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Major-General Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow (1888-1942) was an officer in the Indian Army and commanded the Indian 9th Infantry Division during the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the Japanese on January 28 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades (Indian 22nd Infantry Brigade) which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British forces. The Japanese found his body.

The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The Indian 9th Infantry Division, after suffering many more casualties, would later be absorbed by the Indian 11th Infantry Division and the Australian 8th Division , both of which would later surrender at Singapore .

Sources

'Singapore Burning', Colin Smith. Penguin Books 2006. England. ISBN 978-0-141-01036-6

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-Major-General '''Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow''' ([[1888]]-[[1942]]) was an officer in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] and commanded the [[Indian 9th Infantry Division]] during the [[Battle of Malaya]].  He was killed by  the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] on [[January 28]] while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades ([[Indian 22nd Infantry Brigade]]) which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating [[British]] forces. The Japanese found his body.
+Major-General '''Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow''' ([[1888]]-[[1942]]) was an officer in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] and commanded the [[Indian 9th Infantry Division]] during the [[Battle of Malaya]].  He was killed by the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] on [[January 28]] 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades ([[Indian 22nd Infantry Brigade]]) which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating [[British]] forces. The Japanese found his body.
+The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The [[Indian 9th Infantry Division]], after suffering many more casualties, would later be absorbed by the [[Indian 11th Infantry Division]] and the [[Australian 8th Division]] , both of which would later surrender at [[Battle of Singapore|Singapore]] .
-The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed be the Japanese. The 9th Indian Division, after suffering many more casualties, would later be absorbed by the [[Indian 11th Infantry Division]] and the [[Australian 8th Division]] , both of which would later surrender at [[Battle of Singapore|Singapore]] .
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