I am nearly 80 years old and was in 40 Commando Royal Marines from September 62, until April 65. I did four tours in Borneo and loved it. I went out as a19 year old for 18 months but volunteered to stay there longer ( 2 years 7 months) I didnt want to go home but had to eventually. They were the best years of my life, I loved the People, the Jungle and the Far East. So many friends in Malaya, Singapore and Borneo it makes my old heart ache thinking about them. God bless them all and I am proud to look at Malaysia now and know I did my bit to protect its formation.
The Battle of Kopassus vs British SAS Troops became one of the great stories during Operation Dwikora, the confrontation against Malaysia. One of the bloody battles between Kopassus and the British royal elite took place in Mapu Village, Long Bawan, on the border of West Kalimantan and Sabah, Malaysia.
Peter how are you keeping? My Paternal Grandfather was out there in Malaya sometime around the time you cite. I believe he was a para at some point too. Family still have 8mm film of some of the downtime. Really appreciated your comments sir.
nb nb That's the Westland Wessex, a British version of the Sokorsky H-34 helicopter. Malaysian military later used the S61 Sea Kings. When landing with full complement of troops and equipment, the helicopters will shake and vibrate due to the weight and almost vertical approach to the landing pads (LPs) which look like postage stamps from the air. Kudos to your dad and all other chopper pilots supporting the ground troops.
Kapri Wijaya Let it go, grasp the fact that your country lost the campaign. Victory for democracy, bye-bye communism. Commonwealth soldiers, we are the best trained using the best tactics.
To see the patrol leader indicating by hand signals, "10 minutes for a smoke', nowadays i laugh when i remember that as, everyone lights up and of course because of the drifting cigarette smoke, it can reveal your position if enemy in the immediate area. During all this talking was forbidden, a bit contradictory really. Wouldn't do that these days. Robert. NZ Army.61/64.
Regarding jungle boots. No one, not US, UK, France, Russia, China, noone has invented an ultimate jungle boot. They all get wet, they all stay wet, though US Army/USMC hot weather combat boot does drain decently, but wet remains. Top taught me, to wear cut off nylon below sock, then boot. That prevents , mostly, blisters, and pools of water/sweat.
@@miapdx503 Jungle rot has similar cause as trenchfoot in cold weather. Constant wet skin + microorganisms+heat. In trenchfoot heat is from human body. in jungle rot, heat is from human body and from environment. Solution , is too change socks, give foot 15 minutes every 12 hours to breath open air, even if its humid. Use foot powder. Wanna see gross. Foot powder (talcum and chalk) into gray mush. But it absorbs excess water. Natives have ancient wisdom about packing footwear with certain leaves and brush that sponges up water from boot. But its all temp. Change of boots is needed eventually. Always report with minimum of two, preferrably three pairs of boots broken in. Then get two more broken in and cycle them. In infantry your feet are as important as your weapon. Feet are more important then hands.
Salute to the Commonwealth forces that had served in Malaya and Malaysia during the Emergency following the end of the 2nd WW 1948 till 1960, and later during the Indonesia Confrontation. Thank you guys, for FREEDOM and democracy. I served with the RMR from 1980 till 1994 during part of the 2nd Emergency of Malaysia when the CPM abandoned their armed struggle Dec 1989. Without the help of the British, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Rhodesia and Thailand forces, we would not be what we are today - a vibrant, free and modern nation.
I was in Malaya from 1956-58, memorable and happy years with my other teenage warriors- I often think of those times and of your lovely country. We operated in the jungle about Segamat and Kluang, also Gemas and Ipoh. It made men of us all.
As a former airborne Infantry soldier, I would have suggested building the camp on the high ground for obvious reasons. The unexplained fevers were probably from a parasitic infection from the leaches. Nasty little critters can bring down the toughest of men.
BZ 40 RM Cdo. You and 42 did excellent jobs during "Konfrontasi". I know as I served as a mobilized RMN Volunteer Reserve Officer supporting the 42 RM Cdo (SOTAG - Senior Officer Tawau Assault Group) in Borneo (1964/65).
My dad was in Borneo in '64. I'd like to think that's him on the Bofors gun crew, but i can't be 100% sure. If it isn't him, he almost certainly was around somewhere 09:36
During the Vietnam war. The V.C would actively avoid areas with Australians operating in it. I saw one documentary where an old V.C was saying how that by pure chance they spotted an Australian unit settling in on a known V.C supply path. They decided to stay and see how they operated. He said that they sat there for nearly four days through rain and heat and never moved. He also said how entire platoons would past sentries and lookouts to attack their main camps.
Saluted to the Ibanese..bein in a list of MalayaWarriors tgther wth other outstandn highly motivatd n commitd heros for our Country..may Gods bless them..
