Kampong Sireh Surin; wife's name -
Leonie Theseira [Lionel De Rosario gives her maiden name as Pinto], of
Singapore; died June 9, 1943, buried Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar
(formerly Burma); brother was Lancelot Theseira (see next entry). [CWGC;
Barry Pereira; Lionel De Rosario; John Brown.]
Lancelot Theseira, private, 20050, 8 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted lance corporal, and transferred to
7 Section of the same unit, in 1939 - see his image, together with other
personnel of the unit at the Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site. [Barry
Pereira.]
L.J. Theseira, corporal, 20050, 1st
Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Force); died
December 2, 1944; buried Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
[CWGC.]
Noel Clarence Theseira, private, 80640 1/11457, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; occupation, dresser; born January 21, 1924; father,
Reginald, mother, Grace; resided at Banda Hilir, Malacca. [John
Brown.]
Henry Trollope, private, 20234, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
A.G. Valberg, lance corporal, 20123, 12 Section, 15
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Percy Vatsaloo, private, 20167, 7 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Augustus Joseph Vaz, sergeant, [1939 list indicates that
he served as the cook at Company headquarters, although this would be rather
unusual for a person of his rank, unless he served in the capacity of catering
non-commissioned officer; ST issue of Monday, October 8, 1945, page 2 actually mentions
that he was, in fact, the company quartermaster sergeant]; Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939;
imprisoned by
the Japanese during the occupation of Singapore; assisted in the retrieval and
burial of Chinese who were massacred, at Changi, in February, 1942; assisted in saving the life
of one of the Chinese volunteers, B__(?) Sim Joon, who had been shot by the Japanese, but
survived, and was smuggled into the Changi Camp hospital, by the Eurasian burial party; employed,
post-war, at the Health Department, Singapore Municipality; was a
witness during the trial of Japanese personnel in Singapore, March, 1947.
[Barry Pereira; ST Monday, October 8, 1945, page 2, and Saturday, March 15, 1947, page 3.]
C.H. Webb, private, 20233, 12 Section, 15 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Charles Burton Webb, lieutenant, Platoon Commander
of 13 Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939 -
see also, his image, together with other personnel of the unit, at this author's
Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site; ran a mortuary
business in Waterloo Street, Singapore; captured by the Japanese, at the occupation of
Singapore, February, 1942; sent to the Siam/Burma railway, as a prisoner of war; survived the war.
[Barry Pereira; Terry de
Souza; ST Tuesday, June 11, 1946, page 4.]
A.J. Wells, private, taken on the strength of the
Singapore Volunteer Corps, with effect from Thursday, October 6, 1904. [SFP,
Thursday, October 6, 1904.]
Austin Wells, private, 20141, 6 Section, 14 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; promoted lance corporal in 1939 - see also,
his image, together with other personnel of the unit, at this author's Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site. [Barry
Pereira.]
A.G. Westerhout, sergeant, Singapore Volunteer Infantry
(SVC). [SFP, Thursday, February 4, 1904.]
George M.B. Westerhout, sergeant, 20103, 13 Section, 16
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938; Platoon sergeant in 1939. [Barry
Pereira.]
Johannes Bartholomew Westerhout, corporal, 3 Section,
Singapore Volunteer Infantry; promoted sergeant as from September 21, 1904;
employed as architect with Tomlinson Lermit & Westerhout; resided at St.
Michael Road, in 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September 21, 1904; SSGG,
October 21, 1904.]
N.B. Westerhout, sergeant, resigned from the Singapore
Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904. [SFP, Wednesday, September
21, 1904.]
N.R. Westerhout, sergeant, struck off the strength of
the Singapore Volunteer Corps, September 21, 1904. [SFP,
Wednesday, September 21, 1904.]
W. Wheatley, private, Singapore Volunteer Infantry (SVC);
struck off the strength of the Corps with effect from Saturday, April 9, 1904.
[SFP, Saturday, April 9, 1904.]
Warren Wilmot, private, 27016 1/11458, Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force; occupation, conservancy inspector; born October 27,
1911; father Edward, mother, Gertrude; resided at Tembeling Road, Singapore.
[John Brown.]
Harold Windsor, private, no record of regimental number,
4/7141, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; occupation, apprentice; born
September 11, 1918; next of kin listed as L.M. Windsor. [Lionel de
Rosario; John Brown.]
C H Woodford, private, 2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements
Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); died Sunday, February 1, 1942;
buried at the Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. [CWGC.]
Hillary Woodford, known to have served in the Singapore
Volunteer Corps in the early 1940's; no further information. [Terry de
Souza.]
Patrick Isiah Woodford, indicated as being amongst
the first Eurasians to enlist in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, at it's
formation in the mid 1850's. [Myrna Braga Blake.]
