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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13'Limbang Hostage Rescue'
Wednesday, December 12, 1962
Location
Limbang
Sarawak
4° 46' 17.4324" N, 114° 58' 26.76" E
In December 1962 a revolt broke out in Brunei, North Borneo, and 42 Commando, in Singapore at the time, was flown to Labuan and given the task of clearing Brunei Bay.
'L' Company was detached to try to release eight European hostages, including a district officer, from the town of Limbang, which was held by a strong force of rebels.
BRIDGES, Ernest Robert
Lieutenant Colonel
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mentioned in Despatches
CAMERON, Angus Arthur
Corporal
RM 16834
3 Cdo. Bde. RM
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Corporal Angus Cameron received a Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in operations in Brunei during the period 8-22 December 1962.
Sources
London Gazette 43009 page 4693.
FORMOY, Ronald David
Marine
RM 16883
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Ronald Formoy, Lima Company, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
Sources
AFM ROH.
AFM ROH.
[Image] Special Forces ROH website.
JENNINGS, Richard
Marine
RM 19233
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Richard Jennings, Lima Company, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
KIERANS, Gerald
Marine
RM 16941
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Gerald Kierans, Lima Company, from Widnes, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarawak.
Sources
AFM ROH.
[Image] His sister Estelle Hart.
LESTER, William John
Corporal
CH/X 5001
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal William Lester was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished services in operations.
MACFARLANE, Walter Grant
Sergeant
CH/X 4743
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Walter Macfarlane, Lima Coy., from Middlesborough, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
MOORE, John Jeremy
Major General
3 Cdo. Bde. RM
Royal Marines
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Military Cross (MC)
Bar to the Military Cross
Major General John Jeremy Moore served as the commander of the British land forces during the Falklands War in 1982.
POWELL, Fred Stewart
Marine
RM 21017
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Killed in action or died of wounds
Marine Fred Powell, Lima Company, was one of five commandos who died during an action which resulted in the rescue of hostages taken and held at Limbang, Sarwak.
Sources: AFM ROH.
RAWLINSON, Robert Croft
Corporal
RM 17402
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Robert Rawlinson was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished services in operations. He commanded one of the two sections of the Commando that assaulted Limbang Police Station, Sarwak, on the 12th December 1962 to release hostages being held there. Cpl.
UNDERWOOD, Bryan Albert
Marine
RM 20505
3 Cdo. Bde. RM
Royal Marines
Mentioned in Despatches
Marine Bryan Underwood received a Mention in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in operations in Brunei during the period 8-22 December 1962.
Sources
London Gazette 43009 page 4693.
WATERS, Peter, S.
Lieutenant
42 Cdo. RM
Royal Marines
Lieutenant Peter Waters, second in command Lima Company, was wounded in the hostage rescue at Limbang, Malaysia, on 12 December 1962.
Sources
CVA Gallery photos of the unveiling of the Memorial Plaque at Limbang.
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