I know this comes as a random message from a stranger on the internet Terry but as an avid amateur military historian, very interested in the Confrontation it would be fantastic to hear more of your service and experience in the jungle at this time. If you'd be willing would it be possible to make contact via email or similar?
My old dad was there too. He was known as 'Bodge' in those days..would love to know who else is in the film. I remember quite a few names but didn't meet them till years after this programme was aired!!
My dad was there, he was in the Royal Ulster Rifles. The people of Kuala-lumpur (probably spelled wrong) erected a huge statue of the Royal Ulster Rifles, depicting riflemen. I’m very proud of my late dad, and all the soldiers that fought here.
I remember the Ulster Rifles being near to us, a very disciplined unit, they had the most terrifying Regimental Sergeant Major that put fear into other Battalions beside his own.
Salt is the best to remove leaches, & we were told, that when we were on patrol, to NEVER smoke in the bush! It not only gives your position away, but the enemy can also smell the smoke! & to NEVER talk in the bush, hand signals only, & NO aftershave, because the enemy can smell you! I do understand that this is back in 1964,but the rules should NEVER be altered, or changed in potential combat.
I was in the American Army in 1969/70 and I remember how important mail call was for us, having a connection to the real world was a great comfort. It was sad, though, to see when a guy would get a 'Dear John" letter from home.
1992-1995 US Army (13A). Honestly, aside from a call home once in a while, I did not care about mail. Neither writing or receiving it. Just did not matter to me. What mattered was that weather on EX was cold and dry. If cloudy , even better. Cloudy, chilly, and dry was perfect soldiering weather for me.
I thought that those canvas boots were the most evil things I ever wore. When I could get them repaired I stuck to my , 'Cobbly Wobblies'. Good old British leather boots.
Those FN FAL S.L.R's were great weapons, & chambered in 7.62mm, a wonderful weapon that has never jammed, Well, not with me anyway, & I remember using them in the Australian Regular Army, before the F88 Austeyer was commissioned as the infantrys personal fighting weapon, & I had no problems with it, unlike the Armalite M16.
heli sangat dibutuhkan oleh militer dalam operasi di hutan lebat, digunakan untuk mengirim barang/orang dari satu tempat yang sulit/tidak ada jalan dan heli lah yg sangat dibutuhkan oleh militer negara dimanapun.............
I stayed at inn. In Scotland. The landlord. Ex Raf. He said that. He served in Indonesia. He said construction. Set with. Full crew and machinery to build an airstrip in jungle they were never seen again not men or machines. Nothing.
Good Vid , thx for upload Even the G.I. s in Vietnam were told not to smoke during patrols and not using aftershaves because the VC/NVA could smell them in the jungle, one US Army Tunnelrat said he could smell the VCs in the dark Tunnel , when he smell sharp spices and Sweat then he knows that a VC was near to him.
@John Cliff 1969 when i was 9 i thought all the Tommys on Manouvre/exercise near my village lived on baked Beans and/or combo/rations only, was surprised when i was 3 whole days long with them that they offered me every day a good meal made with fresh eggs with curry , bacon and white bread plus Tea with milk. oh before i forget the best part , i got a (short) ride on their Tank in the Commanders place too. about the VC/NVA i think during bad times in the field or during March they lived on plain rice only but whenever possible they got a lot of other food from the local population, fish, fermeted fish sauce (typical vietnamese) vegetables, spices, maybe sometimes even a bit of meat or fruits ect.
worked in the jungle of indonesia with the royal marines navy pilots were the best they would land anywhere and if they couldn't they would hover and drop supplies, i remember one navy pilot stating that monkeys were throwing shit at them from the trees as they hovered just under a small hole in the tree canopy. the RAF pilots were always complaining that the cleared area was too small to land or the canopy was too thick to hover.
RMs are 2d to none. all the silence, hand/arm signals wont help cover the spoor of buried trash and cooking, smell of cigarette smoke. no camo, sleeves rolled up,. no shirt? good pr film
I was in malaya and Singapore from 1954-1957 and really enjoyed the Jungle life.was based in tampin in Negri sembilan with Queens royal régiment.as far as i was concerned it was a great introduction to living a future life of adventure.we lost just seven men to CT action,and everybody hated the 'drawers dracular 'for the use of which those wise men in the War départment deemed perfect for the fighting soldiers in the Jungle.
Shezzus Mary and Joseph. Did you see that skinny lad lugging that FN MAG like it was nothing? He must have been squad dogsbody or something. Cheers for the vid.
Hi chaps. Thank you all for your incredible service out there. A mate of my dad's was 42 Commando and was part of the raid on Limbang. He has some interesting stories. Was wondering about some of the weapons you lads used out there during the Confrontation. From what I know the rifles were L1A1s. There were Bren L4A4s. Browning Hi-Power L9A1s. And shotguns would've been Remington 870s (L74A1s). Is this correct? What did you actually call them in the field, how would you refer to your rifle for example?
