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	SINGORA, or SONGKLA (the Sangore of early navigators) - Online Information article about SINGORA, or SONGKLA (the ...
		SINGORA, or SONGKLA (the Sangore of early navigators)
		SINGORA, or SONGKLA (the Sangore of early navigators), a port on the E. coast
		SINGORA, or SONGKLA (the Sangore of early navig...
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SINGORA_or_SONGKLA_the_Sangore.html (369 words)

	Singora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The nearby airfields and the good harbour influenced the Japanese decision to choose Singora in Siam as one of the first landing spots for their invasion into Malaya.
		On December 7, 1941 an RAAF Hudson identified a Japanese cruiser, 4 destroyers and a troopship 112 km from Singora.
		At 10pm, as the Japanese were landing at Kota Bahru in Northern Malaya, sixteen transports were waiting off the Siamese coast preparing to land the first wave of the Japanese 5th Division.
	www.abc.net.au /4corners/specials/noprisoners/resources/map/singora.htm (165 words)

	4C Special: No Prisoners Timeline
		Matador predicts that the Japanese were most likely to attempt landings at Singora and Patani and that the best place to stop them would be on the Patani road at a good defensive position called The Ledge.
		An RAAF Hudson identifies a Japanese cruiser, 4 destoyers and a troopship 112 km from Singora.
		The landings at Singora and Patani were unopposed and beach-heads were easily established.
	www.abc.net.au /4corners/specials/noprisoners/resources/timeline.htm (5353 words)

	Chronology of Malaya and Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Within two hours of the Singapore raid orders are given to intern all Japanese civilians in Malaya and Singapore and to arrest all Japanese vessels in Singapore harbour.
		Singora - Yamashita prepares for an all out drive to seize the northern Kedah township of Jitra, a strategically important road and railway junction commanding approaches to Britain's key northern airfields at Alor Star and Sungei Patani to the south.
		The surviving RAF pilot, Sqd-Ldr A. Scarf, decides to fly alone to Singora and drop his bombs.
	www.fepow-community.org.uk /research/Malaya_and_Singapore/html/body_chronology_of_malaya.htm (6939 words)

	Arthur Stewart King Scarf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was 28 years old, and a Squadron Leader in the 62 Squadron, Royal Air Force during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
		On 9 December 1941 in Malaya, near the Siam border, all available aircraft had been ordered to make a daylight raid on Singora, in Siam.
		Despite attacks from roving fighters he completed his bombing run and was on his way back when his aircraft became riddled with bullets and he was severely wounded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Stewart_King_Scarf (285 words)

	SINGORA - LoveToKnow Article on SINGORA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The town has become an important administrative centre; good roads connect it with Kedah and other places in the Peninsula, and the mining is developed in the interior.
		In 1906 railways surveys were undertaken by the government with a view to making Singora the port for S. Siam; but this harbour, formed by the entrance to the inland sea of Patalung, would require dredging to be available for vessels of any size.
		To properly cite this SINGORA article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SINGORA.htm (230 words)

	Japanese Invade
		The Japanese landings at the neutral ports of Singora and Pattani were unopposed.
		In Malaya, Japanese commander General Yamashita's first objective was RAF Kota Bharu and the airfields at Singora and Pattani in Siam.
		A squadron of Bristol Blenheims took off to bomb the Japanese landings at Singora, All the Blenheims except one were shot down.
	www.far-eastern-heroes.org.uk /2nd_Lt_Robert_Hartley/html/japanese_invade.htm (683 words)

	Thai Pendants and Arts. A place for Thai amulets enthusiasts and wearers.
		From the present location, Wat Pakok, Singora, Thailand, Luang Poo Thuat took a boat sailing northward to Ayuthaya province (former capital of Thailand).
		A state governor from the south by the surname of Phang, a man with a comparatively dark countenance, wished to build a Buddhist temple.
		He came to Singora to look for a distinguished monk to head the project.
	www.geocities.com /thai_pendants/legendary_lp_thuat.htm (1789 words)

