of Singapore on 7 February and completed their conquest of the island on 15 February, capturing 80,000 more prisoners out of the 85,000 allied defenders. The final battle before the surrender was with the Malay Regiment at Bukit Candu on 14 February. By the end of January, Heenan had been court-martialled for spying for the Japanese and sentenced to death. On 13 February, five days after the invasion of Singapore Island, and with Japanese forces approaching the city centre, he was taken by military police to the waterside and was hastily executed. His body was thrown into the sea. Battles of the campaign Battle of Kota Bharu (8 December 1941)Three transports landed some 5,200 troops at Kota Bharu (Malaysia's NE corner). The beaches had been prepared with wire and pillboxes, and were defended with artillery and aircraft. One Japanese transport was sunk, with two damaged. But after heavy fighting the Japanese succeeded in landing most of their troops with about 800 casualties. Bombing of Singapore (December 1941) Operation Krohcol (8 December 1941)This was an advance by commonwealth forces into Thailand to destroy the main road at "The Ledge". The operation failed due to delays in authorisation by Percival and resistance by Thai police. Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse (10 December 1941)The British battleship Prince of Wales and battlecruiser Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft after relying on false intelligence as to the location of the landings. They had no air support. This was the first time any capital ships at sea had been sunk by aircraft. Battle of Jitra (11–13 December 1941) Battle of Kampar (1941) Battle of Slim River (1942) Battle of Gemas (1942) Battle of Muar (1942) Battle off Endau (1942) Battle of Singapore (1942) See also Far East prisoners of war Nanshin-ron Japanese invasion of Thailand Japanese occupation of Malaya Japanese order of battle during the Malayan Campaign Malaya Command: Order of Battle Notes References Bibliography Bayly, Christopher / Harper, Tim: Forgotten Armies. Britain's Asian Empire and the War with Japan. Penguin Books, London, 2005 Bose, Romen, "Secrets of the Battlebox: The Role and history of Britain's Command HQ during the Malayan Campaign", Marshall Cavendish, Singapore, 2005 Dixon, Norman F, On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, London, 1976 Seki, Eiji. (2006). Mrs. Ferguson's Tea-Set, Japan and the Second World War: The Global Consequences Following Germany's Sinking of the SS Automedon in 1940. London: Global Oriental.