Page 1 of 1
Borneo 1964.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:42 pm
by tut
Just found this in the BBC archives of a Documentary that they made in 1964 of my Troop on ambush patrols in Sabah, North Borneo.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... een-borneo
tut
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:52 pm
by robin
Cannot hear it in pub ... Looks jolly though

Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:02 pm
by tenkfeet
Interesting watch. 12 hours of jungle night must have been pretty grim.
Should add: 50 years on and British soldiers are still fighting, at least back then it had clearer aims.
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:11 pm
by tut
Mossies, bull leeches, just about every species of snake, bird eating spiders, tarantulas, and that was just for dinner.....
oh and little brown men that wanted to eat you for dinner.
tut
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:23 pm
by robin
Am thinking David Attenborough. The Crested Tut is rarely seen, but his trail is unmistakeable. Tripe, broken hearts and condoms.
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:46 pm
by tut
Which pub and with whom Robin?
Settled down with the G&T's to watch England - Fiji.
tut
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:50 am
by Dominic
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Was trying to spot you Tut.
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:47 am
by tut
Not sure if I appeared on that one Dom as it covered two Sections and I was probably away checking out the local talent. Mine was 3 Section, 5 Troop, B Company, 40 CDO RM, and I think it was mainly of 2 Section nancy boys whilst we were guarding the perimeter.
They liked a bit of Royal and compo ration packs were in great demand.
tut
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:28 am
by robin
tut wrote:Which pub and with whom Robin?
Settled down with the G&T's to watch England - Fiji.
tut
Was waiting for Monty, Campbell and DDtB - we had arranged an impromptu dinner, but they were, as usual, late - so I was in the Alexander Graham Bell which happens to be next door to where we were eating.
This morning I am pleased that I only had the four or five Guinness ...
Cheers,
Robin
P.S. I am similarly pleased that Woofy rolled in something smelly and now needs a bath ....
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:26 am
by campbell
I am pleased that I had only the five glasses of wine as my head is quite sore enough thankyouverymuch :-/
Re: Borneo 1964.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:12 pm
by tut
Wish I could have been there, I need a second home in the Central belt.
tut