	PHAULKON
		The dispute with the English East India Company prompts Phaulkon to shift the emphasis of the Siamese foreign policy to establishing trade and political relations between with France.
		But the vessel on which the embassy travels never reaches Europe as it sinks while on the way carrying everything and everybody on board to the bottom of the sea.
		Singora (present-day Songkhla) is ceded to the French with full power to fortify it.
	marabu1.tripod.com /SIAM.HTM (3024 words)

	Kedah's last stand
		The aim was to keep the Siamese on the defensive until the arrival of the monsoons, after which Kedah would have been more stoutly fortified and strengthened by reinforcements and supplies.
		Its communications and supply lines severed, the Malays were attacked on its flanks and by frontal assaults from the Singora defenders and the force disintegrated - its remnants desperately trying to slip between the Siamese lines to rejoin their comrades in Kuala Kedah.
		The Siamese proceeded to shell the fort to submission, while their infantry unleashed a storm of musket balls onto the defenders from the cover of the jungles surrounding the fort.
	www.sabrizain.org /malaya/kedah1.htm (1797 words)

	Amara Kitiyakara through the Years
		Kitinada is seated in the center, Amara on the left and their younger sister Kitiajara on the right.
		Standing behind Amara is his tutor and the other four children are playmates.
		In the background is a tamarind tree that he used to climb to get the fruit.
	www.kitiyakara.com /amarapix1.htm (568 words)

	Attack Launched (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Dogra´s took the full force of the Japanese landings and were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of landing enemy troops.
		In was ironic that in 1937 Percival had pinpointed Singora, Patani and Kota Bharu as possible landing sites in an enemy invasion of Malaya, but he had left it too late to make that final decision to launch Matador, it was no longer a defence.
		Matsui and his 5th division were now streaming south from Singora to Alor Star and from Patani to Kroh from both successful landings.
	www.ean.co.uk /Data/Bygones/History/Article/WW2/Malaya_and_Singapore/html/body_attack_launched.htm (754 words)

	The deployment of Force Z
		All were bound for landing points at Kota Bharoe, Patani and Singora in Malaya and neutral Siam.
		At Khota Bharoe, rough seas hampered the landings, as did stiff resistance from Indian troops of the 8th Brigade, who were well-supported by artillery.
		Off Singora, the destroyer Sagiri (headquarters ship for all invasion points) and 20th Destroyer Division (Amagiri, Asagiri and Yugiri) covered the landing operations there.
	www.netherlandsnavy.nl /Special_forcez.htm (7310 words)

	D/S Hafthor - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945
		On the 22nd they were taken by bus into Bangnara in order to be sent to Bangkok (except for 4 Chinese who remained in Bangnara to be sent to Bangkok at a later time), then continued by bus to Singora (the northernmost landing point of the invading Japanese fleet).
		Due to increasing winds and heavy rain they landed that same evening and were subsequently surrounded by Thai policemen who placed them under arrest.
		They were later taken to Singora prison, then to Alar Star, Taiping and later to a camp in Kuala Lumpur (where Hafthor's Chinese crew members were released in Aug.-1942 according to the captain's statements at the maritime hearings).
	www.warsailors.com /singleships/hafthor.html (1243 words)

	Gun Action
		The routes from Singapore to Bangkok and from Singapore to Singora are well travelled.
		Boarded and discovered junk to be loaded full with about 20 tons of bagged rice, about half brown and half white, and bound from Singora to Trengganu.
		From the crew, which were taken aboard to transfer to a small fishing vessel, it was learned that they were headed for Singora where the cargo was to be traded for food and clothing.
	www.webenet.net /~ftoon/memory/gunaction.html (1486 words)

