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  2. Royal Ranger Regiment - Wikipedia

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    In 1948, at the beginning of the Malayan Emergency, groups of Iban trackers [3] were recruited to help in the defence against the Communist Party of Malaya. These Iban trackers were organised into a regimental formation as the Sarawak Rangers in 1953. Prior to 1963, they were attached as scouts to many British units serving in Malaya.

  3. Iban people - Wikipedia

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    Iban, The terms Iban came from the Iban language itself which means "human" or "people". Sea Dayak , Despite the fact being referred as Sea Dayaks due to their maritime skills, the Ibans are originally an interior ethnic group from the headwater of Kapuas before the period of mass migration from 1750s.

  4. Kanang anak Langkau - Wikipedia

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    Kanang joined the Sarawak Rangers as an Iban tracker on 21 April 1962, under the recruitment efforts of the late Bennett Jarrow. At that time, the Sarawak Rangers were part of the British Army but later became part of the Malaysian Army's Royal Ranger Regiment following the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, which included the ...

  5. 8th Battalion (Parachute), Royal Ranger Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Born in Sarikei, Sarawak, Kanang enlisted in the British Army on 21 April 1962, serving as an Iban Tracker in the 42 Commando. He later joined the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR) before transferring to the Malaysian Army in 1973. He served as the UCIS platoon sergeant and regimental sergeant major for the 8th Ranger.

  6. Kuching Heroes' Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Iban Trackers from Sarawak served with the United Kingdom Armed Forces by arrangement with the Government of the Federation of Malaya, as part of the security forces operating against with the Communist terrorist in Malaya. On 1 January 1953, the Iban Trackers were reformed into two experimental platoons of Sarawak Rangers to give them fully ...

  7. Fort Sylvia - Wikipedia

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    To show the past contributions of the community and other people who has served and are still serving in Kapit Division, the museum has put up four pieces of brass plaques listing the names of District Officers, Residents, Community leaders, Penghulus, Sarawak Rangers, First Malaysia Rangers, other Regiments, and Iban Trackers. [1]

  8. Kanang Anak Langkau: The Iban Warrior - Wikipedia

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    Kanang became a great hunter and tracker, until he could read the direction of wind, hearing the tiger and lion's breath, and hearing the heartbeat of a tree. In 1965, it was the culmination of communist uprisings in Malaysia and Sarawak also exposed to the threat of communist brutality.

  9. Sarawak Rangers - Wikipedia

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    Sarawak Rangers badge A line-up of armed Sarawak Rangers. Sarawak Rangers comprising Ibans leap from a Royal Australian Air Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter to guard the Malay–Thai border from potential Communist attacks in 1965, two years before the Second Malayan Emergency starting in 1968.