Singapore Volunteer Corps
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The Singapore Volunteer Corps was a colonial-era volunteer military unit in Singapore that formed the core of local defense forces before being reorganized into the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Singapore Volunteer Corps (postwar) | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military unit
ⓘ
volunteer military force ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Singapore Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Singapore Armed Forces (historical predecessor)
Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| basedIn | Singapore ⓘ |
| composition |
Asian volunteers
ⓘ
European volunteers ⓘ locally raised troops ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| followedBy | Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ⓘ |
| garrison | Singapore ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | formed core of local defence forces in colonial Singapore ⓘ |
| location | Singapore ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defence of Singapore during World War II ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | British colonial administration in Singapore ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial forces in Malaya ⓘ |
| precededBy | Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | supplement regular British Army units in Singapore ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis | voluntary service ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ⓘ |
| role |
internal security force
ⓘ
local defence force ⓘ |
| type | colonial auxiliary force ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Singapore Volunteer Corps (postwar)