Pictures of Old Ford Factory

Old ford Factory building.

Entering the museum.

The building was announced as a national monument on 15th Feb 2006 by the Preservation of Monuments Board.

Replicas of grenades used during the Malayan campaign.

Replica of a pistol used by the Japanese army.

A cloth cap and a bayonet which can be attach to the rifle used by Japanese soldiers.

At the “Surrender Table”. Lieutenant-General Yamashita (seated at the centre) thumped his fist on the table demanding the unconditional surrender of Singapore.

The “Surrender Chamber”.

Lieutenant-General A.E. Percival (GOC of Malaya) signing the surrender.

At 6.20pm on the 15th Feb 1942 (Chinese New Year), Singapore fell to the Japanese.

Fear was skillfully used by the Japanese military forces as well as the Japanese Kempetai to weed out anti-Japanese elements and to maintain order among the allied prisoners and the civilian population. Beheading was one of the means to instill fear and secure compliance. The head of beheaded persons would be propped up on a stake and put up at public places for all to see. Such will be the punishment for anyone who oppose Japanese rule.

The purge known as “Sook Ching”.

A Japanese soldier plunging his rifle bayonet into the body of the person to ensure nobody is alive.

 A birth certificate issued during the Japanese Occupation shown on the left. On the right is the reissued birth certificate under the Colony of Singapore in 1949.

 Food ration coupons which entitled the holder to collect a stipulated quantity of essential foodstuffs like rice and sugar etc. Civilians were encouraged to grow their own crops such as tapioca which was the common diet diet during Japanese rule.

Cinema ticket. Presumably attended by the wealthy and influential during the Occupation.

Banana notes, lottery tickets, cheque book, from Ban Hin Lee Bank.

Textbooks used during the Japanese.   

Mr Tan Kah Kee and Mr Lee Kong Chian. Two prominent merchants who contributed immensely to fund raising efforts for the China Relief Fund.

Members of Force 136.

Elizabeth Choy (b:1910, d:2006), war heroine of Singapore.

Lim Bo Seng’s diary on display.

Statues of General Yamashita and Percival.

The Japanese surrender party led by General Itagaki Seishiro walking up the steps of City Hall.

General Itagaki signing the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of Field Marshal Count Terauchi Hisaichi.

The Instrument of Surrender signed by General Itagaki and Lord Louis Mountbatten on 12th Sep 1945 formally ended Japanese rule in South East Asia.

The “Talking Map”. Discover more when you are in this section of the gallery.

Development of the Old Ford Factory.

A film presentation in the AV theatre on the Japanese Occupation and the struggles faced by those who survived. Tapioca days is one of the example of the films screened.