Fall of Singapore - papers of Sergeant Jack Warren Corey part 1

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Nov. 21st
Arrived at Singapore (Keppel Harbor) approx. 0900hrs.
No leave permitted during day.
Entrained for Malacca at about 2000hrs.  

Nov. 22nd.
Arrived at Malacca. Spent day settling in.

Nov. 22nd to Dec 6th.
Acclimatising etc. Received our first issue of vehicles
24 Bedfords. and on the 6th took over about 20 Fds
from No2AASC.  

Dec 6th
Left Malacca early in evening, picked up troops 2/26th 
and proceeded to Kohta Tingi.

Dec 7th
Arrived at Kohta Tingi about 1000 hrs. Bivouaced in 
rubber till 2200hrs then pulled out and left for 
Johore Bahru. (Left troops at Kohte Tingi. First news 
of this area of Japanese Transport movements. Uncertain 
whether to believe news or take it as an excuse 
for manoeuvers as troops suspected.)

Dec 8th 9th
Arrived at [[Jahin Larkir?]] just after midnight and
slept in truck. Awakened at about 0400hrs by
commotion. War had started and we were introduced
by a display of searchlights and Ack Ack. Quite 
a thrill and a peculiar feeling of "So this is the start" 
From the 9th to the 17th of Dec. our time was taken up
by work. "B" section was out with other units for  
a few days and were "lost" to us until they returned. 
"A" section operated as general carriers mainly on
evacuation of [["Nursing"?]] and a bit of Ammo carrying.
Workshop sections drew WS lorries and so were up to 
scratch with equipment. 1 Breakdown 1 [[Stires?]] & 1 WS Lorry.
Lived in huts at No 1 ASC till differences among officers
caused us to shift across road and live in tents.
Even by now we were well able to settle ourselves
into circumstances and be comfortable during the
heavy rains peculiar to the country.
Called out of bed almost every morning about
0400 to take precautions against Air Raids

Paraded about all day armed & with Antigas equipment 
Packed surplus clothing & personal gear into kit for storage 
at Base.

Dec 17th
Moved out en route for Jema Laluang Luang. WS lorry 
broke down for about 3hrs. Arrived at Jema Luang 
and no trace of section except MPs thought it must
be ours which went out towards Kluang, followed first
"scent" till within 10 miles of Kluang then returned to
a sentry post and slept till morning. Found our position 
to be within 3 miles of destination. Bad convoy 
work. No instructions left anywhere for stragglers. 

Dec 17th to Jan 6th
Camped in rubber, at Kahang. Time put in repairing
and servicing vehicles. Transfer case bearing of
WS lorry cut out necessitating an overhaul of case.
Suspected something like this from first handling
of vehicle but we were not stationary for any length
of time to "pull down & look".

Received 2 parcels during this time. Very welcome too.
Christmas dinner was scrounged pigs, poultry 
(missed out on the poultry) pudding, beer &
hampers. Several games of football played 
(hot work this) on sports ground of plantation village. 

Jan 6th 
Took WS section to Senai via Kluang arriving
about 1300 hrs. During afternoon settled in.

Jan 7th
Repaired several vehicles during the morning.
1400hrs orderd to "up camp" and return to Kluang Kahang. 
Arrived Kahang 1800 hrs to be informed we should
be in Kohto Tingi (organisation broke down somewhere).
Mixed convoy of Sub [[1KA?]] section & 2/2 MT left for  
K.T. about 2200hrs. WS lorry always at rear 
and as it was always heavily loaded we 
always fell well behind. Arrived K.T. 

about 0300 hrs 8th 

Jan 8th
Left K.T. with ^2/26 troops about 1400 hrs and 
retraced road to Kahang then to Yong Peng via  
Kluang & Ayer Hitam. Spelled Bill [[Stiggants?]] 
on M cycle from Kuhang to Ayer Hitam as he was 
stiff and cold from the rain. Lorry just the place to 
thaw out in. 
Arrived Yong Peng about 2300 hrs. 

Jan 9th 
Left Yong Peng early morning for Gemas. Troops 
left here and after lunch in rubber we returned 
to Tenang arriving late afternoon. 

9th to 14th 
At Tenang. Experienced bombing of Railway Yards 
our first close experience. Foul place our bivouac 
area. Rain most of the time and we lived in a 
gulley. Had several trips to Segamit for

MT spares etc. Saw effects of bombing raid on 
railway bridge which occurred about 1hr before 
Jack Gilding & I got there. 

Jan 14th 
Left Tenang and returned to Yong Peng (war 
situation cause of moving backwards) 

Jan 14th to 19th 
Normal duties as WS section during this period. 
Towards the finish Japs hastily landed at Muar 
we were well in the "jumps". At Kluang for Laundry 
& parts when attempt to bomb road was on. Fortunately 
nearest bomb crater to road was 2ft. so no restriction 
to traffic. In this country the road is the road 
to get off it means the ditch and there's no 
side tracking or cuts into the paddock as its 
either ditch, rubber, jungle or swamp.
Had experience of plane chasing vehicles along road 
our vehicle was one of same.