Originally Posted by
MPN11
Singapore was much nicer.
And probably MUCH more dangerous - Bughis Street!
I remember the shops down towards Steamer Point all with Union Jacks, British names, English welcome etc to get the cruise ship trade. And up at Crater doing their level best to kill you.
I remember one instance, reported in the UK press,when the soldiers were only allowed out when carrying their personal weapon. One squad in the paras had been challenged and responded that the 2 inch mortar was his personal weapon and he could fire it from the hip. It said they had no troubles in Crater.
Then there was the Battle of Crater:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Mitchell
Mitchell would have been of the same vintage as the RMP Major. The latter w
could most likely have seen war service and had rather more medals that he originally sported.