Commonwealth Ordnance Services in Malaya and Singapore
November 16, 2023
With the adoption of the Singapore strategy in the 1920s as a key cornerstone of Imperial Defence, Singapore and Malaya became the major British bases in the East, not only to defend British possessions in Asia, but also the dominions of Australia and New Zealand, who also contributed a large portion of the construction costs.[1]
Up to the 1920s Malaya and Singapore were seen as benign areas, and as such only a small Ordnance Depot was located on the small Island of Palau Brani in Singapore Harbour.[2][3] By 1937 a New Base Ordnance Depot and Workshops had been completed in Alexandra, Singapore.[4] In the early 1940s tensions with Japan were rising, so a steady but insufficient reinforcement of Malaya command was undertaken, and by the start of hostilities in December 1941 many units of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC), Indian Army Ordnance Corps (IAOC) and Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) had been dispatched to the region.
Singapore would capitulate in February 1942 in what was to be the largest loss of manpower, resources and stature in the Empire's history and it would not be until late 1945 the British forces returned. Post war, Britain and other Commonwealth nations retained military forces in the region to fight the communist insurgency, deal with the confrontation with Indonesia and nurture the independence of Malaysia and Singapore until 1989 when the New Zealand forces departed Singapore.
From the beginning of the commitment to the defence of Malaya and Singapore, the RAOC, IAOC, AAOC and the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (RNZAOC) were working behind the scenes keeping the forces supplied, and during the 1950s and 60s working with and handing over their responsibility and facilities to their Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts as their nations became self-sufficient.
Ordnance Services Singapore RAOC residual unit withdrawn in 1975
Ammunition Depots
443 Base Ammunition Depot, Kranji Singapore 1945–1969[12]
Ammo Sub Depot, Blakang Mati island (now Sentosa) 1948–1965 [15]
3 BOD Ammo Sub Depot 1969–1971 formed when 443 BAD closed[12]
Attap Valley Ammunition Depot Formally the Armament Depot of the British Naval Base, the majority of the depot was handed back to the Singapore Government in 1972 by the RAOC, but several Explosive Storehouses (ESH) were retained as the ammunition depot of the RNZAOCNZAOD until 1989.
Vehicle Depots
221 Vehicle Company 1945–195?9 King George then Park Jurong Road, Singapore,[12] renamed to 221 Base Vehicle Depot
221 Base Vehicle Depot, Tebrau, Johore Bahru, Malaya, 195?- 1969
Sub depot at Kranji with Centurion tanks
3 BOD Vehicle Sub Depot 1969–1971, formed when 221 BVD closed
Ordnance Field Parks
28th Commonwealth Brigade Ordnance Field Park (28 OFP) 1955–1970) Taiping and Ternadak 28 OFP was a RAOC and RAAOC unit capable of fully mobile operations and level of support required for brigade operations. Most of the vehicles Binned vehicles and wagons, fully equipped and stocked with spares to support the brigade in the field. Stores replenishment was achieved through sustainment runs to 3 BOD Singapore.[16]
35 Independent Infantry Brigade Ordinance Field Park, Kuala Lumper, Kluang and Muar, Malaya, May 1955 -19?[17]
48 Gurkha Inf Bde Ordnance Field Park, Withdrawn from Malaya, 25 Aug 1950 reinforced with vols from Singapore and renamed 27 Inf Bde OFP[12]
63 Brigade Ordnance Field Park, Kluang, Malaya C1957[12]
3 Commando Brigade Ordnance Field Park, Singapore, Borneo, Singapore Jan 1964 –1974[12]
19 (Airportable) Ordnance Field Park, Singapore/Borneo, Feb 65 – Jan 66 [12]
97 Ordnance Maintenance Park Formed at Labuan, Borneo early 1965 by renaming OFP Labuan, Feb 67 relocated to Singapore[12]
98 Ordnance Maintenance Park Formed at Kuching, Borneo Oct 1964 by renaming 98 OFP, moved to Singapore Dec 1966, disbanded Jan 1967[12]
2 Supply Depot (Transferred from RASC) Taiping then Kluang, Malaya 1965-19?[12]
3 Supply Depot (Transferred from RASC) Ipho then Malacca, Malaya 1965-19?[12]
4 Supply and Petroleum Reserve Depot (4 SPRD) (Transferred from RASC) Dover Road, Singapore 1965–1968,Navy took over distribution of bulk food and all stocks from 4 SPRD transferred to the Naval Base. The rest of the depot became part of 3 BOD[12]
