Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
Active1922–1942[1];
1948–1954
Country Straits Settlements
Branch Volunteer Reserves
TypeReserve rifle infantry
RoleInfantry
Size4 battalions
Part of Malaya Command
Garrison/HQSingapore
EngagementsWorld War II

The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (SSVF) was a military reserve force in the Straits Settlements, while they were under British rule. While the majority of the personnel were from Singapore, some lived in other parts of the Settlements, including Penang, Province Wellesley, Malacca and Labuan.

  1. ^ "33rd Newsletter March 2013" (PDF). Burma Thailand Railway Memorial Association. 24 March 2013. p. 3. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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