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created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated
15.05.2006
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Malayan
Emergency
1948-1960 |
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| Causes |
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| Chronology (except battles, which see below) |
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| Results |
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| Forces and Casualties |
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peak forces
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total forces
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total dead
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KIA
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NCD
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civilian dead
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WIA
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PW-MIA
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Britain |
350
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613
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Gurkhas |
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308
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Malaya | 1474a | 2473 | 810 | |||||
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| subtotal | 1865 | 509 | |||||||
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MRLA | 12,000 | 6710 | 3989 | |||||
| TOTAL | 11,000 | ||||||||
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| a. includes 1346 police | |
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| Commanders |
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Lt-Gen. Sir Harold Briggs | Director of Operations | 5 Apr. 1950-Nov. 1951 |
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Gen. Sir Robert McGregor Macdonald Lockhart | Director of Operations | Nov. 1951-Feb. 1952 |
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Gen. Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer | High Commissioner & Dir Ops | 5 Feb. 1952-May 1954 |
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Lt-Gen. Sir Geoffrey Kemp Bourne | Director of Operations | May 1954-May 1956 |
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Lt-Gen. Sir Roger Herbert Bower | Director of Operations | 19 May 1956-Sep. 1957 |
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Lt-Gen. Sir Archibald James Halkett Cassels | Director of Operations | 17 Sep. 1957-Jan. 1959 |
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Lt-Gen. Frank Hastings Brooke | Director of Operations | Jan. 1959-Jan. 1960 |
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Lt-Gen. Sir Rodney Moore | Director of Operations | Jan. 1960-Aug. 1960 |
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Chin Peng | commander | |
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Yeung Kwo | 2ic | killed Aug. 1956 |
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Hor Lung | commander in So. Malaya | |
| Battles & Battle Honours |
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| Date | Battles (Battle Honours are shown in bold face) |
Regiments (regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in bold face) |
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June 16- 1960 July 31 |
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| Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations) |
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| Medals | Index of Campaign Medals |
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obverse
(4th issue, 1949-52) |
reverse
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Pingat Jasa Malaysia Bars: none Period: 31 Aug. 1957-12 Aug. 1966. Issued in 2004 by the King and Government of Malaysia for Commonwealth personnel who served in Malaya (including Singapore through 9 Aug. 1965) and Malaysia during the Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation. The start date is that of Malayan independence. The medal was accepted for wear in 2005 by Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. As of January 2006, the British |
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obverse
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reverse
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| Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors |
| Museums & Memorials |
| Bibliography |
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| Books: | ||
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| Films: | ||
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The Planter's Wife (1952), details by Internet Movie Database. |
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Windom's Way (1957), details by Internet Movie Database. |
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The Seventh Dawn (1964) details by Internet Movie Database. |
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The Virgin Soldiers (1969), details by Internet Movie Database. |
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Privates on Parade (1982), details by Internet Movie Database. |
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Bibliography of the Malayan Insurgency, 1948-1960, by US Army Military History Institute. | |
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