50 Supply Depot (Transferred from RASC) Labuan, Borneo 1965-19?[12]
55 Supply Depot, Sembawang Naval basin, became ANZUK Supply Depot in 1972
62 Supply Depot (Transferred from RASC) Malaya 1965-19?[12]
70 or 71 Supply Depot (Transferred from RASC) Kuching, Borneo 1965-19?[12]
6 Boat Stores Depot (Transferred from RASC) Singapore, 1965-19?[12]
Other Ordnance units
21 Air Maintenance Platoon, Kuala Lumpur Malaya 1949–1957[13]
FSTS ==Forward Stores Transit Section in Tawau
Combat Supplies Platoon, 3 Squadron, RCT, Terandak Camp, Malaysia. 1965–1969[18]
ANZUK Force 1971–1974edit
ANZUK Ordnance Depot ANZUK Ordnance Depot was the Ordnance component, manned by service personnel from the RAOC, RAAOC and RNZAOC with locally employed civilians (LEC) performing the basic clerical, warehousing and driving tasks. It was part of the ANZUK Support Group supporting the short lived ANZUK Force in Singapore from August 1971 to September 1974. ANZUK Ordnance Depot was formed from the Australian/NZ 5 AOD and UK 3BOD and consisted of:[19]
Stores Sub Depot
Vehicle Sub Depot
Ammunition Sub Depot
Barrack Services Unit
ANZUK Supply Depot, Note: Although an Army Service Corps unit, RAOC personnel were employed in it.[20]
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^Fernyhough, Alan Henry (1965). A History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1920-1945. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. p. 307.
^Steer, Brigadier Frank (1993). To the Warrior His Arms. Pen and Sword. ISBN1844153290.
^ abWilliams, Phillip Hamlyn (2016). War on Wheels. The History Press. pp. 125–135. ISBN9780750966238.
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^ abPhelps, Major General L.T.H. (1982). A History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1945-1982. Royal Army Ordnance Corps; First edition.
^Bolton, Major J.S. (1992). A History of the RNZAOC. RNZAOC. pp. 211–212. ISBN0477015816.
^"Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack". Remember Singapore. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^Tilbrook, Major John D (1989). To The Warrior His Arms. RAAOC. p. 466. ISBN0731674863.
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External linksedit
35 Independent Infantry Brigade Ordnance Field Park
To the Warrior his Arms A History of the RNZAOC and its predecessors
"Z" Advanced Ordnance Workshop Malaya 1942
Sourcesedit
Bolton, J. S., A History of The Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (Trentham: The Corps, 1992)
Ferneyhough, Brigadier A.H, A Short History of the RAOC (1965)
Steer, Brigadier Frank, To the Warrior his Arms: The Story of the RAOC 1918–1994 (Pen & Sword, 2005)
Tilbrook, Major John. To The Warrior His Arms: A History of the RAAOC (Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Committee, 1989)
November 16, 2023
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With the adoption of the Singapore strategy in the 1920s as a key cornerstone of Imperial Defence Singapore and Malaya became the major British bases in the East not only to defend British possessions in Asia but also the dominions of Australia and New Zealand who also contributed a large portion of the construction costs 1 Up to the 1920s Malaya and Singapore were seen as benign areas and as such only a small Ordnance Depot was located on the small Island of Palau Brani in Singapore Harbour 2 3 By 1937 a New Base Ordnance Depot and Workshops had been completed in Alexandra Singapore 4 In the early 1940s tensions with Japan were rising so a steady but insufficient reinforcement of Malaya command was undertaken and by the start of hostilities in December 1941 many units of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps RAOC Indian Army Ordnance Corps IAOC and Australian Army Ordnance Corps RAAOC had been dispatched to the region Singapore would capitulate in February 1942 in what was to be the largest loss of manpower resources and stature in the Empire s history and it would not be until late 1945 the British forces returned Post war Britain and other Commonwealth nations retained military forces in the region to fight the communist insurgency deal with