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The 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop REME Part 3: Views Of Gunong Panjang Camp, Ipoh

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Subject :The 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop REME Part 3: Views of Gunong Panjang Camp, Ipoh
Published By : None 
Location : Ipoh
Estimated Year : 1956
Media Type : Photograph
Source : Anne and Dennis Mardsen
Remark : From left to right the photographs show:

  • The picture was taken from Dennis Marsden’s basha; the guardroom is on the right and armoury is on the left of the football pitch. The word Basha is a Malay word meaning Shelter or hut and was first introduced into the British Army vocabulary by Veterans of the Malayan Campaign (1950 - 1959) eg Malayan Scouts, who would eventually evolve into the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS).

  • In between the basha’s, some had zinc roofs and the others had atap (thatched roofs).

  • A view of the workshop, the Willy’s Jeep in the foreground carries the number 37-YH-34.

    • To read about the role of REME and see a group photograph of the members the 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop REME, Gunong Panjang camp in 1956 (at Part 1), click here.

    To go to Part 4, click here.

    Filename : 20091026-003