@@jbradshaw4236 Hi ya. Once a medic always a medic. I served from 1991 -96 just about the time when the '58 webbing was changed and that new "plastic fantastic was bought in.... "In Arduis Fidelis"
@@bravomarine5144 The Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation occurred when Indonesia & Philippines opposed the formation of Malaysia, where Federation of Malaya(Malaysia peninsular), Singapore and 2 Borneo states: Sarawak and North Borneo(now Sabah) merged. Sukarko even declared Ganyang Malaysia(Crush Malaysia). Hence started the armed conflict. Most of the ground battles happened in Malaysian Borneo, because we shared land border with Kalimantan(Indonesian Borneo). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation
First time I've seen footage, well, glimpse, of an updated Gloster Javelin equipped for 4 X Firestreak missiles. As introduced, it just had four 30mm guns, but these were not in the quick-change gun pack of the Hawker Hunter and there's footage somewhere on RUclips of ground crew having to open four panels in the upper surface of the wings to reload (30mm ammunition belts are heavy!) It may have been quicker to reload the missiles, apart from any other virtues. That kind of aircraft represented a significant investment, as they were there for several years.
@@JenifAR87 I find that the only way to KNOW anything from the internet, is to retain sufficient access to non-internet reference material to know when the new information might not be true. A lot of things on Wikipedia and RUclips get "moderated" out of existence not because the facts are wrong, but because someone doesn't like them. I once wrote a Science Fiction novel (pre-internet, 1988) in which all the computer-based knowledge of certain diseases had been erased by "worm" malware which roamed the databases removing key information, in preparation for the use of those diseases in biological warfare. And the objective of the biological warfare was to make poor and vulnerable people seem like *a threat* (and not just a burden) to the rest of society, paving the way for some very drastic political changes. For some strange reason, I've always found it remarkably hard to get that one past the self-publishing stage. RUclips won't let us discuss any resemblance between my pre-internet fictional writing and the real-world global events of the last five years, though.
My father was a PPH member. Stationed at Lanang Camp, Sibu. Later he became instructor at PLPPH Bukit Siol, Kuching, Sarawak. He retired in 2007 as a Sub Inspector.
Part deme mmbuang PACAT tu xblh blah seyhh..bahana d tmpt asal deme xde..kat Malaya lak jmpny..xblh dtarik buang kteny ye..😅..kelebihan hutan hujan khaltulistiwa kita..mcm2 ade..😋😤
You said that this base relies on their twice a week helicopter drop of food and supplies Then you claimed that the patrol could be out as long as two weeks So which is it? They were NOT equipped to be gone for two weeks
The Battle of Kopassus vs British SAS Troops became one of the great stories during Operation Dwikora, the confrontation against Malaysia. One of the bloody battles between Kopassus and the British royal elite took place in Mapu Village, Long Bawan, on the border of West Kalimantan and Sabah, Malaysia.
It's crazy watching these British blokes with their heavy battle rifles meant for combat out to thousands of yards in the jungle! Pound-for-pound and round for round a submachine gun might have been a better choice
No. The Commonwealth forces won the hearts and minds of the local people, unlike the Yanks who killed the locals and burned their homes. Check out the casualty figures for both campaigns for proof.
With the leeches, couldn't you tuck your trousers into your boots to stop leeches, they seem like a bigger pain than any problems of having your trousers tucked in.
Clueless jingoistic idiots yet again??, where to you think union and confederates brought them from in your civil war.... That would be northants in england thats where? world famous for there leather shoe industry's and quality ...those boots have helped armies not just the brritish march all over the globe, these humble boots has literally won wars...
I was in 42 Commando in N. Borneo at Khota Belud the Brunei Revolt and Sarawak, I had also served in Malaya...The Marines loved the RAF with their Beverly Boxcars, Twin and single engine PIONEERS, Dakota DC 9..we were lost without their parachute drops...Thank you RAF
On the respect for the helicopter pilots, ditto for AAC Lynx on Op Banner on rural ops. Astonishing flying and navigation skills and courage. We infantry bonded with our pilots, often WO2s. As for Dear John. On South Georgia in 1982, a regimental signaller received only one letter from home. A dear John from his wife.
The Real strength behind the operations in Malaya was our good leadership- In our Battalion all majors and above had experience in WW2, some in Burma. Our CO had won the DSO in Normandy. The discipline was quite tight. For instance to 'make noise' in the jungle meant loss of pay... our strength was stealth and a very tight discipline of tactics and routine. I still remember vividly the routine for bash-up at night- it had 10 distinctive drills. No 1 sitting in a circle in silence- was to stop look and listen in complete silence for ten minutes ...the smokers among us would have the last smoke of the day, then the other nine drills followed before you got your head down.
