The MALAYAN EMERGENCY & BORNEO CONFRONTATION
Created By Bill Ashby Over a month ago
The fight to found Malaysia
The fight to found Malaysia
Two successful jungle campaigns that were fought by Commonwealth Forces against insurgents,
The Malayan Emergency (1948 - 1960) against Chinese Communists and The Borneo Confrontation (1962–1966) against Indonesia’s political and armed opposition to the creation of Malaysia.
In 1961 British troops put down a revolt in Brunei and release captured Shell workers.
The success of these campaigns laid the path to the founding of Malaysia.
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I was at terendak 1supply which was in the same compound as 3coy around 1962 I had a mate who i only knew as buck that was REME ATTACHE TO 3 COY I WAS SENT TO 71SUPPLY KUCHING AND lost touch dose anyone know is wear about bill chegwin
Roger collins anyone else in the royal Hampshire regt around that time i would like to hear from you
Roger collins royal Hampshire regiment far east tour 6os to70s fan ling hong Kong jahor baru Malaysia kalabaken borneo tough but loved every minute of my
time there
November 1963 to November 1964. Based at Labuan but spent much of the time in Sabah and Sarawak as helicopter crewman with 110 Suadron working alongside of Ghurkas, Argyles, KOYLIs Leicester’s and occasionallly SAS.
Hi, I am looking for any information on Jack Ratchford who was based Malacca (Camp Terendak I believe) around 1963 in the British Forces. The only further information I have is his army number: 2370 ****. Please do get in touch if you knew him or could indicate how I might be able to find out more...
Brian Phillips.
I was based at Seletar and spent my first 6 months at the FETC (Nee Soon) on an Indonesian language
course. I spent time in Labuan and Malaya many times on detachments. Did 2 tours!
Bungey
The reason you didn't receive a medal was that the GSM Malaya Clasp was only issued from 1948 to 1960 then in 1963 The Formation of Malaysia began and the confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia kicked off. Those entitled to receive the new GSM Borneo Clasp medal.Were those...
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Jock[Bill]
3 company rasc ipoh malaya 57/58 still mates i served with, MY NAME is bill(jock) campbell....it would be great to make comtact with anyone who...
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Hi Jock My name is Joey Plant I was in 3 Coy REME LAD att. to RAASC I was there from 1955 to 1957 must have just missed you But I wrote a book all about my time as a NS. under the title UP TO THERE NECKS by Joe. P. Plant which include chapters all about 3 Coy it received a good write up...
Served on HMS Ajax 1964 - 65 Singapore and Borneo area patrols etc.
hello Magdaline, during the Confrontasi, I was in Sarawak, (1966) mostly Sibu and Kapit Airfield, R E M E working with 3 Flt A A C, during that time i came across, some S Rangers.