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Edwards was caught and sentenced to death for slaughtering cattle that he and his comrades were planning to eat.

Of all the Japanese killed in the 70 days of the Malayan Campaign, almost half of these occurred in Singapore during the last eight days. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan sought to deliver a crushing blow to the US and its allies, sweeping across the Pacific and leaving little means for resistance.

The mystery bidder has donated Alan Booth's auction items to the Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre. Alan Booth was the town crier in Scarborough for a record-breaking 31-years and died in October 2020, with the lot being auctioned off by his family at Ryedale Auctioneers, in Kirkbymoorside. The lot included the MBE, associated certification, and other medals including his Malayan Campaign medal and Freedom of the Borough of Scarborough Certificate, which was bestowed on him in 1999, in its silver presentation case. After a series of bids, the lot made more than double its top estim...

THE MBE and war medals awarded to a former Scarborough town crier have sold for £1,350 at an auction in Ryedale. Alan Booth was the town crier in Scarborough for a record-breaking 31-years and died in October 2020, with the lot being auctioned off by his family at Ryedale Auctioneers, in Kirkbymoorside. The lot included the MBE, associated certification, and other medals including his Malayan Campaign medal and Freedom of the Borough of Scarborough Certificate, which was bestowed on him in 1999, in its silver presentation case. A spokesperson for Ryedale Auctioneer, said: “Alan Bo...