I am nearly 80 years old and was in 40 Commando Royal Marines from September 62, until April 65. I did four tours in Borneo and loved it. I went out as a19 year old for 18 months but volunteered to stay there longer ( 2 years 7 months) I didnt want to go home but had to eventually. They were the best years of my life, I loved the People, the Jungle and the Far East. So many friends in Malaya, Singapore and Borneo it makes my old heart ache thinking about them. God bless them all and I am proud to look at Malaysia now and know I did my bit to protect its formation.
That is a life well lived, Sir.
The Battle of Kopassus vs British SAS Troops became one of the great stories during Operation Dwikora, the confrontation against Malaysia.
One of the bloody battles between Kopassus and the British royal elite took place in Mapu Village, Long Bawan, on the border of West Kalimantan and Sabah, Malaysia.
Peter how are you keeping? My Paternal Grandfather was out there in Malaya sometime around the time you cite. I believe he was a para at some point too. Family still have 8mm film of some of the downtime. Really appreciated your comments sir.
My uncle was there too for about three years in 40 Commando.
My Grandad is 85, and he was a marine in Borneo too!
That's my dad at 7:00 lifting the sand bag and 22:40 on guard. Gordon 'Geordie' Parmley.
Niiiiiiice, respect xxx
Incredibly the helicopter pilot in this clip is my Dad. Absolutely brilliant footage. Thanks very much.
nb nb Wow! Incredible. You gotta be proud.
alvin da chipmunk ...ganyang malaya
Kapri Wijaya Ganyang lu
nb nb That's the Westland Wessex, a British version of the Sokorsky H-34 helicopter. Malaysian military later used the S61 Sea Kings. When landing with full complement of troops and equipment, the helicopters will shake and vibrate due to the weight and almost vertical approach to the landing pads (LPs) which look like postage stamps from the air. Kudos to your dad and all other chopper pilots supporting the ground troops.
Kapri Wijaya Let it go, grasp the fact that your country lost the campaign. Victory for democracy, bye-bye communism. Commonwealth soldiers, we are the best trained using the best tactics.
They served and sacrificed their life for us..... With honours as malaysian we respect for what they do tq
To see the patrol leader indicating by hand signals, "10 minutes for a smoke', nowadays i laugh when i remember that
as, everyone lights up and of course because of the drifting cigarette smoke, it can reveal your position if enemy in the immediate
area. During all this talking was forbidden, a bit contradictory really. Wouldn't do that these days. Robert. NZ Army.61/64.
that and the pasty white skin, sleeves up in a jungle. but it is a promo
The Brits were fighting jungle warfare long before the US were.
And America helped Britain doing ww2 and we are experts in jungle warfare too.
@@David-si9piGod bless America and God save the King
Leave it to us to clean up the dirty work
The British were one of the best jungle fighters in the world at the time. Fact.🇬🇧
Kopassus no 1 in the world 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
These lads helped Malaysia to be what it is today, a properous n progressive country. A big thank you from us.
Terra makasi bang. Saya kerja dengan PGK 90s bukit amen. Bagus sekali. RM
I was in Malaya 3 years in the 1950s. Our uniform was " OG ". Olive green.
Stood out like a sore thumb
Regarding jungle boots. No one, not US, UK, France, Russia, China, noone has invented an ultimate jungle boot. They all get wet, they all stay wet, though US Army/USMC hot weather combat boot does drain decently, but wet remains. Top taught me, to wear cut off nylon below sock, then boot. That prevents , mostly, blisters, and pools of water/sweat.
I've heard that jungle rot was a big problem. Imagine doing all that and your feet are miserable...
@@miapdx503 Jungle rot has similar cause as trenchfoot in cold weather. Constant wet skin + microorganisms+heat. In trenchfoot heat is from human body. in jungle rot, heat is from human body and from environment. Solution , is too change socks, give foot 15 minutes every 12 hours to breath open air, even if its humid. Use foot powder. Wanna see gross. Foot powder (talcum and chalk) into gray mush. But it absorbs excess water. Natives have ancient wisdom about packing footwear with certain leaves and brush that sponges up water from boot. But its all temp. Change of boots is needed eventually. Always report with minimum of two, preferrably three pairs of boots broken in. Then get two more broken in and cycle them. In infantry your feet are as important as your weapon. Feet are more important then hands.
