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.
Recent forum posts for this campaign:
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Originally Posted by
Barry W J Chandler
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...
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Hi Barry. 22435563 Cfn Reg Butler REME. I was attached to the Suffolk Reg at K.L. 1951-1952 as a Vehicle Mechanic. I've got quite a few photos . Find attached Lieu Kon Kim. Send some more if you like.
Hi my brother was out there doing is national service in 1952 he was in the Staffordshire Reg but never made it home he was 18 years old Buried in penang is name was Robert Dunn
I was in the Manchester Regiment in north Malaya from 1952 to 1953 as National Service.
My platoon seemed to be on constant patrol , with some good results.
I returned in 1954 to 1956 with the Royal Hampshire Regiment.This tour included 'para training on Singapore and my 'stick' included...
Looking for any one from the 52nd intake training at the dale. Chester sept 1958. Then on to the Far East. I was in meeanee platoon the other platoon being. Salerno. John gilbert
Originally Posted by
Janice Fowles
Hi Patrick. We must have been neighbours then, we lived at No 57 opposite the golf tee, did they used to tee off over the road? That's how I found...
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Hello Janice - great memories! From your description I guess coming in to Upavon road, your quarter was on the right, ours on the left further up the hill. Our upstairs balcony looked down on the first green so your upstairs must have been just above the level of the green.
I wonder if you remember...
Originally Posted by
Patrick R. L. Dunbar
Hello Again Janice - just looked at the house on Google maps the paintwork looks the same, they have added windows to enclose the upstairs balcony...
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Hello Patrick. Yes the Amah's quarters are still there and the whole area is like a jungle surrounding the houses, huge trees face the road.
Originally Posted by
Patrick R. L. Dunbar
Hello Janice - wonderful to hear from you! We lived at 55/6 Upavon Road, the end overlooking the first golf green and Changi village. 'Our' quarter...
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Hi Patrick. We must have been neighbours then, we lived at No 57 opposite the golf tee, did they used to tee off over the road? That's how I found the house at the tee of was one of my memories. I used to go to the school over the road which is now part of the SAF base buildings. I had a black...
John gilbert 81 today would like to share it with mates from the cheshire rest based at selerang changi mainly a copy e.g. Roberts Norwood hall Poole Todd Tec also mates from tanglin e.g. Fraser Simpson Smith holt Stanton Carol Ruth robin from the wrac camp j g 23586759
Looking for bill smith rasc tanglin bks tim holt re also tangling 59 60 bill came from Glasgow and Tim from West Brom John gilbert l cpl sports stores