the confrontation with Indonesia and nurture the independence of Malaysia and Singapore until 1989 when the New Zealand forces departed Singapore From the beginning of the commitment to the defence of Malaya and Singapore the RAOC IAOC AAOC and the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps RNZAOC were working behind the scenes keeping the forces supplied and during the 1950s and 60s working with and handing over their responsibility and facilities to their Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts as their nations became self sufficient Badge of the RAOC 1918 1947Contents 1 Malaya Command 1939 2 Malaya Command 1940 1942 3 Malaya Malaysia 1945 1972 4 ANZUK Force 1971 1974 5 New Zealand Forces South East Asia 1974 1989 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 SourcesMalaya Command 1939 editHeadquarters Malaya Command 5 Assistant Director of Ordnance Services Lieutenant Colonel G C Evelegh RAOC also O C RAOC Chief Ordnance Mechanical Engineer Lieutenant Colonel J P McLare M Sc M I E E RAOC Resident Ordnance Unit 14 Section RAOC Ordnance Officers and Warrant Officers Ordnance Officers 3rd Class Major C H E Lowther MC Ordnance Executive Officers 2nd Class Captain F C White Captain J J Scully Ordnance Officers 4th Class Captain C H McVIttle Captain R H Finney Ordnance Mechanical Engineers 4th Class Lieutenant D Carmichael M Sc Eng A M I Mech E Lieutenant H Ortliger Lieutenant W J Whately A M Inst C E Ordnance Executive Officers 3rd Class Lieutenant H J Bale Armament Branch Assistant Ordnance Mechanical Engineers Lieutenant H J Howland Warrant Officers Sub Conductor J F Ardell Sub Conductor E A J Mackenzie Sub Conductor W E Gale Armaments Articifer Section Fitters Section Serjant Major W C Bliss Armaments Articifer Section Instrument Section Serjant Major B AshworthMalaya Command 1940 1942 editHeadquarters Malaya Command DDOS Malaya Brigadier G C Evelegh DDOS LofC Colonel C Hunt RAOC 12 Indian Brigade 6 3 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 25 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 28 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 36 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 Indian III Corps ADOS Colonel W P B Ashton DDOS Colonel Acting William Walter LINNEY IAOC May 1941 February 1942 Escaped 7 DDOS Mechanical Engineering Colonel Acting Robert Langdon ROPER A M I Mech E April 1941 15 February 1942 Prisoner of War 7 9 Indian Division 8 Mobile Workshops IAOC 6 9 Mobile Workshops IAOC 6 10 Mobile Workshops IAOC 6 11 Indian Division 30 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 46 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 47 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 8 48 Mobile Workshop IAOC 6 Z Advanced Ordnance Workshop RAOC ZAOD 1941 1942 at Maxwell Road 8 9 Advanced Base Ordnance Depot Kent Halt Advanced Base Ordnance Workshop Advanced Ordnance Depot Kuala Lumpur Advanced Ordnance Depot Penang Advanced Ordnance Depot Valdor Advanced Ammunition Depot Kuala Lumpur Advanced Ammunition Depot Penang and Advanced Ammunition Depot Valdor Singapore Fortress ADOS LTCOL C H McVittie RAOC Base Ordnance Depot Alexandra Base Ordnance Workshop Alexandra 1937 1942 Base Ammunition Depot Alexandra Base Ammunition Depot Kranji Base Ammunition Depot Changi Base Ammunition Depot Nee Soon area Base Ammunition Depot Bukit Timah rifle range under command of CAPT D Lawson AAOC Base Ammunition Depot Nee Soon area Australian 8th Division DADOS LTCOL L R D Stahle 8 Division Mobile Bath Unit 8 Division Salvage Unit 2 3 Ordnance Stores Coy OC MAJ G McKay 2 10 Ordnance Field Park OC CAPT S S Woods 2 10 Field Park Workshop OC MAJ H Jarvis 22 Infantry Brigade Workshop OC CAPT S Hawkees 22 Infantry Brigade Ordnance Field Park OC CAPT A T J Owen 27 Infantry Brigade Workshop OC CAPT Moore 27 Infantry Brigade Ordnance Field Park OC CAPT C F Young 8 Light Aid Detachments 69 Light Aid Detachment 73 Light Aid Detachment 74 Light Aid Detachment 84 Light Aid Detachment 85 Light Aid Detachment 86 Light Aid Detachment 87 Light Aid Detachment 88 Light Aid Detachment 8 Division Mobile Laundry and forward decontamination Unit OC CAPT A A Smith Klaung then Farrar Road Singapore 10 Ammunition Instruction and Inspection Staff OC