Salute to the Commonwealth forces that had served in Malaya and Malaysia during the Emergency following the end of the 2nd WW 1948 till 1960, and later during the Indonesia Confrontation. Thank you guys, for FREEDOM and democracy. I served with the RMR from 1980 till 1994 during part of the 2nd Emergency of Malaysia when the CPM abandoned their armed struggle Dec 1989. Without the help of the British, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Rhodesia and Thailand forces, we would not be what we are today - a vibrant, free and modern nation.
I served with 1 RNZIR from 1981 to 1983 13 months of that in the Malaysian Jungle.Go well Brother.Onward
Same goes here..those act shown us to b a batter Nation..Saluted..
I was in Malaya from 1956-58, memorable and happy years with my other teenage warriors- I often think of those times and of your lovely country. We operated in the jungle about Segamat and Kluang, also Gemas and Ipoh. It made men of us all.
Malaysia is coward,no dare againt Indonesia
Major Bradley was my friend and he was a proper soldier he fought in Malaysia and his side won
thank you British and commonwealth army
Thank you so much to The Brit SAS, Aussie SASR n the Kiwis NZ-SAS plus the Rpyal Marine Commando.
My father was in 42 cdo at Limbang under Jeremy Moore.(Falklands 1982 C in C).
He always said he liked the Iban.
Royal Green Jackets and Gurkhas...
@@davidsmith2356 I remember the Royal Green Jackets in Borneo etc. My brother was a Sergeant in the KRRC in Suez and Cyprus
As a former airborne Infantry soldier, I would have suggested building the camp on the high ground for obvious reasons. The unexplained fevers were probably from a parasitic infection from the leaches. Nasty little critters can bring down the toughest of men.
BZ 40 RM Cdo. You and 42 did excellent jobs during "Konfrontasi". I know as I served as a mobilized RMN Volunteer Reserve Officer supporting the 42 RM Cdo (SOTAG - Senior Officer Tawau Assault Group) in Borneo (1964/65).
63-66
Back in the day when men were men, women were women, and there weren't any perverted agendas ruining society.
Good Lord.
My dad was in Borneo in '64. I'd like to think that's him on the Bofors gun crew, but i can't be 100% sure. If it isn't him, he almost certainly was around somewhere 09:36
My Dad was in 22 HAA/34 LAD RA from 50-72 'Douggie'
Pound for pound the greatest counterinsurgency force the world has known. Them and the Australians. And they were only boys...
Also the New Zealander's,we served in Malaya etc from 1957 to 1989.
And the poms mate I served with 11 independent Fld SQN RE mixed Australia and British
During the Vietnam war. The V.C would actively avoid areas with Australians operating in it. I saw one documentary where an old V.C was saying how that by pure chance they spotted an Australian unit settling in on a known V.C supply path. They decided to stay and see how they operated. He said that they sat there for nearly four days through rain and heat and never moved. He also said how entire platoons would past sentries and lookouts to attack their main camps.
Saluted to the Ibanese..bein in a list of MalayaWarriors tgther wth other outstandn highly motivatd n commitd heros for our Country..may Gods bless them..
@@hakimihilmi6770 Yes the Ibans are still some tough dudes
The man who was removing leeches was my personal bodyguard. After this footage. Now he is no more but I am still alive.
salute to the heroes who have fought together for the Malayan nation
I'm 12 minutes in just after Sheaba our tracker dog, handler was McGinty.
I know this comes as a random message from a stranger on the internet Terry but as an avid amateur military historian, very interested in the Confrontation it would be fantastic to hear more of your service and experience in the jungle at this time. If you'd be willing would it be possible to make contact via email or similar?
My old dad was there too. He was known as 'Bodge' in those days..would love to know who else is in the film. I remember quite a few names but didn't meet them till years after this programme was aired!!
My dad was there, he was in the Royal Ulster Rifles. The people of Kuala-lumpur (probably spelled wrong) erected a huge statue of the Royal Ulster Rifles, depicting riflemen. I’m very proud of my late dad, and all the soldiers that fought here.
I remember the Ulster Rifles being near to us, a very disciplined unit, they had the most terrifying Regimental Sergeant Major that put fear into other Battalions beside his own.
British and Australian army at that time many are still young maybe 23 24 25 their age and they are very experienced and professional
Salt is the best to remove leaches, & we were told, that when we were on patrol, to NEVER smoke in the bush! It not only gives your position away, but the enemy can also smell the smoke! & to NEVER talk in the bush, hand signals only, & NO aftershave, because the enemy can smell you! I do understand that this is back in 1964,but the rules should NEVER be altered, or changed in potential combat.
iodine with shift em to, aswell as help with disinfection...
Just kids, but very professional and mature for their age. I hope it ended up all good for all of them
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I was in the American Army in 1969/70 and I remember how important mail call was for us, having a connection to the real world was a great comfort. It was sad, though, to see when a guy would get a 'Dear John" letter from home.
In the British army if a squaddy got a " Dear John " he was supposed to post it on the company notice board.
