Labuan Volunteer Defence Corps

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The Labuan Volunteer Defence Corps was a local auxiliary military unit from Labuan in British Malaya that contributed personnel to the broader Straits Settlements Volunteer Force before and during World War II.


Statements (27)
Predicate Object
instanceOf auxiliary military unit
military unit
volunteer military force
activeDuringPeriod before World War II
during World War II
allegiance British Empire
United Kingdom
associatedWith British colonial administration in Malaya
Straits Settlements
conflict World War II
contributedPersonnelTo Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
country British Malaya
garrison Labuan
historicalEra Second World War
interwar period
historicalRegion Borneo
location Labuan
operatedIn British Malaya
Labuan
Straits Settlements
partOf Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
recruitmentArea Labuan
role auxiliary support
local defence
serviceBranch British colonial auxiliary forces
type infantry
volunteer corps

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
formedFrom

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