Album - NATIONAL SERVICE MALAYA, C.1967 - 68

Historical information

A small selection of the photo album pertaining to service in Malaya covering parade ground drill, route marching, group photos, relaxation and aerial photos of Terendak Garrison.

The album is part of the collection of Graeme Arthur Jones 3790932, refer Cat No 10053.2P for his service details.
Photo No 1. The big Sgt on the left is K.S.Wendt (known as Lofty) who went on to serve with 8 RAR in Vietnam and was WIA while serving in A Coy.

Photo No 3. Platoon photo. Graeme Jones is in the 2nd row 1st on the right.

There are 5 soldiers with rank that have service ribbons on, Doorley, Semple, Keely, Mok, House who had served with 1 RAR Vietnam 1965 - 66. Semple also went on to serve with 8 RAR in Vietnam. Going by initials Keely is most likely R.B. Kelly. Ainscough R.J, not wearing ribbons, the same name/initials served also with 1 RAR Vietnam 1965 - 66

Physical description

.1) Photograph Album, colour cardboard cover, spirax bound, 16 pages, B & W and a small few Colour photographs. The pages are sticky backed with plastic cover sheets. Inside the front cover attached via the spirax is a poem pasted to cardboard titled "The Soldier".
.2) Plain brown carboard cover for the album

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