On the 31st December 1941 , Percival assumed command of the 95,000 troops on Singapore Island, these consisted of thirteen British battalions, six Australian, seventeen Indian and two Malay, giving him nearly a total strength of a total three divisions. With another three machine guns battalions , it looked impressive but in reality , most of the troops were freshly ready for combat and the troops that retreated from Malaya had been badly cut up by the Japanese.
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