CAPT D Lawson Ordnance Infantry Battalion Jan Feb 1942 11 A Company AAOC Personnel B Company AAOC Personnel C Company AAOC Personnel D Company RAOC Personnel E Company Personnel from 8 Div Sigs and AASC British 18th Infantry Division ADOS LTCOL A T Hingston 4th Ordnance Stores Company 400 men formed at Deepcut UK December 1941 4 18 Division Ordnance Field Park 18 Division Ordnance WorkshopsMalaya Malaysia 1945 1972 editOrdnance Depots 221 Indian Base Ordnance Depot Alexandra Singapore 1945 1946 223 Indian Base Ordnance Depot Alexandra Singapore 1945 1946 223 Base Ordnance Depot Alexandra Singapore 1946 1949 12 3 Base Ordnance Depot Alexandria Singapore 1949 1971 12 HQ 3 Sub depot and RSG in Alexandria 1 Sub depot Kranji 2 Sub depot Clothing amp General Stores in Keat Hong 4 Supply Depot Dover Road formed from remnants of 4 SPRD Mid 1968 30 Battalion Alexandra Singapore Admin by 3BOD 1949 19 12 31 Battalion Keat Hong Singapore 1949 1954 absorbed by 30 Battalion Ordnance Depot Kuala Lumpur Malaya 1945 1947 13 7 Forward Ordnance Depot Kuala Lumpur Malaya 1949 1957 12 5 Advanced Ordnance Depot 5 Advanced Ordnance Depot 5 AOD was a short lived RAAOC and RNZAOC combined Depot in Singapore 1970 to 1971 14 Ordnance Services Singapore RAOC residual unit withdrawn in 1975 Ammunition Depots 443 Base Ammunition Depot Kranji Singapore 1945 1969 12 Ammo Sub Depot Blakang Mati island now Sentosa 1948 1965 15 3 BOD Ammo Sub Depot 1969 1971 formed when 443 BAD closed 12 Attap Valley Ammunition Depot Formally the Armament Depot of the British Naval Base the majority of the depot was handed back to the Singapore Government in 1972 by the RAOC but several Explosive Storehouses ESH were retained as the ammunition depot of the RNZAOC NZAOD until 1989 Vehicle Depots 221 Vehicle Company 1945 195 9 King George then Park Jurong Road Singapore 12 renamed to 221 Base Vehicle Depot 221 Base Vehicle Depot Tebrau Johore Bahru Malaya 195 1969 Sub depot at Kranji with Centurion tanks 3 BOD Vehicle Sub Depot 1969 1971 formed when 221 BVD closed Ordnance Field Parks 28th Commonwealth Brigade Ordnance Field Park 28 OFP 1955 1970 Taiping and Ternadak 28 OFP was a RAOC and RAAOC unit capable of fully mobile operations and level of support required for brigade operations Most of the vehicles Binned vehicles and wagons fully equipped and stocked with spares to support the brigade in the field Stores replenishment was achieved through sustainment runs to 3 BOD Singapore 16 35 Independent Infantry Brigade Ordinance Field Park Kuala Lumper Kluang and Muar Malaya May 1955 19 17 48 Gurkha Inf Bde Ordnance Field Park Withdrawn from Malaya 25 Aug 1950 reinforced with vols from Singapore and renamed 27 Inf Bde OFP 12 63 Brigade Ordnance Field Park Kluang Malaya C1957 12 3 Commando Brigade Ordnance Field Park Singapore Borneo Singapore Jan 1964 1974 12 19 Airportable Ordnance Field Park Singapore Borneo Feb 65 Jan 66 12 97 Ordnance Maintenance Park Formed at Labuan Borneo early 1965 by renaming OFP Labuan Feb 67 relocated to Singapore 12 98 Ordnance Maintenance Park Formed at Kuching Borneo Oct 1964 by renaming 98 OFP moved to Singapore Dec 1966 disbanded Jan 1967 12 99 Brigade Ordnance Field Park 12 Formed in Singapore Dec 1962 moved to Labaun Renamed OFP Labuan Sept 1963 Supply Depots 1 Supply Depot Transferred from RASC Terendak Camp Malacca Malaya 1965 19 12 2 Supply Depot Transferred from RASC Taiping then Kluang Malaya 1965 19 12 3 Supply Depot Transferred from RASC Ipho then Malacca Malaya 1965 19 12 4 Supply and Petroleum Reserve Depot 4 SPRD Transferred from RASC Dover Road Singapore 1965 1968 Navy took over distribution of bulk food and all stocks from 4 SPRD transferred to the Naval Base The rest of the depot became part of 3 BOD 12 50 Supply Depot Transferred from RASC Labuan Borneo 1965 19 12 55 Supply Depot Sembawang Naval basin became ANZUK Supply Depot in 1972 62 Supply Depot Transferred from RASC Malaya 1965 19 12 70 or 71 Supply Depot Transferred from RASC Kuching Borneo 1965 19 12 6 Boat Stores Depot Transferred from RASC Singapore 1965 19 12 Other Ordnance units 21 Air Maintenance Platoon Kuala Lumpur Malaya 1949 1957 13 FSTS Forward Stores Transit Section in Tawau Combat Supplies Platoon 3 Squadron RCT Terandak Camp Malaysia 