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Hello / Re: Father in Law
« Last post by rafboy on October 06, 2023, 10:38:51 AM »You are welcome Bob, only too pleased to be of some help.
I did forget to say if you can find a copy of Robert Bonner's book Jungle Bashers (ISBN 1873907125) it will give you an excellent insight to what the 1st Battalion The Manchester Regiment went through in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency.
There are copies on ebay and Amazon at ridiculous prices, best bet is to trawl through second hand bookshops or try your local library to see if they can get a copy in for you.
This may be of interest: https://www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsgalleries/mom/history/1946-1958
You may be able to get more information from a visit to the archive in Ashton Under Lyne located in the library there, Currently the Museum is closed but the archive is open: https://www.tameside.gov.uk/archives/manchesterregiment
Can you please update the Forum if you manage to get any more information.
Good hunting.
Cliff
I did forget to say if you can find a copy of Robert Bonner's book Jungle Bashers (ISBN 1873907125) it will give you an excellent insight to what the 1st Battalion The Manchester Regiment went through in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency.
There are copies on ebay and Amazon at ridiculous prices, best bet is to trawl through second hand bookshops or try your local library to see if they can get a copy in for you.
This may be of interest: https://www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsgalleries/mom/history/1946-1958
You may be able to get more information from a visit to the archive in Ashton Under Lyne located in the library there, Currently the Museum is closed but the archive is open: https://www.tameside.gov.uk/archives/manchesterregiment
Can you please update the Forum if you manage to get any more information.
Good hunting.
Cliff