Not many can make the journey now. Only a dozen ageing Australian survivors of the fall of Singapore stood when asked to identify themselves at the city-state's Kranji War Memorial yesterday.

As the sun rose over Singapore today 12 survivors of the fall of Singapore 70 years ago remembered their mates at an emotional service at Kranji War Memorial.

The fall of Singapore on this day 70 years ago caused Australia to reassess its place in the world.

A handful of veterans of what Winston Churchill called the "largest capitulation in British history" will gather in Singapore, marking the 70th anniversary of the loss of the Empire's "impregnable fortress".

BILL ENNIS, 90, had mixed feelings yesterday when he attended a remembrance service at Gemas, Malaysia, near the spot where the 2/30 Battalion ambushed the Japanese 70 years ago.

After winning five New Zealand training premierships, Mark Walker made a career-defining decision in 2010 and shifted to Singapore.Walker was the dominant player in the New Zealand industry when head trainer for Te Akau Thoroughbreds...

Winston Churchill branded it the biggest loss in the history of the British Empire.

Australian survivors of the fall of Singapore 70 years ago have defended the behaviour of more than 20,000 Australian troops on the island, many of whom deserted.