asti Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 It seems The Malaysian goverment would like to give us a gong it's called the Pinga Malaysia Medal (PJM) for services rendered. Should go nice with the CDM,You can contact : Mr Fred Burden, National Malaya and Borneo Veterans Association, 44 Meadgate ave Great Baddow. Chelmsford, CM2 7LQ I'm told you can also down load an application form from the t'ternet but please don't ask me how. Regards dmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jossman Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Visit this website http://www.fight4thepjm.org and read all about it. I was in Malaya during the confrontation in '61 and '64 and have put some photo's on there of life at sea on a small boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetdexter Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Maybe the movie "Virgin Soldiers" should get a honorary medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upinwath Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Last year I was in a village called Padang grus, Lenggong, Perak. A chinese village fenced off by the british while the communist troubles were going on. As far as my bad chinese allowed me to understand I seem to have been the first visitor from the UK since the British left. They were most welcoming and happy to have an British guest. All over Malaysia the people had a good word for the British and were pleased to have British help in those troubled times. This year I visited a war cemetary in Taiping, Perak and found the place kept in perfect condition. I'm sure that those who were there in the war and after will be pleased to know that the people of Malaysia remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victormh Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I am originally from Swallownest, and live in Malaysia. I moved my engineering business here in 2006, should have done it many years earlier. I live in Selangor State, in Subang Jaya. My works is located at a place by the name of Kampung Baru, just outside Sungai Bulloh. Kampung Baru is a thriving industrial area, almost 100% Chinese. Some of you may remember this as the Army Camp. This is where many of the suspected Chinese Insurgents were imprisoned during the emergency period. The Army Barracks are of course derelict now. Also I know there is a memorial at Pengarang in the South of Johor State, a few km west of Sungai Renggit Of course, now, with the North/South Federal Highway we can drive from just outside Kuala umpur to Singapore in 4.1/2 hours easily, and the Thai border in about 7 hours Hope this brings back some memories for you - before my time here of course, I am only 70 now. Best Wishes - Grey Eminence - Subang Jaya - Malaysia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcelli Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 It seems The Malaysian goverment would like to give us a gong it's called the Pinga Malaysia Medal (PJM) for services rendered. Should go nice with the CDM,You can contact : Mr Fred Burden, National Malaya and Borneo Veterans Association, 44 Meadgate ave Great Baddow. Chelmsford, CM2 7LQ I'm told you can also down load an application form from the t'ternet but please don't ask me how. Regards dmc my dad served there he came home in 1958. he died about 5years ago would the family be able to recieve it on his behalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsalleh Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Visit this website http://www.fight4thepjm.org and read all about it. I was in Malaya during the confrontation in '61 and '64 and have put some photo's on there of life at sea on a small boat. Have you applied for this medal Pete?I have not bothered and have also lost my GSM. I went to a Malaysian Naval Museum in Malacca last year and there was no mention of "konfrontasi" in it.When I asked some of the navy guys who worked in the museum why,the answer I got was "we don't want to upset our Indonesian neighbours". Best wishes to Pam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upinwath Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Those war graves I mentioned. Sorry there are so few photos but many were lost. Anyone know the story behind that alias? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishall Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Back in the 60s my brother then just out of the Royal Marines introduced me to another ex marine, he had been a Queens Corporal and was a living legend from an incident in Malaya in the 50s, apparently he and a group of Marines were pinned down in an ambush and after a while and some casualties the attackers cleared off but this bloke was then reported missing. He turned up 3 weeks later with the heads of several attackers in some sort of net and chucked them on the CO's desk when he reported back! He had followed them and one by one picked them off when they went for a 'turnout' and then chopped their heads off with his machete, he told me that it took 15mins to chop the last one off due to a blunt machete! Handy bloke to have on your side! True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upinwath Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I wouldn't want the bugger against me. Sounds like an hard sod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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