The MALAYAN EMERGENCY & BORNEO CONFRONTATION

Created By Bill Ashby Over a month ago

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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Irene For Barry Evans • 16 September 2018 03:21

Originally Posted by Quinny

i served with the loyal reg,19571959,ipoh columbo camp i was n.s and and done what was asked of us.tough but well worth it.fond memories.

my husband L/CP Barry Evans was NS with the Loyals in Malaya think at Ipoh at that time

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Keir23w@Hotmail.Co.Uk • 23 July 2018 03:30

served with 3 flight AAC, Sibu, and Kapit, as their REME Greenie, after rebuilding Scout helicopters at R A F Seletar, 5 M U , the WO1 being Sandy Sanderson REME OBE

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Bill • 30 May 2018 13:33

Originally Posted by Geoff Prince

Posted to Camp Glenn in Tawau, Sabha, April 64 . This was a multi service base in support of Malaysian/British Forces combating Indonesian Terroist... Read More

It was still going on during my time in Singapore from 1965 - 68. I was on 52 Sqn. (Andovers) and we regularly flew to Labuan where we would pick up Gurkhas, flown in by Hercs, and transport them to a small landing strip in the jungle called Kota Balud. There were a few tin-roofed 'Bashers' their...

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Geoff Prince • 30 May 2018 08:27

Originally Posted by Mole

I served in Tawau, North Borneo in 1964. Nobody seems to know anything about it now. The conditions were appalling.

Posted to Camp Glenn in Tawau, Sabha, April 64 . This was a multi service base in support of Malaysian/British Forces combating Indonesian Terroist Infiltration. Units included 846 Naval Air Sqn, 1/10 Gurkha Rifles, Gurkha Service Corps, Special Boat Section Royal Marines and a mixture of Army/RAF...

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William Chegwin • 6 February 2018 15:58

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

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Lcpl • 5 February 2018 20:35

Roger collins anyone else in the royal Hampshire regt around that time i would like to hear from you

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Lcpl • 5 February 2018 20:29

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

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David Somerville (Formally Laycock) • 4 February 2018 07:34

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.

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Ruby Go • 1 December 2017 13:31

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...

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Brian Phillips • 5 November 2017 16:17

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!

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The MALAYAN EMERGENCY & BORNEO CONFRONTATION

The fight to found Malaysia

The fight to found Malaysia

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