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On Fri. 30 Jan 1942 British troops in the southern tip of British Mala.....

1942-01-30

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British troops in the southern tip of British Malaya completed the withdraw into Singapore, thus marking the start of the siege. After sundown, British gunboats HMS Dragonfly and HMS Scorpion once again sailed for Rengit to evacuate the last of the enveloped British troops there

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