St
John's Church,
Ipoh, Memorial,
Malaysia
World
War 1 & The Emergency
Compiled & Copyright © Martin Edwards 2007
There
are several memorials within St. John's church, Ipoh, Perrak, Malaysia
mainly inset into the surrounding wooden rails affixed to the walls.
One is for World War 1, another the Hussars in the Emergency, and
a further one from the Worcestershire Regiment who served there.
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World
War 1
A.M.D.G.
ET IN MEMORIAM
BELL |
James
Graham |
No
further information currently available |
CAMPBELL |
Cecil
Audrey |
[Listed
as Cecil Awdry Campbell on CWGC & SDGW] Lieutenant, 250th Tunnelling
Company, Royal Engineers. Drowned 4th October 1918. Aged 33. Son
of the late Lorne A. Campbell (I.C.S.) and Cecilia L. Campbell.
No known grave. Commemorated on HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON.
See also Ipoh War memorial |
ROOTS |
Lionel
Victor |
Mr
L V Roots landed at the Port of London on the "Miyazaki-Maru"
from Penang, Malaya, 18 January 1915, listed as a Miner, aged 27,
permanent residence listed as London. - see also Ipoh
War memorial |
LOYAL
TO FIRM AND
COUNTRY THEY GAVE THEIR
LIVES DURING THE
GREAT WAR 1914-18
REQUIESCANT IN PACE.
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The
Emergency
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE XV-XIX
THE KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS
WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE DURING THE REGIMENT'S TOUR IN MALAYA
1954 MEREBIMUR 1957
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DAVIES |
John
Anthony |
Second
Lieutenant 432911, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Killed when his
armoured car overturned on Raub to Grik run 27th August 1954. Aged
24. Born 25th August 1930. Buried in Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery,
Taiping, Perak. Row E. Grave 44. |
FITCHETT |
Peter
John |
[Listed
as T J Fitchett on memorial] Trooper 22941189, 15th/19th King's
Royal Hussars. Died 5th December 1954. Aged 20. Born 16th January
1934. Buried in Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery, Taiping, Perak.
Row E. Grave 45. |
BRUCE |
Duncan
Campbell |
Trooper
22992783, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Died accidentally 31st
May 1955. Aged 21. Born 8th June 1933, Buried in Kamunting Road
Christian Cemetery, Taiping, Perak. Row E Grave 47. |
THOMPSON |
Cyril
Edward |
Sergeant
551976,
15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Died accidentally 16th April 1956.
Aged 41. Born 18th December 1914. Buried in Kamunting Road Christian
Cemetery, Taiping, Perak. Row E. Grave 53. |
SUMMERS |
George |
Trooper
23224286, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Died when his armoured
car was in collision with the Ipoh to Penang mail train 24th June
1956. Aged 19. Born 25th April 1937. Buried in Kamunting Road Christian
Cemetery, Taiping, Perak. Plot E Grave 60. |
SMITH |
Walter
John |
Trooper
23237864, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Died when his armoured
car was in collision with the Ipoh to Penang mail train 24th June
1956. Aged 19. Born 29th January 1937. Cremated at Sek Keng Cheng
Crematorium, Kuala Lumpur and ashes returned to the UK. |
CAMPBELL |
George |
Trooper
23200439, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Died when his armoured
car was in collision with the Ipoh to Penang mail train 24th June
1956. Aged 20. Born 21st February 1936. Buried in Kamunting Road
Christian Cemetery, Taiping, Perak. Plot E Grave 57. |
JONES |
Robert
Frederick [David] |
Trooper
22966231, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Died when his armoured
car was in collision with the Ipoh to Penang mail train 24th June
1956. Aged 20. Born 26th October 1935. Buried in Kamunting Road
Christian Cemetery, Taiping, Perak. Plot E Grave 58. |
WELLS |
Stephen
William John |
Corporal
22980204, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Killed in landslide at
Cameron Highlands 18th December 1956. Aged 20. Born 21st January
1936. Buried in Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery, Taiping, Perak.
Row E Grave 67. |
WALKER |
Alan
Gerard |
Trooper
23213011, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars. Killed in landslide at
Cameron Highlands 18th December 1956. Aged 20. Born 13th August
1933. Buried in Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery, Taiping, Perak.
Row E Grave 70. |
THIS
BOOKCASE WAS PRESENTED TO ST. JOHN'S, IPOH
BY ALL RANKS 1ST BN. THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
TO COMMEMORATE THEIR TOUR IN MALAYA 1950-1953
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Last update
21 October, 2018
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