	The Destruction of Force Z - Captain S.W. Roskill
		The very situation which the Naval Staff in London had feared from the beginning thus at once arose, and the stage was set for high tragedy.
		Admiral Phillips's original purpose to attack the landing force at Singora was reasonable enough; for he could hardly stand by idle while Malaya and Singapore, whose defence provided the principal reason for his presence, were being seriously threatened.
		His reassertion that the risks entailed in such a venture were too heavy may have been rather tardy; and it is of course impossible to say whether his squadron would have escaped had he not accepted the report of the Kuantan landing.
	www.compass.dircon.co.uk /Roskill.htm (921 words)

	OPENING OF HOSTILITIES
		By the evening of the eighth our own air force had already been seriously weakened.One of the most urgent requirements was to find out as soon as we could just what the enemy was doing.
		This was in accordance with the ordinary text-book procedure and, beside imposing delay on the enemy, it would give much-needed time for our main force to settle into their position.
		The whole column was mechanized and had received orders to move towards Singora to harass and delay the enemy.
	www.fepow-community.org.uk /arthur_lane/Percivals_Report/html/opening_of_hostilities.htm (3767 words)

	About us
		During the course of the night we heard that our final destination was to be Singora, as reports stated the Japanese were implementing landings; our job would be to get in amongst their landing craft and destroy the beachhead.
		It was an uneventful night, although the hoped-for surface engagement had given the crew a much-needed jolt; keeping them on their toes during the long hours of searching for any signs of hostile activity.
		I honestly couldn’t wait to get to Singora; after all our disappointments of recent times, we could now show that we were much more than a convoy escort.
	www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /sailorstales7.html (2976 words)

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		By the 8th, the airfields of Singora and Patani, just over the border in Thailand, were in enemy hands and an allied attack on them was essential if the Japanese raids originating from them were to be stemmed.
		Undaunted by the vulnerability of his solitary aircraft, Scarf headed for his target, the aircraft at Singora.
		There, in spite of being attacked by fighters, he dropped his bombs but was hit in the back and left arm and mortally wounded.
	www.3squadron.org.au /subpages/butterworth.htm (1137 words)

	About us
		As we left Singapore, Repulse was a hive of activity, all necessary equipment was checked, then double-checked; nothing was left to chance.
		For the first couple of hours whilst I was in the 15-inch shell delivery room the main topic of conversation was how long would it take our fleet to dispose of the Japanese warships that we hoped would be in attendance around the coast of Singora.
		These stated that the beachhead at our hoped for objective of Singora, was being guarded by a large Japanese fleet.
	www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /shadows4.html (4096 words)

	Exordio - Segunda Guerra Mundial - Invasión de Malasia
		El primer grupo se dirigió a Kota Bahru, la segunda a Pattani y la tercera y más poderosa a Singora.
		En Singora no hubo resistencia de la guarnición tailandesa y el puerto fue tomado con toda facilidad.
		Las fuerzas de Yamashita iniciaron el avance con las columnas de Singora y Pattani en dirección al occidente de Malasia, evitando circular por las carreteras, donde se hallaban los obstáculos para detenerlos.
	www.exordio.com /1939-1945/militaris/batallas/malasia2.html (707 words)

	Scarf-Arthur
		On December 9th, 1941, all available aircraft from the Royal Air Force Station, Butterworth, Malaya, were ordered to attack the advanced operational base of the Japanese Air Force at Singora, Thailand.
		The aircraft were about to take off when the enemy made a combined dive-bombing and low-level machine gun attack on the airfield, destroying or damaging all save the Blenheim piloted by Squadron Leader Scarf.
		Airborne just as the attack started, this officer witnessed the disaster, but decided to press on to Singora in his tingle aircraft.
	www.nesa.org.uk /Roll_Of_Honour/html/scarf-arthur.htm (196 words)

	The Garret Tree: May 2005
		Yamashita Tomoyuki would land at the Thai ports of Singora and Patani and then begin a lightning offensive down the highways into Malaya.
		December 7, 1941, Hawaii time and the first two Japanese reconnaissance aircraft were taking off from the Japanese carriers to scout Pearl Harbor.
		The first Japanese troops landed at Singora at 2 a.m.
	robinrowland.com /garret/2005_05_01__archive.html (1250 words)

