79:, the British Administration planned to increase the number of battalions to ten by 1960. However, the planned expansion of the Malay Regiment could not be made at the desired pace, and in 1957 only seven battalions had been raised. Due to the demands placed on the British Army by the
128:
By
November 1952, the Federation Regiment was able to recruit 434 men, of which only 75 were of Chinese descent, though a large proportion of the Chinese applied to be officers or to join the technical services. By 1957, the Malay Regiment had grown to seven battalions, but the
133:
Army was only able to raise a single battalion of the
Federation Regiment. The British found it hard to attract non-Malays to join the Federation Regiment, though this problem was also faced by the Malayan Police force.
355:
158:
was coined by the
Malayan Press after the publicity associated with the selection of the 13 men and their round Malaya exercise in an attempt to recruit men for the Federation Regiment.
275:
125:
and mooted the formation of the
Federation Regiment with the understanding that each battalion would be balanced by an additional battalion of the Malay Regiment.
32:
226:
In 1954 and 1955, 1 Bn
Federation Regiment under the command of Lt. Col. Trevor, OBE, had one confirmed kill in Sungai Bong, Butterworth by 8
327:
242:
and had three kills, with seven bandits captured. On 26 August 1956, the 1 Bn
Federation Regiment killed the senior personal assistant to
218:
They paved the way for a multiracial armed forces in line with
Templer's vision for the formation of a multiracial infantry regiment.
370:
75:
After World War II, the Malay
Regiment was reformed and by 1948 had a strength of three infantry battalions. With the onset of the
59:
of the Malay
Regiment were raised before the Japanese invasion of Malaya, and both battalions acquitted themselves well during the
95:. This bill paved the way for the development of the first multiracial infantry unit as desired by General Gerald Templer.
351:
121:. They however agreed to his idea to raise at least three multiracial battalions recruited from among the locals in
151:
169:
was quoted describing the men as “completely satisfactory in every way”. The pioneering officer cadets, nicknamed
292:
162:
92:
331:
154:
at
Sandhurst for later appointment as officers of the multiracial Federation Regiment. The term 12
271:
251:
231:
103:
117:
Templer had hoped to form a purely Chinese regiment, but his idea was met with hostility by the
107:
143:
130:
122:
48:
8:
287:
64:
247:
111:
76:
214:
Amiruddin Mustapha Albakri — (retired a Mejar, joined from the Royal Malay Regiment)
258:. On 17 July 1957, 1 Bn Federation Regiment scored another kill in the District of
60:
239:
255:
166:
150:, and then selected 24 young Malayans to undergo Officer Cadet Training at the
21:
364:
161:
The first 11 men were personally approved by Templer. In the July 27, 1952,
118:
52:
270:
On 1 January 1960, the Federation Regiment was merged with the Federation
110:
seemingly supporting the British cause. Hence, it was imperative that the
99:
80:
44:
243:
56:
83:
and other commitments, it was imperative to the Malayan Emergency.
28:
25:
142:
Templer selected a group of young Malayan men to be sent first to
227:
147:
265:
235:
114:
population be involved in the campaign against the Communists.
259:
91:
In July 1952, the Federation Regiment Bill was passed in the
181:
Lai Chung Wah — retired a Mej. Jen.(deceased April 18, 2017)
98:
The Malayan Emergency was seen as a war between the British
350:
Defense & Decolonization in South-East Asia, Karl Hack
254:. Another CT was killed during Operation Latima around
177:, for the multiracial Federation Regiment comprised:
234:. 1 Bn Federation Regiment was then transferred to
221:
362:
202:Leong Siew Meng — retired a Mej. Jen. (deceased)
266:Merge with Federation Reconnaissance Regiment
86:
184:Victor Nelson Stevenson — retired Brig. Gen
137:
363:
211:Abdullah Samsudin — retired a Lt Jen
187:Lakhbir Singh Gill — retired a Mejar
70:
51:as a locally raised regiment of the
208:Asna Mohd Sutan — retired Brig. Gen
196:N. Selvarajah — retired a Mej. Jen.
190:Thong Chee Sin — retired a Lt. Kol.
13:
24:(1898–1979) to form a multiracial
20:was an attempt by British General
14:
382:
205:Khong Kim Kong — retired Lt. Kol.
371:Formations of the Malaysian Army
356:Templer's 12 weeds out the enemy
222:Federation Regiment achievements
276:Federation Reconnaissance Corps
47:agreed to the formation of the
320:
311:
305:
193:Ng Boon Hwa — retired Lt. Kol.
1:
298:
293:Timeline of Malaysian history
7:
281:
199:Gui Poh Chui — retired Kol.
93:Federal Legislative Council
10:
387:
102:and the Chinese-dominated
87:Federation Regiment formed
38:
272:Reconnaissance Regiment
252:Malayan Communist Party
138:Templer's 12 Superb Men
104:Malayan Communist Party
152:Royal Military Academy
43:In 1933, the British
328:"Malaysian Memories"
175:Templer’s Superb Men
165:, Major General Sir
288:History of Malaysia
65:Battle of Singapore
63:and the subsequent
18:Federation Regiment
248:Secretary General
77:Malayan Emergency
71:Malayan Emergency
378:
343:
342:
340:
339:
330:. Archived from
324:
318:
315:
309:
274:and renamed the
61:Battle of Malaya
386:
385:
381:
380:
379:
377:
376:
375:
361:
360:
347:
346:
337:
335:
326:
325:
321:
316:
312:
306:
301:
284:
268:
224:
140:
89:
73:
41:
33:Federation Army
31:of the Malayan
12:
11:
5:
384:
374:
373:
359:
358:
353:
345:
344:
319:
317:(Hack, pg 146)
310:
303:
302:
300:
297:
296:
295:
290:
283:
280:
267:
264:
223:
220:
216:
215:
212:
209:
206:
203:
200:
197:
194:
191:
188:
185:
182:
167:Hugh Stockwell
139:
136:
88:
85:
72:
69:
49:Malay Regiment
40:
37:
22:Gerald Templer
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
383:
372:
369:
368:
366:
357:
354:
352:
349:
348:
334:on 2006-09-10
333:
329:
323:
314:
308:
304:
294:
291:
289:
286:
285:
279:
277:
273:
263:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
219:
213:
210:
207:
204:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
180:
179:
178:
176:
172:
168:
164:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
135:
132:
126:
124:
120:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
96:
94:
84:
82:
78:
68:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
36:
34:
30:
27:
23:
19:
336:. Retrieved
332:the original
322:
313:
307:
269:
225:
217:
174:
171:Templer’s 12
170:
163:Sunday Times
160:
155:
141:
127:
119:Malay rulers
116:
97:
90:
74:
53:British Army
42:
17:
15:
106:, with the
338:2006-07-27
299:References
156:Superb Men
144:Eaton Hall
131:Federation
81:Korean War
57:battalions
45:War Office
244:Chin Peng
100:colonists
365:Category
282:See also
29:regiment
26:infantry
250:of the
232:Company
228:Platoon
148:Chester
112:Chinese
39:History
236:Melaka
123:Malaya
108:Malays
55:. Two
260:Bahau
256:Jasin
240:Muar
238:and
230:, C
16:The
173:or
146:in
367::
278:.
262:.
246:,
67:.
35:.
341:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.