Malaya 1948-58: British Troops Engaged in the Emergency
v. 1.0 February 24, 2002

Graham Watson

 

British Garrison 1948

This list includes successor units to those on station in 1948

Malaya-

26 Field Regiment RA

      4.51- Battery, 25 Field Regiment RA

      5.56-48 Field Regiment RA

2/2 Gurkha Rifles   -to Hong Kong, Sept 1953 [not replaced]

1/6 Gurkha Rifles  

     11.56-1 Lincolnshire –5.58

2/6 Gurkha Rifles

1/7 Gurkha Rifles  -6.59

2/7 Gurkha Rifles –11.54 to Hong Kong-returned 2.57

1/10 Gurkha Rifles

Penang-

1 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

     8.51-1 Manchester

     4.54-1 Royal Scots Fusiliers –4.57

Singapore-

1 Devonshire – 2.51 [not replaced]

1 Seaforth Hldrs

     5.51-1 Gordon Hldrs

     3.54-1 Queens –2.57

 

Later additions 1948-

8.48-1 Inniskilling Fusiliers

       8.49-1 Green Howards –10.52 [not replaced]

10.48-HQ 2^nd Guards Brigade

       7.50-retitled HQ 18^th Infantry Brigade –disbanded 12.56

3 Grenadier Guards

      7.49-1 Suffolk

      1.53-1 Somerset

      9.55-1 Lincoln -11.56

2 Coldstream Guards

      7.50-1 Worcester

      7.53-1 West Yorkshire –3.55

2 Scots Guards

      3.51-1 Royal West Kent

      1.54-1 Hampshire

      8.56-1 Rifle Brigade –10.57

4 Hussars

      9.51-12 Lancers

      8.54-15/19 Hussars –6.57

 

12.49 HQ 48 Gurkha Brigade formed from Johore Sub-District

    units under command included some of above-mentioned Gurkha

    battalions

 

4.50 HQ 26 Gurkha Brigade arrived from Hong Kong

1 Cameronians

     4.53-1 East Yorkshire

     12.55-1 South Wales Borderers –2.58

2/6 Gurkha Rifles

2/10 Gurkha Rifles

 

4.50 HQ 3^rd Royal Marine Commando Brigade arrived from Malta-served until 12.51

40 RM Commando

42 RM Commando

45 RM Commando

 

6.50=13/18 Hussars arrived as extra armoured car regiment

   7.53-11 Hussars

   6.56-1 Kings Dragoon Guards

   8.58-13/18 Hussars

    

7.50 HQ 63 Gurkha Brigade formed-took some existing Gurkha battalions under command   

 

12.51-1 (Nyasaland) Kings African Rifles –4.53

           3 (Kenya) Kings African Rifles

               7.53-2 Kings African Rifles

                 .55-1 Northern Rhodesian

               4.56-1 Royal African Rifles-?

At a later date-1 Fiji –8.56

 

9.52-HQ 99 Gurkha Brigade formed

 

9.52-HQ 17^th (Gurkha) Division formed from HQ South Malayan District, with 26, 48, 63 and 99 Brigades under command.  

 

9.54-2 Royal Welch Fusiliers –6.57

9.55-1 Kings Own Scottish Borderers –9.58

 

10.56-HQ 28 (Commonwealth) Brigade formed as SEATO strategic reserve-

2 Royal Australian Regt

1 Royal Scots Fusiliers

    2.57-1 Loyal

  12.59-1/3 East Anglian

 

4.58-1 Cheshire - .60

6.58-1 Sherwood Foresters - .61

 

Engineer Units-

Singapore Engineer Regiment 1949-

50 Engineer Regiment 1955-

51 Engineer Regiment 1955-57

10 Railway Sqn RE 1955-

84 Survey Sqn RE 1955-