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V-J DAY SERVICES
Held annually on 15th August

The Malayan Volunteers Group holds annual services in the National Memorial Arboretum, at Alrewas in Staffordshire, where it has a Memorial Garden Plot on the FEPOW Bank, to mark the anniversary of the Japanese surrender on 15th August 1945.  This date signalled the final victory for the Allies in World War 2.

These services are composed and held by ourselves in our Garden Plot, with the exception of the special services arranged on the 65th and 70th anniversaries of V-J Day.  These were held in the Chapel at the Arboretum and it was a great privilege that Canon Christopher Samuels (former Chaplain to HM The Queen) officiated at these services.
The first service was held in 2005 when our granite Memorial Stone was unveiled by MVG member Revd. Geoffrey Mowat, a former FEPOW himself.  The Memorial Stone was placed in the NMBVA Plot before the MVG had its own plot at the NMA.  
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In 2007 the MVG’s Memorial Garden Plot was dedicated, and services have been held in the Memorial Garden each year since then with the exception of the special ceremonies in 2010 and 2015.  The services follow a similar pattern each year, with a 2 minutes silence and the laying of a poppy wreath forming an important part of the service.  Readings and hymns reflect the huge suffering of all the FEPOWs, particularly the Volunteers and the civilian internees.
In 2018 it has been decided to hold services in the NMA’s Chapel in future due to the noise of the LaFarge gravel –washing machinery just behind the Garden Plot.         
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Malayan Volunteers Group at Chungkai, Hell Fire Pass & Kanchanaburi for VJ Day 2005

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V-J Day 2005 Information Sheet
V-J Day 2009 Information Sheet
V-J Day 2010 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2011 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2012 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2013 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2014 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2015 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2016 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2017 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2018 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2019 Service Sheet
V-J Day 2020 Service Sheet
For more photos please visit our VJ Day Gallery
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  • Home
  • Newsletters
  • History
  • Picture Gallery
    • Ann Evans Family Members
    • Arundel Castle
    • Banda Hilir School & Pringgit Hill, Malacca
    • Evacuation Ship Orion Notebook 1941-42
    • John Lindsay Gray Collection
    • 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