The Japanese Thrust

11th Indian Division 1st AIF 2/29th Battalion 22nd Brigade air forces aircraft airfield Ambon American anti-tank Army arrived artillery attack Australian Batu Bennett bombs British Bukit Timah Burma camp Capt Captain Changi Chiefs of Staff Churchill coast Colonel Comd command convoy Corps December defence Division Dutch East enemy evacuation February fighting fire flank guns headquarters III Indian Corps Indian Brigade infantry January Japan Japanese Java Johore jungle killed Kota Bharu landing Lieut-Colonel Lieutenant Lt-Col machine-gun Major Malaya Malaya Command miles military mortar move Muar naval Netherlands East Indies night officers ordered organised Parit Sulong party patrol Penfui Percival Philippines platoon position prisoners Rabaul railway reached Regiment Regular soldier reinforcements sent ships Singapore Singapore Island Sumatra Sungei tanks Thailand Thanbyuzayat Timor transport troops United Varley Wavell withdrawal wounded Yong Peng