Malacca

A Party of R.A.O.C.  men , both "Z" A.O.W and 14 Section ,left Singapore on the mine sweeper “Malacca” 13/2/1942 Senior British officer Lt/ COL Wolf-Murry of the seaforth highlanders , the Senior  “Z” AOW RAOC officer was  LT S.G. Terry 185922, The ship was heading for Java along with other ships carrying R.A.O.C personnel to set up Work Shops . On route they  picked up a stranded seaman who informed the captain that shipping were being attacked in the Banka Strait by a large Japanese force invading Sumatra , as a result of this information , the captain changed course and headed for the  Indragiri River , at Tembilahan they met up with another party Including Major W C Biss R.A.O.C Base Ordnance Workshop,  and travelled across Sumatra . arriving at Padang on the 20/2/1942 . On the 23/2/1942 the RAOC men boarded a Dutch Vessel the “Tinombo” which sailed to Bombay , LT S.G.Terry and Major Biss stayed behind , Major Biss is reported to have left Padang on the Ship
SS Ban Ho Gwan whitch was sunk after leaving Padang , possably LT Terry was also on that ship as I cannot find him mentioned as working on the Sumatran Railway.