Let me ask you a question,
@Lux de Veritas : The breakdown in military command communication was due various factors. The point of the matter was that the British High Command in Malaya / Singapore conceded to defeat. What gain would the Indian soldiers have in continuing on the fight against the Japanese when even the British accepted defeat? One has to also study the concept of Indian National Independence, which was awoken during this time period. Bose was a militant, sure, but he represented the will of many of his fellow countrymen regarding British suzerainty.
I would love to expand on this, but I believe that is a topic for another thread.
I'll end this post with me entreating to you to consider that concept that I had aforementioned.
Regards,
If you ever have time, I want you to read about The Battle of Muar. There are plenty of Japanese military reports on this incident. A lot of Japanese accounts illustrate the hand to hand combat of The Imperial Honor Guards Division clashing with Australian 8th Division, supported by the British 9th Indian Infantry Division (1st Gurkha Rifles were here, as were the Sikh Regiment(s)).
Japanese accounts illustrate the bravery of the Indian soldier. Sikh soldiers literally fought to the last man in this engagement, many of whom, when run out of ammunition, charged the lines of the Imperial Army's Emperor's Imperial Guard -- head on, carrying and armed only with their knives. The hand to hand combat was brutal, and over 700 of the Emperor's Imperial Guard were killed in this engagement. The 9th Indian Infantry Division was practically wiped out, however, many of whom died fighting.
There was a written account of an officer in the Imperial Guard's Division who stated that Indians, specifically the Sikhs and Gurkhas demonstrated gallantry in battle, and a form of Cod of Bushido. Unlike the British 53rd Infantry Brigade who surrendered en masse, the soldiers of the 9th Indian Infantry Division ....fought to the death.