Japanese forces had invaded north-west Malaya from southern Thailand on December 11 1941 and had driven relentlessly down the western coast of Malaya defeating all British attempts at stopping them.
Japanese forces had invaded north-west Malaya from southern Thailand on December 11 1941 and eastern Malaya on December 7 at Kota Bharu. From Thailand they had driven relentlessly down the western coast of Malaya defeating all British attempts at stopping them.