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The Naval Base British authorities built a completely self-sufficient “city” in the northern part of Singapore in 1938 thirteen miles away from the city center of Singapore. The nearest government school for those living in the Nava Base was at (12 m/s) twelve miles stone. There were two schools in the Naval Base - one for the British children, with qualified teachers from Britain, and the other one called Admiralty Asian School (AAS).   The Admiralty Asian School was initially a rudimentary pre-war building with two classes. The teachers were unqualified as there was no teacher - training education during those days. The intention, as was the case all over the British Empire, was to provide a basic education for the natives, so that they could be employed as low-level clerks and technicians. The school was of course closed during the Second World War. It reopened in 1946 after the return of the British.   In 1946 the school consisted of 3 classes at the site where the old...

  In the course of his 52 years of service in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the MFA, LTC Mejar Singh Gill has won several commendation awards and citations, in addition to the UN (UNIKOM) Medal, SAF Overseas Service Medal and the National Day Long Service Medal and the Public Administration Medal. Mejar Singh Gill: Receiving National Day Award from former President S R Nathan , 2005 (Part 2)    Mejar Singh Gill alias Major Singh Gill, second career lasted another 22 years. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), his first new job was Deputy Director, Consular Directorate, which required him to handle consular matters, including contingency planning. Given his military experience, for the first few years, despite having left the SAF, he found himself working hand-in-hand with SAF counterparts in planning and executing various operations that MFA undertook in assisting Singaporeans in distress overseas, namely the evacuation of Singaporeans from Cambodia and the Si...