Introduction


The Malayan Volunteers Group (MVG) developed from an informal gathering of a few British Malayans who were Volunteer Veterans. They used to meet for an annual lunch-time get-together, to talk about times past and to enjoy each other's company. As their numbers gradually decreased over the years, the tradition was carried on by their children and families. Now the lunch-time meetings every October are growing in numbers, as new members join the Group.

In January 2005, there seemed to be a need to keep British Malayan families in touch with each other more frequently than once a year, and so the Malayan Volunteers Group was formed, with a quarterly newsletter called "Apa Khabar" in which news and views are exchanged by members, both here and in different parts of the world.

The aims of the MVG are threefold:-

  1. To raise historical awareness of the Volunteers in this country, and to gain recognition for their unique role in the Malayan Campaign and in Captivity in WW2.
  2. To re-introduce Volunteer families who have lost contact over the years, and to help them to keep in touch with each other.
  3. To raise money to commemorate the Volunteers in a variety of ways, both here in this country and in the Far East.