Malaya

[Aled Roberts]

I am looking for information and hopefully a photo of a number of men who served in Malaya.

Major (Quartermaster)	Amos
Sgt	Burgess
Lieutenant Colonel	Hell
Temp Captain	Heslop
Major	Hilditch
Captain	Hopkin
Corporal (acting)	Humphreys
A. WOII	Mason
Sergeant	Masters
Lieutenant - QM	Meredith
Acting Sergeant	Morgan
Local WOI	Morris
Sergeant	O'Sullivan
Corporal (acting)	Tucker
Captain (Quartermaster)	Voas
Acting Corporal	Williams
Lieutenant-Colonel	Yates

If you can help or point me in the right direction I would love to hear from you.

Richard

[jungle1810]

Hello Richard,
I have photos of the following. Sgt Burgess he was in B coy with me, Poss Major Hilditch And poss Cpl Humphries M M, W O 2 Mason D C M
Sgt Masters Captain Cliff Meredith our R S M at the time Sgt O' Sullivan Maybe Q M Voas These men named are in a series of photos with a mixed bunch of the people you are looking for I will do asap I need to get into my big suit case to sort them out I can send others that may be of interest to you. I may have to send them to your home e mail address.
Regards Richard

[Aled Roberts]

Hello Richard,
I have photos of the following. Sgt Burgess he was in B coy with me, Poss Major Hilditch And poss Cpl Humphries M M, W O 2 Mason D C M
Sgt Masters Captain Cliff Meredith our R S M at the time Sgt O' Sullivan Maybe Q M Voas These men named are in a series of photos with a mixed bunch of the people you are looking for I will do asap I need to get into my big suit case to sort them out I can send others that may be of interest to you. I may have to send them to your home e mail address.
Regards Richard

That is great Don. To be honest I was hoping you would see this post as I figured if you didn't have any, you would know someone who might.

Sincere thanks.

Richard

[BennytheBall]

Richard 1 of our branch members might know most of the those on your list, Roy Taylor (Our Branch President) is not on our forum but you can contact him on 01244 813293 between 1000hrs - 1200hrs. He might have some answers for you.

[Aled Roberts]

Thanks Benny. Will see what Don turns up and then see about filling the gaps.

Much appareciated.

Richard

[jungle1810]

Hello Richard,
I phoned Cliff Meredith age 91 and C S M Mc Cormack age 87 and both will have a shufti for me re photos etc Major Hilditch was McCormacks Coy commander. Neither of the 2 men I phoned knew the following Amos, Lt Col Hell, Capt Hislop, Capt Hopkin, Act Sjt Morgan, local WO 1 Morris, Acting Cpl Tucker Q M Voas I can find out more by phoning "Gash" Hughes 79 who lives in the west country. It would appear that two of men listed are typo errors.
These are Lt Col HELL should read LT COL HILL one time C/O of the 2nd more on him later the other is temporary Capt HISLOP I reckon it is in fact Capt HESLOP.I will go to the next stage of proceedings.Which will show more details of the men I thought I did not know.

