Janus: Archives of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore

RCS/RCMS 103/12 contains:
1	The Fall of Singapore
2	Exit Klang
3	Diary of an escape from Singapore in Feb. 1942, after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese
4	Diary of M. C. Hay
5	A Selangor volunteer's escape
6	Malaya's war effort
7	The war in Malaya in different aspects
8	The Japanese attack upon North Kedah
9	Changi exile
10	Changi civilian internment camp: an impression of the male section of the camp in 1943
11	The internment of civilians in Singapore by the Nipponese authorities, Feb. 1942 to Aug. 1945
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Archives of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore

Title	Diary of M. C. Hay
Reference	RCMS 103/12/4 (former reference: BAM XII/4)
Creator	Hay, M Cecil
Covering Dates	1960–1969 (The diary covers the period from 25 Oct. 1941 to 1 Mar. 1942.)
Extent and Medium	1 file; paper; typewritten

Content and context

M. Cecil Hay served as Chief Inspector of Mines in the Federated Malay States and in the Light Battery of its volunteer artillery forces.

This is a copy of a diary describing Hay's active service during the Malayan campaign, beginning with his joining the battery in mid-Dec. 1941. He saw action at Kuala Selangor and during the siege of Singapore. After its surrender, he escaped by ship on 16 Feb., reaching Sumatra on 21 Feb. and then Sri Lanka on 1 Mar. 1942. See RCMS 103/12/3 for another account of the same escape written by H.R. Oppenheim (21 sheets).

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For conservation reasons, this collection must be read from Master Microfilm Reel 8234.

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