Or the ones who never got mail
I was in the Marines in the mid 80s in peacetime, and it was sad too to see a guy get a Dear John letter.
1992-1995 US Army (13A). Honestly, aside from a call home once in a while, I did not care about mail. Neither writing or receiving it. Just did not matter to me. What mattered was that weather on EX was cold and dry. If cloudy , even better. Cloudy, chilly, and dry was perfect soldiering weather for me.
@@dkoz8321 What is EX?
My dad served there in there Royal. Marines he would of loved to watch this just just died before the likes of utube and Internet came out
When men were boys … the best times of our life
I thought that those canvas boots were the most evil things I ever wore. When I could get them repaired I stuck to my , 'Cobbly Wobblies'. Good old British leather boots.
Was with the lesters four 9 months. Brilliant lads , went back with 4th field reg , 9 months. Best times of my life.
amazing film .Basically what was happening in VN at the very same time
Those FN FAL S.L.R's were great weapons, & chambered in 7.62mm, a wonderful weapon that has never jammed, Well, not with me anyway, & I remember using them in the Australian Regular Army, before the F88 Austeyer was commissioned as the infantrys personal fighting weapon, & I had no problems with it, unlike the Armalite M16.
British Army whatever you say simply the best 👌 👍 🇬🇧
heli sangat dibutuhkan oleh militer dalam operasi di hutan lebat, digunakan untuk mengirim barang/orang dari satu tempat yang sulit/tidak ada jalan dan heli lah yg sangat dibutuhkan oleh militer negara dimanapun.............
Those Iban were and are good friends to have out there
Bloody brilliant. Well done men.
I stayed at inn. In Scotland. The landlord. Ex Raf. He said that. He served in Indonesia. He said construction. Set with. Full crew and machinery to build an airstrip in jungle they were never seen again not men or machines. Nothing.
I think this film was made by a tobacco advertising company.
Smoke breaks on patrol... how things have changed!
Good Vid , thx for upload
Even the G.I. s in Vietnam were told not to smoke during patrols and not using aftershaves because the VC/NVA could smell them in the jungle, one US Army Tunnelrat said he could smell the VCs in the dark Tunnel , when he smell sharp spices and Sweat then he knows that a VC was near to him.
@John Cliff 1969 when i was 9 i thought all the Tommys on Manouvre/exercise near my village lived on baked Beans and/or combo/rations only, was surprised when i was 3 whole days long with them that they offered me every day a good meal made with fresh eggs with curry , bacon and white bread plus Tea with milk.
oh before i forget the best part , i got a (short) ride on their Tank in the Commanders place too.
about the VC/NVA i think during bad times in the field or during March they lived on plain rice only but whenever possible they got a lot of other food from the local population, fish, fermeted fish sauce (typical vietnamese) vegetables, spices, maybe sometimes even a bit of meat or fruits ect.
Great documentary and commentary. Thank you for uploading this.
Agreed.
Thanks you for British, New Zealand,Australia army come help Malaya,,,
“ and of course fresh eggs.” I don’t think those eggs would survive a drop from a helicopter.
They could have scrambled egg 🤣
worked in the jungle of indonesia with the royal marines navy pilots were the best they would land anywhere and if they couldn't they would hover and drop supplies, i remember one navy pilot stating that monkeys were throwing shit at them from the trees as they hovered just under a small hole in the tree canopy. the RAF pilots were always complaining that the cleared area was too small to land or the canopy was too thick to hover.
As a result, the invaders were beaten and run away. Do not impose your preferences on others!
Here I thought Malaya insurgency was British Light Infantry, Para, and SAS show. I was not aware that RMC were involved. But I do know.
RMs are 2d to none. all the silence, hand/arm signals wont help cover the spoor of buried trash and cooking, smell of cigarette smoke. no camo, sleeves rolled up,. no shirt? good pr film
Does anyone have any ghost story / scary/mysterious moment /encounter wild animal during that time.. being in the jungle ..
My grandfather was there for 2 years.
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Thanks you Australia 🇦🇺 🇲🇾
whirlwind and wessex helos we called them the flying pickford vans, you could hear the rattling from them before you heard the engines.
I was in malaya and Singapore from 1954-1957 and really enjoyed the Jungle life.was based in tampin in Negri sembilan with Queens royal régiment.as far as i was concerned it was a great introduction to living a future life of adventure.we lost just seven men to CT action,and everybody hated the 'drawers dracular 'for the use of which those wise men in the War départment deemed perfect for the fighting soldiers in the Jungle.
Shezzus Mary and Joseph. Did you see that skinny lad lugging that FN MAG like it was nothing? He must have been squad dogsbody or something. Cheers for the vid.
