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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22446347 Pte. Chandler, Barry, assigned to 'I'Sect. HQ Coy. 1st Suffolks, on detatchment in Kajang. Member of Draft DAGWN that arrived in Malaya June 1951. At a a guess there are not many of left, me beiing currently 87. Due to a shooting incident whilst on an NCO cadre at Wardiburn Camp which was...
Any one remember Johnny.y gilbert 1st battalion Cheshire’s 58 to 60. Selerang bks changi. Then tanglin. I wish ch 4 still had service pals on teletext
I was in APCE (air portable comms element) the RAF unit attached to 224 Group HQ at Seletar. It changed to 6TSU in 1965. We had comms and radars in Kuching, Penang Hill, Gong Kedah, Kuantan and more.
Looking for nev Roberts ex cheshire regt a coy Selerang Singapore dec 58 to July 60. Johnny gilbert a coy ops clerk
I was in 9 Borneo inf wksp Brunei 1966
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I was in 3 Coy. RASC in Ipoh, Perak Malaya 1955-57.Is there anyone still out there that served at the same time. I was in B Platoon
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Jp
John. 1966 10 Inf Workshop Kuching. Jan 66 until Nov 66 until sail out to Singapore.
Have a number of photo's. Always wondered what became of Pete,...
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Hi JP, I was in 10inf wksps same time as you pal, same compound, I have a few piccs also, do u remember chips Rafferty? He is at Chelsea barracks now a Chelsea pensioner there now, did you stay at the shop houses or at tanaputi camp?gissa shout John, cheers Chris Ackers.
Served on HMS Albion 1964 - 1965, 18 month deployment too and from Singapore to Borneo with troops and helo's etc. Lost a few good guys over the period. The Malaysian Government recognised the service given. Why cant the government that sent us there?
In 1961 British troops put down a revolt in Brunei and release captured Shell workers.
It was 1962 not 1961.
Is there anyone out there that was in malaya from 1949 to 19252 with the Suffolk regeiment
