Lilli+-+Changi+Prison


 * Humanities – Core History Task. **

__ 1. Map (Singapore & Changi.) Why was Australia involved in protecting Singapore? __



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 * Australia was in Singapore to construct and defend a major naval base that was to produce British and Australian forces. These forces were to respond to Japanese aggression in the Singapore region that the Australian forces were situated. **======

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 * On the hearing that Japanese forces were to land on the north-east of Singapore Island the commander of Singapore’s forces sent British and Australian soldiers to defend this area. Australian soldiers were moved from their position after two days of heavy fighting. **======

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 * Under pressure from the Japanese, the commander of Singapore’s forces, Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival, ﻿ surrendered Singapore on the 15th of February 1942. 14,972 Australians were taken prisoner by the Japanese forces and were held captive in Changi Prison. **======

__ 2. How many Australians were captured, how many were badly injured and how many died? __

** -By September 1942 the population of the prisoners had halved. **
__ 3. Explain the treatment of and the hardships faced by the Australians in the Japanese POW camps. __