Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

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British colonial military formation colonial military unit volunteer military force

The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force was a British colonial volunteer military unit in Southeast Asia, composed mainly of local European and Asian part-time soldiers who served in the defense of Singapore and Malaya before and during World War II.

Aliases (4)

British Empire military forces in Malaya ×1
British Malaya defence forces ×1
Malacca Volunteer Infantry ×1
Straits Settlements military forces ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial military formation → colonial military unit → volunteer military force →
activeDuring	Battle of Singapore → World War II →
allegiance	British Empire →
composedOf	Asian volunteers → European volunteers → part-time soldiers →
country	United Kingdom →
disbandedAfter	Japanese occupation of Singapore →
engagedIn	Malayan Campaign → defence of Malaya → defence of Singapore →
formedFrom	Labuan Volunteer Defence Corps → Malacca Volunteer Corps → Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps → Singapore Volunteer Corps →
garrison	Singapore →
languageOfCommand	English →
location	Labuan → Malacca → Penang → Singapore →
militaryBranch	armoured cars → artillery → engineers → infantry → signals →
partOf	British Malaya defence forces → Straits Settlements →
regionServed	Malaya → Southeast Asia → Straits Settlements →
role	coastal defence → home defence → internal security →
status	disbanded →
subordinateTo	British War Office → Governor of the Straits Settlements →
succeededBy	Singapore Volunteer Corps (postwar) →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Labuan Volunteer Defence Corps → Malacca Volunteer Corps → Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps → Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps ("British Empire military forces in Malaya") → Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ("British Malaya defence forces") →	partOf
Malacca Volunteer Corps ("Malacca Volunteer Infantry") →	associatedWith
Battle of Singapore →	belligerent
Governor of the Straits Settlements ("Straits Settlements military forces") →	commanderOf
Labuan Volunteer Defence Corps →	contributedPersonnelTo
Singapore Volunteer Corps →	followedBy
Singapore Volunteer Corps →	reorganizedAs
Malacca Volunteer Corps →	successor