Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
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 Settlements, including Penang, Province Wellesley, Malacca and Labuan.
Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun, November 1941
Image: SSVF SVC
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. These two halves are physically connected by the Penang Bridge and the Second Penang Bridge. The state shares borders with Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south.
British Royal Marines liberating George Town on 3 September 1945.
Skyline of George Town, as seen from the Penang Strait
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak Governor
Chow Kon Yeow Chief Minister