CANBERRA, Friday.—The process of surrender in Singapore was not complete until the troops were secured in Changi prison area and not till then did they become prisoners of war who were under duty to escape, said Mr. Justice Ligertwood, today, in his ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 220 words"THE opposing commanders mutually agreed to cease fire at 8.30 p.m. In my opinion, by Clause C of the instrument, General Percival gave ...
Article : 155 words“ON February 16 orders came from Malaya Command that the A.I.F. were to march to Changl prison, an area about three miles by one ...
Article : 125 wordsEXPRESSING surprise at the early release of the report of Mr. Justice Ligertwood, Lieut.General Gordon Bennett said in ...
Article : 107 wordsGENERAL BENNETT caused this order to be passed from A.I.F. division to brigade and thence to individual units whom, as the evidence ...
Article : 176 words“IN my opinion the process of surrender was not complete until the troops were secured in the Changi prison area. Not till then did they ...
Article : 121 wordsMR. JUSTICE LIGERTWOOD said these facts, in his opinion, were sufficient to enable him to answer thei questions submitted. ...
Article : 159 wordsMR. JUSTICE LIGERTWOOD said: "Colonel Thyer, on the other han[?] while agreeing with General ...
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Advertising : 71 wordsMR. JUSTICE LIGERTWOOD said in Part 2 of his report that at the divisional conference held at noon on February 15 the question of escape ...
Article : 278 words“HE contended that the order for troops to remain in their positions and to stand by for further instructions was a Japanese order to ...
Article : 196 wordsBRIGADIER MAXWELL'S evide[?] showed that Colonel Thyer [?] not influence the war diaries, [?] added. Colonel Thyer did not ...
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Advertising : 123 wordsMR. JUSTICE LIGERTWOOD added: “Looking at the instrument of surrender as set out by General ci ...
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The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), Sat 5 Jan 1946, Page 4
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