Similar to their British counterparts, military, police, other uniformed personnel and civilians who were involved in World War II in Singapore were awarded British medals for their contributions. During this session with collector Bennett Sng, listen to the stories of some of these gallant men and women and find out more about the history of medals in Singapore since 1918.

Check out some of these medals at the exhibition “New Light on an Old Tale” held at the National Archives of Singapore from 15 Feb to 30 Jun 2022.