If you are interested in collecting a Malaya Volunteers medal group, the following is on sale by Aberdeen Medals (website address: http://www.aberdeenmedals.com). The owner, Mark Seller, used to live in Singapore and worked at Beach Road (near the former S.V.C. headquarters).
The full description of the medal group is reproduced below:
A Scottish 'Malaya Volunteers' FEPOW campaign & 'King's Badge' group of 6: Corporal John D. Petrie, 3rd (Penang & Province Wellesley) Battalion Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
- The 1939-45 Star
- The Pacific Star
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Efficiency Medal. GVI suspender bar 'Malaya' (4066. L/Cpl. John D. Petrie, S.S.V.F.)
- The 'King's Badge' for loyal service
Note: The inclusion of the 'Kings Badge' indicates that the recipient was wounded or injured while in service, and who was
subsequently discharged as a consequence
Important: The award of the 'Efficiency Medal' was published in the Federated Malay Government Gazette of 3 February 1949 - the FMGG issue of 9 June 1949 also shows that Corporal Petrie was awarded a 'Further Service Clasp' to his Efficiency Medal
John Dunlop Petrie was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was born on 26 April 1902. The family home in Scotland was at 58 Hill Street, Alloa. Long before the Second World War (and before 1932), John had taken an expatriate appointment in the Straits Settlements, being appointed as an Office Assistant, working with the Municipal Engineers Department, Penang. He first joined the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force in May 1933. was captured and became a Prisoner of War when the Colony of Singapore was surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army on 15 February 1942. During his years of internement as a FEPOW - including time utilised as slave labour on the construction of the 'Death Railway' in Thailand - John was interred at the below following camps;
- Changi Camp, Singapore: Feb 1942 - May 1942
- River Valley Road, Singapore: May 1942 - Jul 1942
- Changi Camp, Singapore: Jul 1942 - May 1943
- Foneshan South, Thailand: May 1943 - Aug 1943
- Kanchanaburi, Thailand: Aug 1943 - Dec 1943
- Sime Road, Singapore: Dec 1943 - Aug 1945
Post-war, John returned to Penang, and resumption of his work as a Municipal Officer, working there through to at least 1955
In later years in retirement, John lived with his family at Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, where he is recorded as having died circa 1970/71
Note: All the 4 x campaign medals as-issued in greaseproof envelopes of issue, with mint silk ribands
Code: 14610
