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Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL (26 December 1887 – 31 January 1966) was a British Army officer.
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Apr 20, 2015 · Lieutenant-General Percival was General Officer Commanding Malaya in World War Two when the Japanese invaded Malaya in December 1941. It was Percival who had to sign the surrender document to General Yamashita after Singapore surrendered in February 1942.
Percival (/ ˈ p ɜːr s ɪ v əl /, also written Perceval, Parzival, Parsifal), alternatively called Peredur (Welsh pronunciation: [pɛˈrɛdɨr]), is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table.
- Receiving Command in Malaya
- Concern Over Singapore’s Defenses
- “Let England Have The Super-Spitfires and Hyper-Hurricanes”
- Arthur Percival’s Political Hurdles
- “Weak and Hesitant Though Brainy”
- Churchill Prioritizes Europe
- The Moment of Truth For General Arthur Percival
- Responsibility For Singapore
Arthur Percival was born on December 26, 1887, in Hertfordshire, England. After schooling at Rugby, he became a clerk for an iron mercantile company. When World War I erupted, Percival enlisted as a private but was quickly promoted to second lieutenant. Within three months he was again promoted to captain. Wounded during the Battle of the Somme, he...
Critics of Arthur Percival have claimed that he was a colorless character, more a staff officer than a commander and certainly not a natural leader. Furthermore, it was asserted that he played everything by the rules, however ludicrous these might be, and if he did not lack urgency, he certainly lacked passion. He was not a man for a crisis and cer...
A newly arrived Indian brigade was held as a reserve for the defense of Johore. Singapore island was entrusted to five regular battalions, two volunteer battalions, two coastal artillery regiments, three antiaircraft regiments, and four engineer fortress companies. The six air force squadrons had a total of 58 aircraft. There were no tanks. It is n...
In Percival’s defense, he had too many political and logistical obstacles to overcome to make a meaningful contribution to the area’s defense. First, he tried to intensify training among his troops as well as obtain funding from the government to carry out defensive preparations. Second, he tried to construct defensive positions up north near the b...
Heath’s relations with Percival were acrimonious from the outset. Heath was senior to Percival and had commanded a victorious division in the Eritrean campaign. After fighting commenced with Japan in northern Malaya, Percival lost confidence in Heath as a corps commander but did not sack him. Bennett was a bitter, outspoken subordinate. As an Austr...
As Percival noted after the war, his evaluation made in 1937 under Dobbie’s auspices did not differ from that adopted by the Japanese when they attacked Malaya in December 1941. Percival also claimed that when he had joined Dill at Aldershot in 1938 he had warned him that Singapore was “far from being impregnable and would be in imminent danger if ...
After hostilities commenced, the British strategy was always defensive and lacked any tactical brilliance. The Japanese were always advancing, thereby making Percival’s plans to counter appear sluggish. To compound the operational dysfunction at Percival’s headquarters, Wavell arrived on January 8, 1942, and accepted Bennett’s, and not Percival’s, ...
Duff Cooper, sent by Churchill to coordinate interservice operations as the resident minister in the Far East, confided to the prime minister that Percival was not a natural leader and could not take a large view. Cooper went on, “It was all a field day at Aldershot to him…. He knows the rules as well and follows them so closely and is always waiti...
Sep 15, 2024 · Arthur Ernest Percival was a British Army officer known for his service in both World Wars. He is most famous for commanding the British Commonwealth forces during World War II’s Malayan campaign, which ended in the fall of Singapore.
Arthur Percival was a British lieutenant general who served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) Malaya from 1941 to 1942. Until 1942, Percival enjoyed a stellar career in the army. But his reputation suffered irrevocable damage when he surrendered Singapore to the Japanese army in 1942.
