15 February 1942 marks the day when the British surrendered Singapore to the Japanese. On this day, Lieutenant-General Percival of the British Army and his delegation met General Yamashita at the Japanese headquarters at Ford Factory where the surrender was finalised. For the next 3 years and 7 months from 15 Feb 1942, Singapore was known as Syonan-To (Light of the South). The Japanese Occupation finally ended on 12 September 1945 when the Japanese announced their surrender after the bombings of