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From about early 1964, a battery of 4 or 6 105 mm Pack Howitzer guns had rotated through Borneo from the two Royal Artillery regiments in Malaya and Singapore. Later in 1964, a Malaysian battery of four guns deployed in East Brigade. The deployment of the British battery is unclear but appears to have operated single guns throughout the country.
In the north, were the Sultanate of Brunei (a British protectorate) and two colonies of the United Kingdom—British North Borneo (later renamed Sabah) and Sarawak. Borneo after cessation of hostilities; divided between Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. The control of the island was the main issue behind the war at the time.
The extent to which Malaysian Army units undertook Claret operations is also unclear. At peak artillery strength in 1965–1966 there were six batteries (two from the Royal Malaysian Artillery) of 105 mm Pack Howitzer , half a battery of 5.5-inch guns and a section of 4.2-inch mortars operated by men detached from the light air defence battery ...
In January 1964, the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) became the spearhead battalion to support the Borneo Territories and Lieutenant Colonel David House took over command of the regiment. [34] In May 1964, the regiment was deployed for its final operational tour in the Borneo territories and was based mainly in the Kuching District of Sarawak.
The Australian Army units in Borneo were successful, but played only a secondary role in the fighting. Regardless the conflict provided useful experience which help the Army to prepare for the much higher-intensity fighting it would experience in Vietnam. [8] The Navy also gained valuable experience in coastal patrol operations.
After relieving the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in August 1965, [3] the 2nd Battalion, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles (2/10 PMOGR), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Peter Myers, had been tasked with reducing a series of Indonesian camps along the Sungei Koemba river, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Bau. [4]
July 1958 to November 1960 Brigadier F.G Hassett, DSO, MVO, OBE: Australia: November 1960 to October 1962 Brigadier R.B Dawson, CB, DSO: New Zealand: October 1962 to October 1964 Brigadier T.D.R McMeekin, OBE: United Kingdom: October 1964 to January 1967 Brigadier P.L Tancred, OBE: Australia: January 1967 to March 1969 Brigadier R.M Gurr, OBE ...
The Sunda Straits Crisis was a two-week confrontation between the United Kingdom and Indonesia over the passage of the Illustrious-class aircraft carrier HMS Victorious through the Sunda Strait, a major waterway separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, occurring between August and September 1964.