Australian Vietnam Veterans Buried in Malaysia and Singapore

Grave of Major Peter Badcoe VC
Grave of Major Peter Badcoe VC at Terendak Garrison Cemetery
C of E plot at the cemetary
Church of England (CE) plot,
Terendak Garrison Cemetary (see map below)
Other Denominations plot
Other Denominations (OD) plot,
Terendak Garrison Cemetary (see map below)
RC plot at the cemetary
Roman Catholic  (RC) plot,
Terendak Garrison Cemetary (see map below)

24 casualties of the Vietnam War are buried in the cemetery of the Terendak Garrison at Malacca, in Malaysia.  This garrison was manned at the time by the 28th Commonwealth Brigade, which included a number of Australian units.   They are:

Number
Rank
Name
Age
Date of Death
Unit
2786017 Private Dal E. Abbot 21 30 May 1968 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
2784699 Private Norman G. Allen 21 10 Nov 1967 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
2788583 Private Gary A. Archer 22 4 Feb 1969 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
41400 Major Peter J. Badcoe VC 33 7 April 1967 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam
215349 Lieutenant Robert Birse 23 10 Dec 1967 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
213151 Corporal Robert W. Bowtell 33 11 Jan 1966 3rd Field Troop, Royal Australian Engineers
14208 Sergeant Ronald T. Carroll 31 4 Aug 1968 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
311534 Gunner Thomas W. Checkley 28 5 Aug 1966 131st Divisional Locating Battery
215215 Private Christopher Clark 20 8 Jan 1966 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
214479 Private Ronald E. Field 22 9 Oct 1965 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
310089 Warrant Officer Two John Garrigan 40 27 Dec 1968 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam
43593 Warrant Officer Two Maxwell P. Hanley MM 31 20 Feb 1967 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam
40774 Corporal Reginald H. Hillier 26 29 Nov 1965 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
3786634 Trooper Tony Holland 21 7 Jul 1966 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron
215217 Private Neville W. Horne 19 8 Jan 1966 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
39510 2nd Lieutenant Allan D. Jellie 22 3 Dec 1969 161st Independent Reconnaisance Flight
26182 Warrant Officer Two Ronald V. Lees 37 13 Jan 1966 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam
2784043 Corporal John G.S. Pearce 22 14 May 1966 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
42352 Warrant Officer Two Thomas D. Phillips 38 20 Mar 1966 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam
212612 Lance Corporal Thomas Ross 25 12 Oct 1965 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
3410295 Lance Corporal Arthur Ruduss 29 12 Jun 1966 Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force
36205 Gunner Thomas Simpson 27 9 Dec 1965 105 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
37003 Corporal Francis J. Smith 25 21 Sep 1965 A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
213780 Private Mervyn A.F. Wilson 29 8 Jan 1966 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

The camp is now occupied by the Malaysian Defence Forces, and in order to gain access to the cemetary, visitors should seek prior permission through The Vice Consul (Kuala Lumpur Air Bag), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Locked Bag 40, Kingston, ACT 2604.

One further burial in this area is worthy of note.   Warrant Officer Class Two Kevin G. Conway, AATTV serving with US Special Forces and killed at Nam Dong in Thua Thien Province is buried in Singapore.  The Australian High Commission in Singapore should have additional details if required.

Map of Terendak Cemetary

[Photographs and map courtesy of Stuart Weller]

 
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