Singapore Volunteer Corps
Blazon:
Emblem:Gules, a lion passant Or before a palmtree proper. Surrounded by a bordure also Gules bearing the name SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS, a garland of oak in base and fimbriated Or.
Crown:
The Imperial British Crown
Motto:
IN ORIENTE PRIMUS
History:
The Singapore Volunteer Corps traces its roots to early colonial Singapore, with the Singapore Volunteer Rifles Corps being raised in 1854. Disbanded in 1887 but re-established as the Singapore Volunteer Artillery in 1888, this unit became diverse enough to necessitate a change to the Singapore Volunteer in 1901.
The Singapore Volunteer Corps was a participant in the Battle of Singapore, the Malayan Emergency, and the Konfrontasi, counting famous Singaporeans amongst its ranks such as David Marshall, Goh Keng Swee, and Othman Wok.
Renamed the People’s Defence Force post-1965, the last volunteer battalion was disbanded in 1984.
The Singapore Volunteer Corps was a participant in the Battle of Singapore, the Malayan Emergency, and the Konfrontasi, counting famous Singaporeans amongst its ranks such as David Marshall, Goh Keng Swee, and Othman Wok.
Renamed the People’s Defence Force post-1965, the last volunteer battalion was disbanded in 1984.