1965 1969 18 ANZUK Force 1971 1974 editANZUK Ordnance Depot ANZUK Ordnance Depot was the Ordnance component manned by service personnel from the RAOC RAAOC and RNZAOC with locally employed civilians LEC performing the basic clerical warehousing and driving tasks It was part of the ANZUK Support Group supporting the short lived ANZUK Force in Singapore from August 1971 to September 1974 ANZUK Ordnance Depot was formed from the Australian NZ 5 AOD and UK 3BOD and consisted of 19 Stores Sub Depot Vehicle Sub Depot Ammunition Sub Depot Barrack Services Unit ANZUK Supply Depot Note Although an Army Service Corps unit RAOC personnel were employed in it 20 New Zealand Forces South East Asia 1974 1989 editNew Zealand Advanced Ordnance DepotFrom 1974 to 1989 the RNZAOC maintained the New Zealand Advanced Ordnance Depot NZAOD in Singapore as part of New Zealand Force South East Asia NZFORSEA 21 RNZAOC Stores Section NZ Force Workshops RNZAOC Stores Section 1RNZIR Light Aid Detachment See also editRoyal Army Ordnance Corps Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance CorpsReferences edit McIntyre W David 1979 The Rise and Fall of the Singapore Naval Base 1919 1942 Cambridge Commonwealth Series London MacMillan Press ISBN 0333248678 Fernyhough Alan Henry 1965 A History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1920 1945 Royal Army Ordnance Corps p 307 Steer Brigadier Frank 1993 To the Warrior His Arms Pen and Sword ISBN 1844153290 a b Williams Phillip Hamlyn 2016 War on Wheels The History Press pp 125 135 ISBN 9780750966238 The Monthly Army List August 1939 National Library of Scotland a b c d e f g h i j k l British and Dominion Armed Forces Pacific Theater Far East Command Malaya Command 8th December 1941 World War II Armed Forces Orders of Battle and Organizations Retrieved 12 November 2016 a b III INDIAN CORPS HISTORY amp PERSONNEL PDF britishmilitaryhistory co uk Archived from the original PDF on 14 January 2013 Retrieved 18 October 2016 a b From Percy Main to Sumatra via France aotn dvrdns org Retrieved 14 September 2016 permanent dead link Private Papers of R R Rogers iwm org uk Retrieved 24 November 2016 Tilbrook Major John D 1989 To the Warrior His Arms PDF RAOC p 227 ISBN 0731674863 Archived from the original PDF on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2016 Tilbrook Major John D 1989 To the Warrior His Arms PDF RAOC p 279 ISBN 0731674863 Archived from the original PDF on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2016 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army units from 1945 on British Army units from 1945 on Retrieved 24 November 2016 a b Phelps Major General L T H 1982 A History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1945 1982 Royal Army Ordnance Corps First edition Bolton Major J S 1992 A History of the RNZAOC RNZAOC pp 211 212 ISBN 0477015816 Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack Remember Singapore Retrieved 9 March 2017 Tilbrook Major John D 1989 To The Warrior His Arms RAAOC p 466 ISBN 0731674863 35 Independent Infantry Brigade Ordinance Field Park Retrieved 9 March 2017 Ordnance in Singapore RAOC online Retrieved 23 March 2016 Steer Brigadier Frank 2005 To The Warrior His Arms History of the RAOC 1844153290 p 211 ANZUK SUPPLY PLATOON TO THE WARRIOR HIS ARMS HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS AND ITS PREDECESSORS Retrieved 18 March 2016 Continued South East Asian presence Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand External links edit35 Independent Infantry Brigade Ordnance Field Park To the Warrior his Arms A History of the RNZAOC and its predecessors Z Advanced Ordnance Workshop Malaya 1942Sources editBolton J S A History of The Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps Trentham The Corps 1992 Ferneyhough Brigadier A H A Short History of the RAOC 1965 Steer Brigadier Frank To the Warrior his Arms The Story of the RAOC 1918 1994 Pen amp Sword 2005 Tilbrook Major John To The Warrior His Arms A History of the RAAOC Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Committee 1989 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commonwealth Ordnance Services in Malaya and Singapore amp oldid 1181204599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
