TAN HOCK SWEE Rank: Private Service No: 30201 Date of Death: 08/03/1942 Regiment/Service: Straits Settlements Volunteer Force 2nd (Singapore Volunteer Corps) Bn. Panel Reference Column 396. Memorial SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Teo Ah Eng, of Singapore. CWGC - Cemetery Details
The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (SSVF) was a military reserve force in the Straits Settlements, while they were under British rule. While the majority of the personnel were from Singapore, some lived in other parts of the Settelments, including Penang, Province Wellesley, Malacca and Labuan. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force