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The Diary of Shirley Joice

Escape from Perak & Evacuation to Sydney
In September 1941 Shirley married Australian mining engineer, John Bernard 'Jack' Joice of Anglo-Oriental Co.Ltd, Malim Nawar, Perak. Their peaceful life was shattered by the Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941. Shirley was evacuated first to Kuala Lumpur then Singapore where just before Christmas they boarded the Cremer to Batavia then the van Heutz to Sydney where they arrived on January 26th 1942. Jack and his elder brother Jim served in the Perak Volunteers during the Malayan campaign and were in an FMSVF escape party that left Singapore on the Celia on February 14th 1942. They reached Batavia and boarded the SS Dumeyer van Twist to Tjilitjap, eventually reaching Fremantle on the Zaandam on March 7th 1942. Both brothers returned to Malaya aboard the King GeorgeV  Class Battleship HMS Duke of York in December 1945 in order to help rebuild the tin mining industry in Malaya.
 
Thanks to Shirley and her son David for permission to reproduce the original diary on our website.
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    • Kuala Lumpur November 2008
    • Kuala Selangor Memorial
    • Malacca Volunteers Memorials
    • National Memorial Arboretum
    • Memorial Board Changi Museum
    • Miscellaneous & Historic Photos
    • MVG London Lunches
    • National Archive Documents
    • Presentation of Plaques - 4th May 2009
    • VJ Day - 15th August
    • Remembrance Sunday
    • Singapore Today
    • Ian Johnstone's Father
    • Eric Bayn
  • Volunteer Forces Summary
    • Armoured Cars
    • Malayan Volunteer Air Force
  • Singapore Evacuation Ships
  • Achievements & Future Plans
  • Enquiries
    • Enquiries 2019
    • Enquiries 2016
    • Enquiries 2015
    • Enquiries 2014
  • Evacuees
  • Sumatra
  • Stories
    • The Rainbow through the Rain by Geoffrey Mowat
    • The Long Road Home
    • The Singapore Volunteers Corps Post-war
    • Davy Anderson's Story
    • Jacqueline Caldwell's Story
    • The Story of the Tanjong Pinang
    • Patricia Giudice's Story
    • Changi Child
    • Malayan Civil Service by Anne Hinam
    • Evacuation on the SS 'Narkunda' by Alison Williams
    • A Redemptorist Priest ​in Captivity
  • V-J Day Services
  • Links
  • Contacts & Membership