Dalforce, or the Singapore Overseas Chinese
Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army (星华义勇军; Xinghua Yi Yong
Jun) was an irregular
forces/guerrilla unit within the British Straits
Settlements Volunteer Force duringWorld War II. Its
members were recruited among the ethnic
Chinese people of Singapore.
It was created on 25 December 1941 by Lieutenant
Colonel John Dalley of the Federated
Malay States Police Force.
The unit was known to the British colonial administration as
Dalforce, after its chief instructor and commanding officer, John
Dalley, whereas the Chinese in Singapore only knew it as the
Singapore Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. This
formation took part in the Battle of
Singapore and some members conducted a guerrilla campaign
against Japanese forces
during theJapanese
occupation.
The
British noted how ferociously the Chinese volunteers in Dalforce
fought, earning them the nickname Dalley's
Desperadoes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalforce
The 1st
Malaya Infantry Brigade, comprising the British 2nd
Loyal Regiment under Lt
Col Mordaunt Elrington, the 1st Malaya Regiment commanded
by Lt Col J.R.G. Andre, consisting of less than 3 sections of the
Mortar Platoon, Anti-Aircraft Platoon with the Bren Gun
CarrierPlatoon under Captain R.R.C. Carter held in
reserve. They were tasked with defending the
approach to Pasir Panjang ridge, known as The Gap.
The 44th
Indian Brigade were on their right flank.
A Malay platoon, consisting of 42 men, commanded by 2nd
LieutenantAdnan bin Saidi,
was holding part of the defenses of Bukit Chandu. He
and his men would take the brunt of the Japanese assault.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pasir_Panjang
