Death was our bedmate : 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment and the Japanese, 1941-1945 / by Agnes McEwan and Campbell Thomson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEwan, Agnes, author.

Thomson, Campbell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army. Field Regiment, 155th--History.

Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Malay Peninsula.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2013.

Summary:

The book tells the story of a little known artillery regiment, the 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA which saw constant action during the ill-fated Malayan Campaign of 1941/42 and whose members later experienced the worst kind of hell as POWs of a cruel and bestial enemy.Following the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the Regiment fought a brave and resolute rearguard action all the way down the Malayan Peninsular and onto the so called impregnable fortress of Singapore. Held in the highest respect by comrades and foe alike, this former territorial cavalry regiment fully deserved its

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Map of Malaya indicating battles involving the 155th; Map of Formosa with location of POW camps; Map of Thailand camps; Chapter 1: Off to War with the Fireside Soldiers; Chapter 2: Japanese Blitzkrieg: The Battles for Jitra, Gurun and Kampar; Chapter 3: 'Hell was let loose in Malaya' - The Battles for Slim River and Johore; Chapter 4: The Loss of the Impregnable Fortress; Chapter 5: Singapore Interlude; Chapter 6: The Drivers' Party Moves Out; Chapter 7: The Track-Laying Gang

Chapter 8: 'D' for Damned - Hellfire PassChapter 9: F Force - Lies and Deceit; Chapter 10: H Force - The Bridge at Hintock; Chapter 11: 'Dark and Gloomy Taiwan'; Chapter 12: Spread Across the Far East; Epilogue; Nominal Roll of the 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA; Order of Battle on Japanese Invasion on 8 December 1941; Short Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473822481

1473822483