Lt Col Hogge R H T Royal Hampshires took command of the 2nd from the 1/11/55 to the 6/1/56 taking over from Lt Col Doughty Wylie.
Lt Colo C E Hill commanded the 2nd from the 7/1/56 to the 31/12/57 I am not sure which regt he came from he was not an R W F officer.
Awards O.B.E.
Lt Col Yates R W F 50037 Malaya 53 to 56. Col Yates was C/O of the Jungle training school.
Major F Amos 321330 Malaya 52 TO 56, he served with the 1/7th Gurkha Rifles probably as an attached R W F man
B E M
W O 1 A E Carr 4192107 Malay Regiment also possibly another attached R W F man Malaya 1953
Sgt Burgess 14458077 H Q 17th Division he was also an R W F man late of "D" Company 2nd R W F.
M i D
Capt P A Heslop 362 Malaya 1948
Capt Hopkin 149320 2 nd Malay Regiment probably another attached R W F Officer Malaya 1950
L/Cpl A Roberts 22544638 1st Battalion Welch Regt Korea 51 to 52 This man could have been posted to the Welch from the R W f.
Major C D Rees 187036 2/6th Gurkha Rifles Malaya 1954.
W O 2 T H O Bound 4194526 2 R W F Malaya 1955.
W O 2 R H Davies 4194891 2 R W F Malaya 1955
M i D
Sgt F S D Masters 3973618 2 R W F Malaya 1956 This man came to us from the Welch Regiment
Major F H G Eggleton M B E 153925 2 R W F Malaya 1956.
Sgt D Morgan 22971031 2 R W F 2 R W F Malaya 1956.
Major C O Hilditch 129149 R W F Staff Cyprus
Major A K R Davies R W F 89862 Staff Cyprus
Capt R T Williams 23220628 2 R W F Malaya 1956.
Cpl R T Williams later changed his name to Scott 2 R W F Malaya 1956.
LT COL C T Hill 58120 C/O of the 2nd R W F Malaya 1957.
Major Byrde Late of the Welch Regiment seconded to the 2nd battalion R W F Malay 20/1/57. This was an immediate award approved by the C in C on
the 20/2/1957 for Major Byrde's part in the action in which he was killed.
major B E W McCall 58153 (Welsh Regt) 2 R W F Malaya 1957.
Q M Jerry Voas 414496 2 R W F Malaya 1957.
W O 1 E S Morris 23205758 H Q 17th Division Malaya 1957.
Cpl W O Todd 22204630 1 R W F Cyprus 1958.
Fus A Hayes 23479887 1 R W F Cyprus
Major C P Dryland M C 137499 H Q 3 Brigade Cyprus 1959.
Lt G D Inkin 440038 1 R W F Cyprus 1959.
This will tidy a few loose ends up and I found a few men who's names did not ring a bell but were possibly attached person personnel. I must close now I am working on the photos for you asap
Regards "Don "

[ap1]

Good stuff Don, looking at TRD, CE Hill joined the 6th Bn as a Maj in Sept 1944. He won the following awards:

Mentioned in Despatches		08/11/1945
USA Distinguished Service Cross		17/10/1946

[jungle1810]

Hello Richard
On reading your names you needed info on I did not recognise a few. I checked with two former members of the 2nd Battalion R W F. I thought it may be down to typo errors or E R E postings, secondments or attached personnel. With this in mind I checked the good book ( Regimental History) But one man springs to mind I missed Major Peter Sutton M C He was in a Malay regiment and was killed working on a booby trap with a Gurkha officer I reckon I may have to send you some P M's in reference to about 6 of the men I posted.These include the change in the C O's in the 2nd battalion etc.I wil work on the photos asap.
Regards "Don"

[Aled Roberts]

Many thanks Don.

Gone back to the London Gazette - bad scan. On zooming in it is indeed Hill.

Thanks for your help so far. It is very much appreciated.

Richard

[ap1]

Sutton

Major Peter Sutton was killed on the 29^th August 1958, whilst leading his company in an attack against communist terrorists (CT’s) in Malaya. At the time of his death he was attached to the 7^th bn The Malay Regiment, as a Company Commander.

Major Sutton was 32 years old, married man with 3 children. He was born in the Dutch East Indies in 1926. He started his military service with the RASC, serving as a ranker between 1941-43. He was then commissioned into the Hertfordshire Regiment, where he lost an eye, in action in North Africa. He was mentioned in despatches in July 1945, followed by the award of the Military Cross in December 1945.

He then joined 1RWF, serving with them for 4 years in Germany. Regimental Records places him as a Platoon Commander with B Company 1RWF in 1947, one of his fellow officers is Lt RJM Sinnett. He also served as Adjutant of 2RWF between 1952-54, and had periods of command at training units before his attachment to the Malay Regiment.

Major Sutton lost his life during an attack he was leading. He shot dead a CT who fell to the ground firing off a round as he did so. The round struck the magazine of Maj Sutton’s sten gun, causing fatal abdominal injuries. He remained in action, continuing to lead his men, dying some hours later of a ruptured spleen. His Commanding Officer later wrote ” Peter Sutton died most gallantly, as anyone who knew him would expect”.