Battle at Bukit Timah

Bukit Timah, which literally means "Tin Hill" in Malay, is the highest point in Singapore (163.3m tall). The hill has no relations to the word tin, or the element itself. But the original name for the name of the hill is Bukit Temak, which means "hill of the temak trees", referring to pokok temak, a tree that grew abundantly on the slopes of the hill. Some say it lives a Monkey Man of some sort.
But enough of this talk, this post is about the battle of Bukit Timah, not its geography.

The battle for Bukit Timah was at 11th February, 5th Division Japanese squadron, supported with tanks one of the 50 tanks were destroyed by an anti-tank gun, who were blocked by  The 12th Indian Brigade and some British troops under Major Angus MacDonald and Captain Mike Blackwood. After a little bit of CQC/CQB (melee combat), and some heavy losses from poorly armed Dalforce, by midnight, the Japanese troops vanquished the opposing side. The British launched two brigades for a counter-strike, but it too failed. The next day, the Japs flanked the British defenses  and the British retreated. But the Chinese Dalforce fought to the end,and the Japanese suffered some heavy losses. So they then massacred the townsfolk in the nearby town

Singaporeans learnt to be prepared for a situation, just like the scout motto "Be prepared" and the coaster I got from the Discovery Center in Singapore "Peace loving but combat ready".

Website URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bukit_Timah & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Timah

Date accessed: 12th February 2013