2 RAR Malaya / Major R J Fletcher

Accession Number F00264
Collection type Film
Measurement 50 min 51 sec
Object type Home movie
Physical description 8mm standard/colour (Kodachrome)/silent
Maker Fletcher, Robert John
Place made Malaysia
Date made 1955-1957
Conflict Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
Copyright

Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright

Source credit to This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Description

November 1955 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers war dogs and 2 RAR Mortar Platoon NCO's being trained on 4.2 inch mortar by 1 RSF at Ipoh. (Identified 2 RAR members are Sgt D. Symons, 12706 Sgt Keith Henry Ewald (accidentally killed in ambush 31 January 1956) and Cpl M. Randall. Penang Swimming Club January 1957 Battalion Swimming Carnival. Gully Gully Man (Snake Charmer) Penang. Scenes Officers Mess Minden Barracks and Penang Swimming Club. Scenes at Penang island, Ayer Itam Temple and Deepa Vali Festival. Operation 'Rubber Legs'.
27 February 1957 Air resupply, Support Coy by RAF Valetta aircraft and efforts made to recover hung up parachute using Verey Pistol, Bren LMG, throwing a line, Sarawak Rangers (Ibans) cutting, small demolition charge, Ibans climbing. Very Pistol and finally a demolition job. Standard operating procedure required that all air drop equipment and supplies be recovered or destroyed. Sung Kuang Base Camp. Support Coy. Scenes from observation tower showing a Ferret Scout Car, 3 ton Armoured troop Carrier (Coffins), 1 ton GS and 2 ½ ton GMC vehicles. View of the camp. A guard of honour (Machine Gun platoon) Lieutenant AM Orr and Sergeant D Howells departing for Official Opening of the new Engineers Road alongside camp. Afire in the lallang surrounding the camp and the security guard for the guard departing. April 1957 RAF Pioneer at Kuala Kangsar Padang and airborne for Kroh. Kroh, ferret Scout car and aircraft movement, Auster, Westland Whirland and Sycamore helicopters. June 1957 Scenes Kroh, Grik Road. Overhead tin mining cableway, also Lieutenant A.W. Campbell MC. Main road crossing Butterworth Air Base. Military funeral at Kumunting Road Christian Cemetery, Taiping. Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. August 1957 Kuala Lumpur Railway Station. Female labourers and bamboo scaffolding. Kroh? Penang ferry and roads. 3 inch and 4.2 inch Mortars in action. Minden Barracks. Penang September 1957 relaxing. Outing on RASCV 'Uriah Heep' and fishing scenes. Minden Barracks, Penang. Penang Support Coy BBQ Batu Feringi. Kroh, near Thai border relaxing. September 1957 Minden barracks rehearsals and Parade for the Duke of Gloucester on the oval. October 1957 Minden Barracks, loading stores prior to return to Australia and general scenes including basha type accn. 19 October 1957, embarking Penang for return to Australia per the vessel 'New Australia'. Marching on of colours. Wharf scenes and at sea.

  • Part 1 Video of 2 RAR Malaya / Major R J Fletcher (video)
  • Part 2 Video of 2 RAR Malaya / Major R J Fletcher (video)
  • Part 3 Video of 2 RAR Malaya / Major R J Fletcher (video)

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