British WW2 unit's bravery in Singapore 18.11.11

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Research by a battlefield archaeologist is shedding new light on a little known chapter in the Fall of Singapore.

Former RAF officer Jon Cooper is examining the site where a British unit held out against Japan's most experienced soldiers. Undefeated, the Cambridgeshire regiment was finally ordered to surrender three days later.



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