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By Adrian Lee. 41 Squadron RNZAF in Singapore. General Service Medal - Borneo - Royal Marines - 40 or 42 Commando - McPherson.

The General Service Medal with Borneo Clasp was awarded for 30 days service ashore, afloat or 1 operational sortie from 24th December 1962 and 11th August 1966. The Commander Naval Forces and Joint Force Commander, Vice Admiral R D MacDonald speaks into a Radio Malaysia microphone set … Borneo Indonesia Malaysia confrontatian British Army RAF camp etc 1962 to 66 Pt this is about 1963 64. The forgotten jungle heroes of Borneo THE HEROICS of 36 British soldiers deep in the Borneo jungle are the stuff of Boy’s Own annuals.

That in the whole of the Borneo campaign there were no fatalities among the RAF supply-dropping transports was extraordinary. Drop Zone Borneo - The RAF Campaign 1963-65: 'The Most Successful Use of Armed Forces in the Twentieth Century' [Annett, Roger] on Amazon.com. £15.00 + £10.00 P&P . One, Howard Parry, from Bargoed, called it a great honour.

The border area between the Indonesian and Malaysian parts of Borneo was one of the most inaccessible areas of mountainous jungle anywhere in the world - an entire army was kept supplied in the field for the complete campaign. Campaign Service Medal DHOFAR Clasp Copy. 5, Sydney, Allen and Unwin and the Australian War Memorial, 1996. Vintage Miniature General Service Medal (Campaign … The rest of the island was made up of the Indonesian provinces of Kalimantan. £119.99 + P&P . However this outstanding volume re-counts the history of the RAF pilots who were involved in this campaign. Campaign Service Medal with ‘Borneo’ Clasp 24 th December 1962 – 11 th August 1966 Qualifying Period – Thirty days or more, service, not necessarily continuous in North Borneo (now Sabah, Sarawak or Brunei). The terrain in Borneo is difficult as it comprises of mountains and dense jungle. Sunday's medal presentation was made after a church service in Durham.

Numerous photos from the collection of Ed Casey.

*FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Drop Zone Borneo - The RAF Campaign 1963-65: 'The Most Successful Use of Armed Forces in the Twentieth Century' They were in a platoon under sustained shell fire. Ark Royal HILL, Neil E, Able Seaman, J 942292, died . Map of the island of Borneo, 1962.

In the 1960s there was an insufficient road network and this proved to be a …

The men fought in the jungle campaign in Borneo in the 1960s, when the Indonesian army was threatening to overrun the Malayan part of the island. Roger Biden, Veteran crewman of the 1960s Borneo Campaign From 1962-66, 845 NAS and other Commando helicopter squadrons, were sent to Borneo as part of a Royal Navy taskforce to support the Malaysian government during their confrontation with Indonesian communists. Borneo: The Invisible War In 1963 22 SAS was sent to Borneo under the overall local command of Major General Walter Walker, Indonesia was sending troops and insurgents across the Sarawak border to destabilise the region.

INDONESIAN CONFRONTATION, BORNEO CAMPAIGN, started 1962, ended 1966 (links – Britain’s Small Wars) Saturday, 1 January 1966 .

By the time it was redeployed to Borneo in May 1966, Confrontation had all but ended. Quayside ceremony to mark the handover of coastal security duties by the Royal Navy to the Royal Malaysian Navy, Sarawak 3 September 1966. GENUINE USAF VIETNAM COAT MANS COTTON SATEEN 1966 W/ LINER EX COND !!!!

The jungle terrain of Borneo and lack of roads straddling the Malaysia–Indonesia border forced both Indonesian and Commonwealth forces to conduct long foot … In 1962, northern Borneo consisted of the British protectorate of Brunei and the colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo (later known as Sabah). Edward Casey, s/n 19754, joined the Royal Marines on the 21st June 1960, serving with 45 and 42 Commando RM until 21st June 1969. The General Service Medal 1962 - 2007 is commonly known as the Campaign Service Medal 1962 as was awarded with a minimum of one campaign clasp (in the instance 'Borneo') and it is believed that a maximum of six clasp have been …

The General Service Medal with Borneo Clasp was awarded for 30 days service ashore, afloat or 1 operational sortie from 24th December 1962 and 11th August 1966. I was fortunate enough to serve with him.

FAA, 845 Sqn, Bulwark, aircraft carrier, based at Nanga Ghat during Borneo campaign, flying two Wessex 1 helicopters, returning from a troop lift, in collision at Nanga Ghat, crashed in river (correction and additional information thanks to David Ackroyd who "saw the collision having landed from a previous mission half an hour earlier")