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Army soldiers from Rifle Company Butterworth rotation 144 receive an historical briefing prior to conducting the Sandakan Death March in Sandakan, Malaysia. Story by Lieutenant Chloe Reay. Photos by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

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Diggers retrace Sandakan Death March to pay tribute

16/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1114 Views 0 Comments Malaya and Borneo, Rifle Company Butterworth, WWII

In 1942, under Japanese occupation, Australian prisoners of war were sent to Sandakan in Borneo, Malaysia, to build an airstrip.

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Privates Bianca Nankervis and Nelson Fox from Rifle Company Butterworth rotation 144 visit the Kundasang War Memorial in Ranau, Malaysia. Story and photos by Lieutenant Chloe Reay.

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Paying tribute to fallen family members

16/08/202424/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1051 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Malaya and Borneo, Rifle Company Butterworth, WWII

As part of their three-month deployment to Malaysia, soldiers from Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB) rotation 144 were given the opportunity

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Members of B Company 2 RAR go on a patrol in Perak in 1956. AWM photo HOB/56/0751/MC via anzacportal.dva.gov.au

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Malaya and Borneo Veterans’ Day 2018

31/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4527 Views 0 Comments Malaya and Borneo

Known as Malaya and Borneo Veterans’ Day, today recognises Australian military personnel who served in two historical campaigns – the

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