Singapore Mutiny, 1915

On February 15th, 1915, men of the Indian 5th Light Infantry mutinied in Singapore. Eventually, they were all rounded up. 37 of them were executed by firing squad by the Singapore Volunteers.

Above : The Mutineers being executed against a wall in Singapore.

At 1530 hours on Monday 15th February, 1915, 815 men of the Indian Army's 5th Light Infantry Battalion with 100 men of the Malay States Guides Mule Battery mutinied. They broke out of their barracks and fired on a group of five British officers, killing three. The other two escaped and ran off to get help. They managed to get sufficient force together from other units in the barracks todrive off the mutineers.

A party of 100 mutineers went to Tanglin Barracks where 309 Germans were interned, including members of the Emden's crew. The mutineers fired onthe guards without warning, killing all of them, but not before one brave guard managed to run across the courtyard under heavy fire to raise the alarm. The mutineers tried to persuade the Germans to join them but only 17 plus 3 Dutch men joined them. The rest refused to have anything to do with what they considered adishonorable act, and stayed where they were.

Other mutineers went on a killing spree at Keppel Harbour and Pasir Panjang killing many men and women including a judge. It was getting dark by this timeand the authorities finally were getting organised. Marines and crew from HMS Cadmus came ashore and were mobilised with other garrison troops who had not mutinied. A radio message was sent to India and any allied warship for help. Continued here...

Another version :

THE SEPOY MUTINY

After World War I broke out, the Indian Muslims rose up against the British. This was because Britain has declared war on Turkey, which sided Germany. The Sultan of Turkey was regarded as the leader of all Muslims in the world. Hence, when Britain declared war on Turkey, the Muslims, including those in Singapore, were urged to go against the British.

A rich Indian Muslim businessman named Kassim Mansur, who was in Singapore, invited sepoys (Indian soldiers) to his house. He talked them into rising against the British. Continued here....