British Military Administration (Borneo)

British Military Administration of Borneo
Borneo
Transitional government
1945–1946[1][2]
Flag
Japanese forces surrender to Australians in Labuan on 1945.
Capital		Victoria[3]
Government		Military occupation
Historical era		Post-war
•	Surrender of Japan	15 August 1945
•	British Military Administration set up	12 September 1945
•	Formation of the Crown Colony	15 July 1946[1][2]
Currency		British North Borneo dollar, Sarawak dollar
Preceded by Succeeded by Japanese occupation of British Borneo Crown Colony of North Borneo Crown Colony of Sarawak Brunei
Today part of		Malaysia  Brunei

The British Military Administration (BMA) was the interim administrator of British Borneo between the end of World War II and the establishment of the Crown Colony of Sarawak and North Borneo in 1946. Specifically, the entity lasted from 12 September 1945 to 15 July 1946.^[1][2] Labuan also were placed under a temporary British military rule and the headquarters located there. The headquarters was mostly managed by the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).^[3]

Administration

The area under this administration comprises today of Labuan, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.^[4]

See also

• British Military Administration (Malaya)
• Japanese occupation of Malaya
• Japanese occupation of Singapore

References

1. 1 2 3 "History (British Military Administration in Borneo)". Chief Minister's Department. The Sabah State Archives. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014. 
2. 1 2 3 Tamara Thiessen (2008). Borneo. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-1-84162-252-1. 
3. 1 2 Ooi Keat Gin (7 June 2010). The A to Z of Malaysia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7199-2. 
4. ↑ Stephen R. Evans (1990). Sabah (North Borneo): Under the Rising Sun Government. Tropical Press. 

Further reading

• Lists of Archival Materials from Public Record Office, London. (1886–1969)
• British military administration British Borneo : Monthly Reports

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