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Bill Ashby Posts: 7
17/03/2012
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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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Derek Carpenter Posts: 12
22/03/2012
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This did happen. Lives were lost, and others changed forever. This chapter in history has never had the recognition it truly deserves. All of us Veterans that survive must make sure our efforts have a place to be remembered.
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Trevor Allcott Posts: 4
23/03/2012
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Much of the detail of Operation Claret, which was the combat element of the later phases of operations in Borneo remains, quite rightly, classsified. A Gurkkha VC was won at this time but even the Gurkha museum in Winchester has oly sketch details of this.
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mick patrick Posts: 1
24/03/2012
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I visited the Labuan town museum in 2011 and there is no mention at all about RAF Labuan or why we were there in the confrontation. The mueum director did not reply to my e-mail asking why the protection from Indonesia for North Borneo was not recognised. The duty curator appeared to have no knowledge about it either. I was offended.
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bob wilkinson Posts: 3
25/03/2012
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yes this did happen i was there for 10 mounths and even today people still do not know we were there. Some of our lads did not return welost three 1 DLI
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Kevin Alcock Posts: 2
25/03/2012
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I was also in Borneo in 1966 with 4th Bn Royal Australian Regiment. We lost 4 of our chaps. It truly is a forgotten war. Some of the most difficult country I have been in.
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EDDIE SMITH Posts: 16
26/03/2012
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I arrived at RAF Kuching in June 1965, first job I got was to transport four flag draped coffins to a waiting aircraft heading for Singapore, some wake up call, when people ask me if I went abroad in the service I always mention Borneo, amazing how many people dont know where it is and never knew we were there. At least they did recognise our efforts by the issue of the Pingat Jasa Medal, like so many other battles, soon forgotten.
Cheers Eddie
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Robert robertson Posts: 2
08/04/2012
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joseph MacDonald Posts: 7
15/04/2012
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I served with my regiment 1st RSF 1954/1957
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Jeffrey Smith Posts: 1
21/04/2012
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As to the address of this item, The Malayan Emergency. My I take this time to inform Bill Ashby. That I was born in Malaya in 1952 at the time my father was serving with The Queens Own Royal West Kents. At that time he was awarded M.I.D and another bar. I followed in his footsteps but stayed in the kitch en. And spent meny a good time as an Andy Caps Commando I.E A.C.C
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charlie stuart Posts: 5
24/04/2012
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its tommy this and tommy that and tommy will get sod all. 2 royal princes playing soldiers get every bloody madal going. however there is no chance of them ever being placed in harms way.
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charlie stuart Posts: 5
24/04/2012
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charlie stuart.
we the common foot soldier, always in the thick of it will get sod all. yet we have 2 royal princes and their uncles, who will never ever be placed in harms way playing at being soldiers. dripping in medals. where is the justice in that. the same applies to senior officers obes mcs etc, some of them are dodgy as well. come on play fair.
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HAROLD KIRK Posts: 1
25/04/2012
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i served with he 4Th q.o.hussars from 1948 to 1951 a solid 3 years very hard work ,we lost a few good lads. we were based at Ipoh but patrolled over a hell of a lot o fmalaya but i look back with nostalgia.harry kirk
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john l wynne Posts: 17
26/04/2012
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did my time in bmh kamunting taiping 1960-1962--went back a few years ago and made a visit to taiping cemertary and paid my respect to the fallen hero.s with a wreath and a pray-i am glad to say the graves are well kept which was nice to see as i have a good friend resting there
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WILLIAM COOK Posts: 4
01/05/2012
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Was in Singapore during the riots, with The !st Kings Dragoon Guards attached to the gurkas in Johore Baru from 1956-58, We were not jungle fighters the Gurkers and Sarawaks did that for us, our job was to keep an eye on the rubber plantations, so in a way it was not our job, but as on National Service did not have any allternitive but to do what we were told,was it worth it,: "No", the same as the Afganistan war and all the rest of the stuff we are being drawn in to, a lot of young men losing there lives and limbs for what, has anything changed ? Bill Cook
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Ken Garner Posts: 5
02/05/2012
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I did a 6 month detachment in Malaya at RAF Butterworth with 617 Squiadron in 1955.
Ken
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John Rear Posts: 7
11/05/2012
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I was in Borneo in 1965 and 66,with 40 LT, REGT.,Royal Artillery.No two weeks were the same,it is the forgotten war,people didnt know we were their,some didnt care,Our regt.,was in the action, when the the Gurkha won the VC, The Regt., was also mentioned in dispatches. the jungle was a none forgiving place,we vets should be remember,some didnt come home alive.
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ray quinn Posts: 2
17/05/2012
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I was on detachment to labaun in feb 64 with 60 sqdn
javelins and the memory that I remember most was 5001
RAF Airfield Consruction Sqdn working day and night adding
extra lenght to both ends of runway for larger aircraft, 20 sqdn Hunters were at max and one did run out of runway
pilot was killed, Javelins were able to just cope and as Labuan turned into main airfield in contfrontation war very sad to hear Mick Patricks comments about Mueums records and I all whe served there would be offended
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John Kelly Posts: 1
17/05/2012
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I served in Malaya from 1956 to 1959 with the Rifle Brigade
It was a hard slog at times but was well worth it.
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Win Holland Posts: 1
30/05/2012
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My father was seconded from Royal Signals to the Malayan army and served in Ipoh and Taiping 1955- 1957? I attended the army school in Taiping in 1955/56
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