Australia had been shocked by the speedy collapse of British Malaya and the fall of Singapore, in which around 15,000 Australian soldiers became prisoners of war along with the rest of the garrison of over 85,000 mostly British and Indian troops.
Australia had been shocked by the speedy collapse of British Malaya. Australia had been shocked by the fall of Singapore. Australian soldiers became prisoners of war along with the rest of the garrison of over 85,000 mostly British. This was around 15,000. Australian soldiers became prisoners of war along with the rest of Indian troops in Singapore. This was around 15,000.