- The Sukarno's Times,Today is OTher The Problem WiTh The Yihadizm...~🤨🌏📺
Like "king bee" chopper!!.
Hi chaps. Thank you all for your incredible service out there. A mate of my dad's was 42 Commando and was part of the raid on Limbang. He has some interesting stories. Was wondering about some of the weapons you lads used out there during the Confrontation. From what I know the rifles were L1A1s. There were Bren L4A4s. Browning Hi-Power L9A1s. And shotguns would've been Remington 870s (L74A1s). Is this correct? What did you actually call them in the field, how would you refer to your rifle for example?
We called the rifle SLR
@@reubendobbs8011 Can confirm this, dad was a weapons instructor back around the time that rifle was in use and he called it the SLR too.
My grandad tells me the fresh egg was bollocks.
Hahaha... not unless they rear chickens in their camps... 😅😂
The boys shouldn't smoke in the bush..⚠️⚠️⚠️
My Step Dad was in Malaya. He has never said a word about his experience. His face is solemn when I mention it too.
Love for the SLR ( purely sex) Who else remembers the "Rat tail " & the '58'?
ex (R.A.M.C )
Hi Craig, what year did you serve as a medic? I'm an ex signaler, my father was 2 Field Ambulance RAMC Cameroons Campaign.
@@jbradshaw4236 Hi ya. Once a medic always a medic. I served from 1991 -96 just about the time when the '58 webbing was changed and that new "plastic fantastic was bought in....
"In Arduis Fidelis"
@@craigmacintosh6230 96 to 2003 for me, my dad was national service 60 to 63 , hard campaign. Stay safe atb
@@jbradshaw4236 Utmost respect to your pa.
@@craigmacintosh6230 thanks.. there's a book called get in get out get away. He features as the medical in it.
10:09 Kuching airport. Some of those houses are still there today, used as quarters for RMAF personnel.
They are all so young.
My dad David Hall is in this. I found it purely by chance and recognised him straight away.
aww that's pretty effin cool!
"Every step you take can be your last on your two feet....." God, I would hate working on jungle trail so close to a cunning ennemi.
As a longtime fan and student of United States jungle warfare, it's nice to see how the UK gets down.
9 million Agent Orange victims in Malaysia and Vietnam are you a fan of that.
@@markbowden7238In Malaysia?
@@MichaelSaunders-y2m according to wiki 4 million in Malaysia
USA experts of course?
@@markbowden7238 British have never used defoliants in the jungle,unlike the USA in Vietnam.
Great film, thanks!!
Just curious though, which route did the Australian Navy's ships used to get to Borneo, considering that Indonesia is in between.
Never heard of this conflict, communism was truly an infestation in that part of the world, brutal no doubt, great to see you men operate.
@@bravomarine5144 The Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation occurred when Indonesia & Philippines opposed the formation of Malaysia, where Federation of Malaya(Malaysia peninsular), Singapore and 2 Borneo states: Sarawak and North Borneo(now Sabah) merged.
Sukarko even declared Ganyang Malaysia(Crush Malaysia). Hence started the armed conflict. Most of the ground battles happened in Malaysian Borneo, because we shared land border with Kalimantan(Indonesian Borneo).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation
First time I've seen footage, well, glimpse, of an updated Gloster Javelin equipped for 4 X Firestreak missiles. As introduced, it just had four 30mm guns, but these were not in the quick-change gun pack of the Hawker Hunter and there's footage somewhere on RUclips of ground crew having to open four panels in the upper surface of the wings to reload (30mm ammunition belts are heavy!) It may have been quicker to reload the missiles, apart from any other virtues. That kind of aircraft represented a significant investment, as they were there for several years.
God, I would hate to be strafed by 4 30mm cannons.
WOW. this guy knows..
@@JenifAR87 I find that the only way to KNOW anything from the internet, is to retain sufficient access to non-internet reference material to know when the new information might not be true.
A lot of things on Wikipedia and RUclips get "moderated" out of existence not because the facts are wrong, but because someone doesn't like them.
I once wrote a Science Fiction novel (pre-internet, 1988) in which all the computer-based knowledge of certain diseases had been erased by "worm" malware which roamed the databases removing key information, in preparation for the use of those diseases in biological warfare. And the objective of the biological warfare was to make poor and vulnerable people seem like *a threat* (and not just a burden) to the rest of society, paving the way for some very drastic political changes. For some strange reason, I've always found it remarkably hard to get that one past the self-publishing stage. RUclips won't let us discuss any resemblance between my pre-internet fictional writing and the real-world global events of the last five years, though.
Salute from exs malaysia police field force
My father was a PPH member. Stationed at Lanang Camp, Sibu. Later he became instructor at PLPPH Bukit Siol, Kuching, Sarawak.
