1955 to 1956 : Trade Union Movement
Lim Chin Siong was elected Secretary General of the Singapore Factory and Shop Workers Union (SFSWU) and James appointed secretary of the SFSWU in June 1955. James worked as a
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11th January 1951 : Transfer to Changi Prison
After the examination, the group were taken to Changi Prison. All the thirty ABL activists except John Eber who was kept in the Outram Remand Centre. The detainees were kept
6th August 1949 : Citizenship in the Federation
James was issued his citizenship papers for the Federation of Malaya.
1949 to 1954 : Student Activist
“When I went to the university, it was a completely placid place where the English-educated, future civil servants and teachers, would never say boo to a goose.“
March 1948 : James Returned to Malaya
James returned to Malaya at the request of his father. “My father got fed up and he asked me to come back…..It is in India that I recognised that I
1946 to 1947 : Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps
James enrolled in the Bengal Technical Institute at Jadavpur, Calcutta. He left his engineering studies a few months later to attend Visva-Bharati in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. James also enlisted in the Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps (RWAC) in early 1947 … Read more…1946 to 1947 : Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps
July 1943 to 1945 : Indian National Army
In 1943, James was inspired by Subash Chandra Bose to join the Indian National Army in their mission to liberate India from colonial rule. Under the INA, he served in
1932-1941 : Early Education
Later the family moved to Johor Bahru where James attended the prestigious Bukit Zaharah English School and Johore English College. James excelled academically. His notable achievements included receiving the prize
1933: Childhood In Muar
Impacted by the Wall Street crash and the Great Depression, Devan Nair relates how his family came to Muar to stay with P.C Joseph and his family. In his memoirs,