Thanks, old-duffer. I was mis-informed.(Maybe I was told he "should have got a decoration "...........??????
(I'm part way through a rather good book titled "The Savage Wars of Peace" by a historian, Charles Allen. The Malayan Emergency was very interesting and I'm now reading about the Borneo "confrontation" (in which I played a small part myself) Although it mainly concerns the army, there's lots of references to the RAF and RN in the support roles - particularly helicopters. (The book is thoroughly recommended to anyone interested in post world war 2 military history...........very easy to read a bit at a time)