He retired in 2007 as a Sub Inspector.
Tough hombres to?, and never shrank from a firefight either...
Part deme mmbuang PACAT tu xblh blah seyhh..bahana d tmpt asal deme xde..kat Malaya lak jmpny..xblh dtarik buang kteny ye..😅..kelebihan hutan hujan khaltulistiwa kita..mcm2 ade..😋😤
Sirs, thank you for your service.🎉
British army, the best
You said that this base relies on their twice a week helicopter drop of food and supplies
Then you claimed that the patrol could be out as long as two weeks
So which is it?
They were NOT equipped to be gone for two weeks
Jeez doc, don't break the needle off in my arm by bending the damn thing, we got enough trouble out here as it is!!! Lol! ( around the 12 minute mark)
haha yeah I noticed that!
😂😂 they kicked fresh eggs, packed in a box out of a helicopter from 80 feet up in the air? 😂😂😂
😂😂 they kicked fresh eggs, packed in a box out of a helicopter from 80 feet up in the air? 😂😂😂
The Battle of Kopassus vs British SAS Troops became one of the great stories during Operation Dwikora, the confrontation against Malaysia.
One of the bloody battles between Kopassus and the British royal elite took place in Mapu Village, Long Bawan, on the border of West Kalimantan and Sabah, Malaysia.
Смелые парни👍💪🇺🇸
It's crazy watching these British blokes with their heavy battle rifles meant for combat out to thousands of yards in the jungle!
Pound-for-pound and round for round a submachine gun might have been a better choice
shakes head.
Was like a mini British Vietnam War?
No. The Commonwealth forces won the hearts and minds of the local people, unlike the Yanks who killed the locals and burned their homes. Check out the casualty figures for both campaigns for proof.
@@cymbol63 👍🏼👍🏼 12:41
Brings back loads of memories
Hi did you know my dad Peter Webb Spider
Aussie Troops were avoided by the VC on Nam Because they are Fearless infantrymen...
My dad served in the Borneo conflict, he was away for a year.
I think the radio was a E510. I never used one but we have one in the store
Remember the BBC filming this.
Aussie....
We took the same methods and often kit into Vietnam... we did OK!
Fuck, I'd be pissed off at that helicopter blowing my hootchie away!!! ...But they delivered stuff! ...bugger.
With the leeches, couldn't you tuck your trousers into your boots to stop leeches, they seem like a bigger pain than any problems of having your trousers tucked in.
They can get in anywhere
The complaint made about the jungle boot is pretty accurate. The British jungle boot was terrible compared to the US jungle boot.
Add to that the more frequent rain in Malaysia to that in VN. i.e. no dry season.
Not just jungle boots. British Army boots have a long history of being terrible.
Clueless jingoistic idiots yet again??, where to you think union and confederates brought them from in your civil war.... That would be northants in england thats where? world famous for there leather shoe industry's and quality ...those boots have helped armies not just the brritish march all over the globe, these humble boots has literally won wars...
Mate I love BBC so much 🇩🇰
@ 21:00 - "charlie george uncle report my signal, over"
I must get out more ....
MrFredSed *
This is not about territory or religion or tribal issues. Modern warfare is ALWAYS about incurring the unpayable debt. Make no mistake.
I live in a first world country and i eat my beans cold straight out the can.
mhmmm................
I was in 42 Commando in N. Borneo at Khota Belud the Brunei Revolt and Sarawak, I had also served in Malaya...The Marines loved the RAF with their Beverly Boxcars, Twin and single engine PIONEERS, Dakota DC 9..we were lost without their parachute drops...Thank you RAF
Hi did you know my father Peter Webb Spider
The communist leader from indonesia is soekarno..soekarno is the real communist..
Not commie but sosialism
Yes ... but true ... Sukarno kill 7 jeneral TNI G30S
On the respect for the helicopter pilots, ditto for AAC Lynx on Op Banner on rural ops. Astonishing flying and navigation skills and courage. We infantry bonded with our pilots, often WO2s. As for Dear John. On South Georgia in 1982, a regimental signaller received only one letter from home. A dear John from his wife.
The Real strength behind the operations in Malaya was our good leadership- In our Battalion all majors and above had experience in WW2, some in Burma. Our CO had won the DSO in Normandy. The discipline was quite tight. For instance to 'make noise' in the jungle meant loss of pay... our strength was stealth and a very tight discipline of tactics and routine. I still remember vividly the routine for bash-up at night- it had 10 distinctive drills. No 1 sitting in a circle in silence- was to stop look and listen in complete silence for ten
minutes ...the smokers among us would have the last smoke of the day, then the other nine drills followed before you got your head down.
Back in the day when men were men and sheep were eaten without guilt.
why do they insist on building FOBs below high ground?