Memorial Title
Sime Road Internees
Summary
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Locations
| Last known location: Allestree Club 39 Cornhill Allestree Derby |
Nearest postcode: DE22 2FS NGR: SK 34512 39780 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The memorial is wall-mounted on the north wall of the function room. The building was formerly known as The Royal British Legion (Allestree) Club. |
| Previous location: Sime Road Internment Camp Sime Rd Bukit Timah Singapore |
Nearest postcode: — NGR: — |
Location details: The site of the former Sime Road Internment Camp for WW2 civilians is now a heritage site but none of the camp buildings survive. |
Type
| Overall type: Flag. |
Overall condition: Fair. The memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: A small cloth Union Flag mounted in a glazed wooden frame. A small card within the frame contains the typed caption. Glossary |
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Inscription
SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE IN THE FAR EASTERN WAR OF 1941 TO 1945.
IT REMAINED HIDDEN FROM THE ENEMY IN THE SIME ROAD INTERNMENT CAMP
THROUGHOUT THE OCCUPATION OF SINGAPORE AND WAS SECRETLY USED IN
SERVICES OF HOMAGE PAID TO OUR COMRADES WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS AND
DISEASE.
Presented to the Allestree Branch of the Royal British Legion by Captain T. S. Terry, a member
of the Branch and unveiled on 6th June 1977, the Silver Jubilee Year of our Patron,
H. M. Queen Elizabeth II by Colonel J. H. Hughes, CBE, O.St.J., TD, MA, MEd, past National
Chairman of the Legion and Chairman of the Poppy Appeal.
| Conflicts and people named: | ||
| Conflict | Second World War Civilians (1939-1945) | Totals |
| Action | Unspecified | |
| Number died | 0 | 0 |
| Number served and returned | 0 | 0 |
| Total names | 0 | 0 |
Administration
Local authorities:
From WW2: Allestree Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1968: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation) (Unparished)
From 1974 to 1997: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: The unitary authority has been Derby City Council.
History
6th June, 1977: The flag was presented to the Allestree Branch of the RBL by Capt T. S. Terry and unveiled by Col J. H. Hughes, CBE, OStJ, TD, MA, MEd
14th April, 2014: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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