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Paul, Don & Jeff: Reunion in Sarawak

Posted on: Mon 30 Oct 2023

Today we bring you a rather unique past and present type interview with members of the Malaya and Borneo Veterans Association, South Australia.    Paul Rosenzweig OAM, chats with two Veterans of the conflict in Borneo,  Jeff Hiscock and Don Cameron… the three of them talk about a recent commemorative visit to Sarawak, and Jeff and Don intersperse that with memories of their service in the region in the 1960s, as Paul tells us some of the historic aspects of the conflict.

Part 1: Paul Rosenzweig OAM; Don Cameron & Jeff Hiscock Sarawak 2023

Part 2: Paul Rosenzweig OAM; Don Cameron & Jeff Hiscock Sarawak 2023

Main Image: From the J Hiscock collection and used with permission: the Serikin patrol base: showing an RAF Bristol Belvedere number ‘XG466’, a twin-engine and twin-rotor helicopter, of No 66 Squadron based at Seletar. The helicopter earned the nickname ‘Flying Longhouse’ from native tribesmen in Borneo. Image from the collection of Private Jeff Hiscock of ‘C’ Company, 3RAR. 

Left to right: Paul Rosenzweig OAM; Jeff Hiscock; Don Cameron at Radio Adelaide September 2023 with Foster Greyhound Wally.
This is the Bukit Knuckle position near Kampung Gumbang, occupied by ‘B’ Company of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment from March to July 1965. Image from the album of Corporal Bill Lagas, 3RAR Battalion Headquarters.  Provided by D Cameron and used with permission.

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