<P> The battle resulted in the Japanese capture of Singapore and the largest surrender of British - led military personnel in history . About 80,000 British , Indian and Australian troops became prisoners of war , joining 50,000 taken by the Japanese in the earlier Malayan Campaign . The British prime minister , Winston Churchill , called it the `` worst disaster '' in British military history . </P>
<P> The battle resulted in the Japanese capture of Singapore and the largest surrender of British - led military personnel in history . About 80,000 British , Indian and Australian troops became prisoners of war , joining 50,000 taken by the Japanese in the earlier Malayan Campaign . The British prime minister , Winston Churchill , called it the `` worst disaster '' in British military history . </P>
who helped british troops defend malaya and singapore
who helped british troops defend malaya and singapore
Indian and Australian troops
Indian and Australian troops