R Pears

A small but interesting collection consisting of papers, posters and photographs concerning the mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry in Singapore in February 1915, during which Pears volunteered and acted as Second in Command of the Transport Department while his wife and child were refugees onboard the Russian ships IPOH and ORIEL in the harbour, including an ms account (17pp) written by Pears and his wife shortly after the mutiny, in which they describe the background to the event and their personal experiences, while criticising the government's negligence in removing the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry troops from Singapore, together with an ms letter of thanks (2pp) to Pears from Transport Officer Gilbert Brooke, 26 February 1915; an ms letter (1p) to Mrs Pears from the Captain of the Russian auxiliary cruiser ORIEL enclosing photographs of the refugees onboard, 19 March 1915; a printed poster proclaiming martial law in Singapore under Brigadier General D H Ridout, 19 February 1915; a poster for Tanglin Theatre, 28 February 1915; a book (93pp) entitled "Mutiny Musings" composed of brief articles by Volunteers in Singapore, 1916; a printed announcement (2pp) of a public meeting resolution to refuse entry to Singapore to any Germans, 13 December 1918; and ts regulations (1p) for motor traffic in the city of Pyang Yang, Korea, 1917.

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