Contributed by Fuhua Secondary School
Subject: Kranji Beach Battle
Address: Kranji Reservoir Park
Division: Yew Tee
Description: "On this shoreline between the Kranji River and the Causeway, troops of the 27th Australian Brigade and Singapore volunteers of Lieutenant-Colonel Dalleys DALFORCE scored a victory against the invading Japanese forces.
On the Morning of 10th February 1942, troops from the 4th Regiment of the Japanese Imperial Guards landed when the tide was low. They were stuck in the mud and were caught in oil slicks created by Allied troops releasing oil from the nearby Woodlands depot. The first waves of Japanese troops were burnt when Allied troops set fire to the oil. However, for fear of being cut off by the Japanese landing from the west of Serimbun and Jurong, the Australian troops and DALFORCE volunteers were ordered to withfraw south, thus allowing the Japanese to land and consolidate their invasion of Singapore."