Category: Tamparuli Flood

This Guy Built Hall and Cooper Memorial at Tamparuli

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Bismillah.

The two soldiers from The Royal Army Service Corps and The Royal Army Medical Corps. The Bodies of Pte’s Hall & Cooper from the River.

On the 18th May 1960, two Army personnel, a driver and a medical assistant, were assisting in transporting a seriously ill native woman from kampung Sayap to hospital in Jesselton from Kota Belud, and on reaching Tamparuli bridge found the river in floods and the water a few feet above the level of the bridge.

The need to take their patient to hospital was very urgent so they attempted to cross the flooded river but their ambulance(LandRover) was swept off the bridge and both the soldiers and the native women lost their lives.

A public subscription is being raised by the people of the villages concerned for the purpose of erecting a memorial to commemorate the bravery of the soldiers.

Norm Jagger is the one who built this very monument after the tragedy. Info from Sapper Anthony, He have discovered that the memorial at the end of the bridge to Hall & Cooper at Tamparuli was officially commemorated on 6 Sept 1961.

Thanks to Sapper Hank Lawerence Ex 11 Independent Field Squadron RE on his Website. The Bodies of Pte’s Hall & Cooper from the River of TUARAN (Tragedy of Tamparuli on May 18th 1960), Their name are written on the wall.

Location: National Memorial Arboretum Alrewas Staffordshire – Anthony Catherall.

Hall dived in to see if he could save anyone. Sadly, they were all drowned.

 

I have been to the National Memorial Arboretum several times and seen this memorial, it is a truly wonderful place to visit set in 135 acres in Staffordshire. In April 2017 I was asked to officiate at the ceremony when the 11 Indep Fld Sqn RE plaque was placed in the Far East section of the Aboretum – Ex Sapper Anthony

Photo copyrighted by Ex Sapper Hank Lawerence.

Tragedy at Tamparuli Bridge in 1960

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Bismillah. Tragedy at Tamparuli Bridge in 1960

ALL THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE COPYRIGHT BUT PERMISSION IS GIVEN FOR MUHAMMAD SUHAILY TO USE THEM FOR A VIDEO ONLY – Anthony Catherall. Ex 11 Independent Squadron  RE.

Sapper Anthony, “It was a terrible time with all 3 people drowning, I have never forgot it and never will.” The two soldiers from The Royal Army Service Corps and The Royal Army Medical Corps, it was a terrible time.

Cooper, if we die! We die with Honor and Glory’! Hall, on reaching the bridge where water was overflowing over it, got out of the Land Rover and was guiding Cooper as he tried to negotiate the bridge. The woman was strapped in the vehicle in the back. Hall dived in to see if he could save anyone. Sadly, they were all drowned.

Soldiers from various Units and Squadrons that were based in both the Main Camp and Camp Paradise Kota Belud bow their heads at the service. The burial service at Camp Paradise of Pte JWN Hall RAMC and Driver DC Cooper. They were later re-interred at Labuan Military Cemetery.

We’re not re-quoting, creating, or re-writing history, BUT we are sharing history especially for young children today and future generations, the truth is important’. We should never forget the Allied and Axis forces, Malaysian Army, the Sabahan Rangers, and our all our ancestors who defended our country when the Japanese invaded in WW2.

FYI, Need more research the lady from kg Sayap.

Antara Jenis Kamera Post Card yang digunakan di North Borneo

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Bismillah. Salah satu contoh POSTCARD yang anda lihat digunakan di Borneo sekitar tahun 1918 – 36 keluaran KODAK. Setiap post card/poskad beserta gambar yang diambil dari kamera Kodak yang digunakan oleh jurugambar. Ada beberapa jenis kamera Kodak yang digunakan mengikut tahun dan jangka hayat peralatan tersebut. Jika dilihat pada postcard dan Logo yang digunakan adalah ‘K.ltd’ jelas ia adalah keluaran Kodak, sekitar tahun 1936 – 40an logo keluaran PostCard Kodak digantikan dengan huruf ‘K’.

Photo credit. Postcard diatas dimiliki oleh sahabat kenalan dari UK iaitu Richard Rose dan postcard ini adalah dari pakciknya yang pernah berhijrah ke North Borneo (Sabah) pada tahun 1914 dan kembali ke London sebelum perang dunia ke 2 (WW2). Sejarah perjalanan pakciknya juga akan diceritakan dengan lebih terperinci kelak, In Shaa Allah.

Antara jenis kamera yang digunakan adalah  No. 3A Folding Pocket Kodak (Model E2, F, G, C), No.1 & A pocket Kodak, Autographic Kodak Junior, Special, Vest pocket Kodak dengan pelbagai model mengikut tahun. Anda boleh gunakan laman ini sebagai sumber carian mengenai produk kamera Kodak earlyphotography.co.uk atau layari laman Kodak.

Kredit gambar dari ‘PhotoJottings’.

 

 

Tragedi Jambatan Tamparuli 1960

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Kisah menyayat hati dan peristiwa yang tidak mungkin akan dilupai buat selama-lamanya kata seorang bekas tentera dalam unit 11 Independent Squadron Field RE tuan Anthony Caterall yang kini berusia 80 tahun. Saya berkesempatan berbicara dengan beliau mengenai tugas serta tragedi lemas dua tentera British bersama seorang wanita tempatan dari kampung Sayap yang cedera kerana amukan tetakan parang. Video dibawah memaparkan sedikit kisah mengenai tragedi tersebut, In shaa Allah kisah ini juga akan diceritakan dalam buku fizikal yang bakal terbit kelak.