HELLRICH, Kenneth Sergeant
The Public Service,
Accession Number 002244
- British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
Source
- 2
Total Reels
- Peter Tiffen (British Empire and Commonwealth Museum)
Interviewer
- 01:03:06
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 2
Metadata
- 14 Apr 1996
Recording Date
- 00:40:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
(0:00:23) Description of Singapore before the war.
(0:02:04) Talked about how unpopular William Somerset Maugham was.
(0:03:13) Job responsibilities in the Government Monopolies Department. Opium trade.
(0:06:10) Smuggling and illegal distilling. Raids conducted by the department.
(0:10:25) Government structure of Malaya and Singapore.
(0:13:29) Protection of Malays by legislation. Race relations.
(0:15:25) Clubs and social interactions. Different religious observances.
(0:18:18) Accommodation and social life.
(0:22:05) Japanese military campaign in Malaya. Realised Singapore’s military incompetence compared to Japan.
(0:24:14) His reactions to the sinking of Repulse and Prince of Wales.
(0:26:13) Wife and children left for Perth.
(0:29:54) Stayed in Singapore to maintain food control.
(0:31:57) Sympathy from the Chinese population for Europeans.
(0:34:32) Spirit of camaraderie among prisoners-of-war at Changi Prison. Found the crew of "Empress of Asia" a nuisance.
(0:36:24) "Double-Tenth" incident.
(0:38:36) Put to work at Changi Prison. Moved to Sime Road Camp.
Description of Singapore before war. Unpopularity of William Somerset Maugham. Job responsibilities in Government Monopolies Department. Opium trade. Smuggling and illegal distilling. Raids by department. Government structure of Malaya and Singapore. Protection of Malays by legislation. Race relations. Accommodation and social life. Japanese military campaign in Malaya. Wife and children left for Perth. Stayed in Singapore to maintain food control. Sympathy from Chinese population for Europeans. Spirit of camaraderie among prisoners-of-war at Changi Prison. Found crew of "Empress of Asia" a nuisance. "Double-Tenth" incident. Put to work at Changi Prison. Moved to Sime Road Camp.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 2
Metadata
- 14 Apr 1996
Recording Date
- 00:22:47
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
(0:00:07) Heard news of the end of the war.
(0:01:23) No retaliation by prisoners-of-war against the Japanese.
(0:02:21) The British Military Administration (BMA) did more damage than the Japanese administration. The Labour government lacked an understanding of colonies.
(0:04:15) Believed Sir Henry Guerney was anti-Civil Service.
(0:05:01) Impressed with Sir Gerald Templar.
(0:06:07) Impression of Malayan Communists.
(0:08:27) Life of European planters during Emergency.
(0:11:47) Impression of John Davis.
(0:13:35) Malayan elections in 1955. The reason why his clerk did not vote.
(0:14:45) Impression of Tunku Abdul Rahman.
(0:16:27) Left Malaya in October 1957.
(0:17:12) Reunion of Customs Officers at House of Lords.
(0:19:16) Believed British influence was a good one.
(0:20:45) His views on the Commonwealth.
Heard news of end of war. No retaliation by prisoners-of-war against Japanese. British Military Administration (BMA) did more damage than Japanese administration. Believed Sir Henry Guerney was anti-Civil Service. Impressed with Sir Gerald Templar. Impression of Malayan Communists. Life of European planters during Emergency. About John Davis. His clerk did not vote in Malayan elections of 1955. Impression of Tunku Abdul Rahman. Left Malaya in October 1957. Reunion of Customs Officers at House of Lords. Believes British influence was good one. Views on the Commonwealth.
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