Exactly! He did not know anything about the troops ! That's the main problem which he did not solve. And about the surrender, if General Yamashito threatened him, General Percival could also have done the same thing to him! Maybe he could have use the numerical advantage of the British troops against General Yamashito but why didn't he? Because he didn't know! See, it all goes back to square one, the main problem of him not knowing his troops.

It is a fact that all the better leaders and troops were left in Britain to defend the country, so it is no reason that General Percival should worry over this, instead he should have spent his time defending Singapore.

General Percival did not have to protect Britain, his main job was to defend Singapore, so he should have made do with the equipment and troops he was given.

Precisely! General Percival should have more shown more leadership under those circumstances, even if times were messy and chaotic, he should have kept his calm and help to defend Singapore, all great leaders would have done that.

He was indecisive and timid. When discussing the terms of surrender with General Yamashito, General Percival wanted to buy time from the Japanese but failed to do so once General Yamashito starting threatening him. The reason why he failed to buy time was because he felt frightened by General Yamashito's threat and thus gave in to him. Had he been more decisive and argued General Yamashito back, he might have been able to buy more time for the British--enough time for them to counterattack and turn the tables against the Japanese. So, General Percival should be made responsible for the fall of Singapore.

He did not lead his troops well. Although it is true that the troops given to him were disorganised to begin with, General Percival did not try to get them organised before they went to battle. As a leader, General Percival should have been quick and change his plans to the current situation. He should have noticed the major problem of communication within the troops and quickly solved it. However, he failed to do so. So, General Percival should be made responsible for the fall of Singapore.

Now, You can even use cell phones to take down notes, it is very convenient when you don't have a pen and paper around...

There is already a Men's Charter, even though it is not called Men's Charter but another name....