British Military Administration (Borneo)

The British Military Administration (BMA) was the interim administrator of British Borneo between the end of the Second World War and the establishment of the Crown Colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo in 1946. Specifically, the entity lasted from 12 September 1945 to 1 July 1946.[1][2][3][4] Labuan became the headquarters of BMA. The headquarters was mostly managed by the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).[5]

British Military Administration of Borneo Borneo
1945–1946[1][2][3][4]
Flag Royal coat of arms
Japanese forces surrender to Australians in Labuan on 1945.
Status	Transitional government
Capital	Victoria[5]
Government	Military occupation
Chief Civil Affairs Officer
• 1945–1946	Brig Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie
Historical era	Post-war
• Surrender of Japan	15 August 1945
• British Military Administration set up	12 September 1945
• Formation of the Crown Colony	1 July 1946[1][2][3][4]
Currency	British North Borneo dollar, Sarawak dollar
Preceded by Succeeded by Japanese occupation of British Borneo Crown Colony of Sarawak Crown Colony of North Borneo Brunei
Today part of	Malaysia  Brunei

Administration

The area under this administration comprises today of Labuan, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.[6]

Sarawak was administered by Australians under British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAU).[7]

See also

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

References

1. "Sarawak as a British Crown Colony (1946 â€" 1963)". Sarawak State Government. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
2. Walter Yust (1947). Ten eventful years: a record of events of the years preceding, including and following World War II, 1937 through 1946. Encyclopaedia Britannica. p. 382.
3. "History (British Military Administration in Borneo)". Chief Minister's Department. The Sabah State Archives. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. Tamara Thiessen (2008). Borneo. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-1-84162-252-1.
5. Ooi Keat Gin (7 June 2010). The A to Z of Malaysia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7199-2.
6. Stephen R. Evans (1990). Sabah (North Borneo): Under the Rising Sun Government. Tropical Press.
7. Ho, Hui Ling (2001). "PENYERAHAN SARAWAK KEPADA KERAJAAN BRITISH, 1946-l951 (Cession of Sarawak to the British (1946 to 1951)" (PDF). Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia (Malaysian Historical Society). 9 (4): 43–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

Further reading

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