Francis Anthony Xavier, sergeant, 52677,
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps); born, circa
1913; died Tuesday, October 9, 1945, aged 32; buried Kranji War Cemetery,
Singapore; son of D.A. Xavier and Mary Xavier; wife's name, Susan, of Singapore.
[CWGC.]
C. Zehnder, private, 20150, 2nd
Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Singapore Volunteer Corps), died
Wednesday, February 18, 1942; son of Marie Howell, of Kuching, Borneo. [CWGC;
Mary Anne Schooling.]
Hugh Ransome Stanley Zehnder, major, awarded the Order of
the British Empire, 1928; was the first Eurasian volunteer to be promoted to the
rank of major in the Singapore Volunteer Corps, and, as such, to take command of
the Eurasian Company; post war, elected as a member of the Singapore Bar
Committee, June, 1946. [Winsley, 118, 173; ST, Monday, June 10,
1946, page 3.]
James William Zehnder, lance corporal, 20150 4/7146, 2 Section, 13
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; born July 26, 1914;
residential address in Singapore - 260A Orchard Road; next of kin - Mrs. M.J.
Zehnder, of Perth, Western Australia (in 2001?). [Barry Pereira.]
Benjamin Zuzarte, private, 20202, 15 Section, 16 Platoon,Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Gonsalo Ischyrion Zuzarte, born Singapore; private, 20018, 4 Section, 13 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938 and 1939; married Theresa Lazaroo. See also his image, with other
personnel at the Eurasian
Company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps web site. [Barry
Pereira; additional data from his son, Andy Zuzarte, of Singapore, in an e-mail (azntl@singnet.com.sg) dated Wednesday, April 6, 2995.]
Ignatius Alexander Zuzarte, private, 20126, 1 Section, 13 Platoon,
Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1938. [Barry Pereira.]
Noel Simon Zuzarte, private, 20241, 7 Section, 14
Platoon, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in 1939. [Barry Pereira.]
Reference Sources:
Barry Pereira - Information supplied by Barry
P. Pereira, of Singapore, from details as included in his grandfather's
diary.
CWGC - From information as obtained at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site.
de Rosario - Information from his personal account
published as Nippon Slaves, by Janus Publishing Company, Ltd.; 76 Great
Titchfield Street, London, England, circa 1999.
John Alfred Jansen - Information provided by Mr. John
Alfred Jansen, of Perth, Western Australia; father of Mary Anne
Schooling.
John Brown - Innformation provided by John Brown of the
United Kingdom (e-mail: JBrown9101@aol.com), extracted from his compilation,
entitled Malay Volunteers "F" Force: FMSVF and SSVF.
Lionel de Rosario - Information provided by Mr.
Lionel de Rosario, of Cherrybrook, New South Wales, in a letter to the author,
dated December 7, 2001; Mr. de Rosario indicates his original source as being
the Central Records Office, in London, England.
Mary Anne Schooling - From information and photographs
provided by Mary Anne Schooling, of Perth, Western Australia.
Myrna Braga Blake - Information on the Singapore
Volunteer Corps, as extracted from the volume Singapore Eurasians: Memories
and Hopes, edited by Myrna Braga-Blake, published 1992, by Times Editions,
Pte. Ltd.
Nicholas - Information provided by Julian Nicholas, now
residing in Canada (e-mail: Jnicholas@hamworthykse.com.cn).
SFP - Information from the Singapore Free Press,
dates as shown for each entry. Microfilm copies for issues of 1904 in
possession of this author. Originals available at the Singapore National
Archives.
Shinozaki - Information as extracted from the
publication, Syonan - My Story, by Mamoru Shinozaki, published by Times
Books International, Singapore, 1975.
SSGG - Information on the occupation and residential
addresses, as provided for some individuals, obtained from the Straits
Settlements Government Gazette, date as indicated.
ST - Straits Times newspaper, Singapore - reference to
this sources includes date of article.
Teixeira - Information from Father Manuel Teixeira's
publication The Portuguese Missions in Malacca and Singapore, 1511-1958,,
volume 3 (published 1963, Singapore) Lisboa: Agencie-Geral do Ultramar.
Terry De Souza - Information as provided by Mr. Terry De
Souza, of Antioch, California; e-mail address: mailto:"SINGAPORE1924@aol.com".
Terry Foenander - Information from the author's
collection.
Winsley - Information from A History of the Singapore
Volunteer Corps 1854 - 1937: A Historical Outline of Volunteering in Malaya
by Captain T.M. Winsley, published 1938 by the Government Printing Office,
Singapore. Entries include the page number from this volume.
Yearbook - Information from the Singapore Volunteer
Corps Annual Report, 1953, by Lieutenant Colonel T.J. Hutchinson, R.A.,
Commandant, Singapore Volunteer Corps; printed at the Government Printing
Office, Singapore, 1954. A copy of this publication is available on microfilm at
the National Library, Singapore.
July, 2001 (updated, February, 2008).