	COFEPOW - The Armed Forces - The Campaign in Malaya
		The first clear evidence of the opening of hostilities was when, in the early morning hours of 8th December, Japanese troops started to land from about ten ships at Kota Bharu, in the extreme north-east of Malaya.
		Later reports stated that large Japanese forces were also landing at Singora and Patani in Thailand, in the southern part of the Kra Isthmus.
		Very soon after these reports reached Singapore, the first Japanese air-raid on the city was made; the results achieved were small, but it was the first indication to most of the citizens that war had begun.
	www.cofepow.org.uk /pages/armedforces_m_campaign.html (5724 words)

	ALNAVCO => WARSHIPS
		On 6 December Japanese troop convoys were sighted in the Gulf of Siam and on 8 December it was reported that Japanese Army forces were landing at Kota Bharu and Singora.
		Speed is of the essence to avoid Japanese bombers, all ships must retire to the eastward to clear of land based aircraft.
		There were 3 transports covered by SENDAI and Desdiv 19 at Kota Bharu, 11 transports with Desdiv 20 at Singora and 5 transports covered by part of Desdiv 12 at Patani.
	www.alnavco.com /c_wargaming.htm (2958 words)

	Halifax --> FDR Letter regarding military situation 12/11/41 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Copy No. 11 OPTEL No. 31 10 December, 1941.
		Air reconnaissance reported 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 7 destroyers and a number of transports off KOTA BHARU, 1 transport off KUANTAN and 15 transports and 1 aircraft carrier off SINGORA.
		11 Blenheims bombed SINGORA aerodrome where 40 bombers were seen on the ground and about 40 fighters in air (?).
	www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu:8000 /psf/box36/t326j06.html (154 words)

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	Mast & Sail in Europe & Asia: Chapter 10
		Many clever devices are used by the Malays for getting the necessary power, and the boat-builder has many arrangements of stout upright pegs about his shop or in his compound, set to all possible curves and angles which he is wont to use.
		In the inland sea of Singora many dug-outs may be seen, built up with strake on strake, in the most unblushing way, without any attempt to hide the roughest method of boat-building perhaps to be seen anywhere.
		No attempt is made to work in stem and stern posts.
	www.friend.ly.net /~dadadata/smyth/mast_n_sail_10.html (4748 words)

	The Collector's Guild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Each of the 15 1/4" x 10 1/2" drawings were produced by the Japanese Picture-Story Show Education Association in March of 1944.
		The invasions of "Kota Baru" in Malaya, and Singora and Patini in Siam are represented with scenes of war ships in the South China Sea, aerial dogfights, an assault troop briefing, beach assaults, and more.
		To the reverse of each drawing is a small sketch and description of the next image in the series.
	www.germanmilitaria.com /Japanese/photos/J02248.html (156 words)

	The Destruction of Force Z - Morison
		He steamed north, leaving the Anambas Islands to port, and at 0629 December 9 received word that destroyer Vampire had sighted an enemy plane.
		Phillips was entering the Japanese air radius without air cover, but he still hoped to surprise a Japanese convoy at Singora.
		So on he sped to a position some 150 miles south of Indochina and 250 miles east of the Malay Peninsula.
	www.angelfire.com /fm/odyssey/Morison.htm (892 words)

	Pacific War 1941-1945: Re: Patani and Singora Landings, Taki at 1/29/2002 00:24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Pacific War 1941-1945: Re: Patani and Singora Landings, Taki at 1/29/2002 00:24
		As an answer to: Patani and Singora Landings written by Tomek Basarabowicz at 28 Jan 2002 10:41:31:
		There are some accounts on the landing of the armored units on Malaya, They all told about the difficult landing due to the high waves.
	www.f16.parsimony.net /forum27947/messages/1161.htm (126 words)

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