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Army operations during the Malayan Emergency

Infantry battalionsThe 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), arrived in Malaya in September and October 1955.

Australia's allies and adversaries

Malayan Communist PartyThe guerrillas who fought against the British Commonwealth forces during the Malayan Emergency were mostly members of the MCP.

Australians arrive in Malaya

In April 1950, the British Government asked whether some RAAF units could be sent to help in Malaya. Australia's prime minister, Robert Menzies, hesitated.

Naval operations during the Malayan Emergency

Between 2 July 1955 and 31 July 1960, 13 ships of the RAN served with the FESR in the waters of Malaya and Singapore (now Malaysia, the Republic of Singapore and Brunei Darussalam).

RAAF operations during the Malayan Emergency

In the first years of the Malayan Emergency, the British Commonwealth forces were not ready for extensive ground operations. Furthermore, the Communist guerrillas did not have any aircraft.

The Malayan Emergency 1948 to 1960

The Federation of Malaya was a self-governing colony of the British Empire from 1 February 1948 to September 1963, when it became Malaysia.
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