FESR War Memorial Foundation Inc. (Far East Strategic Reserve)
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Who the Memorial is For

This Memorial would commemorate the service and sacrifice of servicemen and women of the Australian Defence Force who served in the Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve from 1948 to 1971.

The numbers injured from, or disabled by active service in both theatres is known to be considerable, and of course many have since died from medical legacies of their service discharged for this country over 50 years ago.

Australian Casualties

The Australian War Memorial records the following numbers of Australian Defence Force personnel killed whilst serving in the respective theatres:
  • Malayan Emergency: 44 (RAN 7 Army 27 and RAAF 10)
  • Indonesian Confrontation: 22 (Army 21, RAAF 1)

Overall Commonwealth casualties from the Malayan Emergency were 1,961 and 425 from the Indonesian Confrontation.

Roll of Honour

The following links are to the Australian War Memorial's Roll of Honour, with results filtered for each conflict using the AWM's advanced search function.
  • Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
  • Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966
  • Malay Peninsula, 1964-1966
  • Southeast Asia, 1955-1975 (FESR, SEATO)
The Australian War Memorial will be asked to confirm all names for the memorial.
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Two unidentified Australian soldiers (centre and right) get some directions from a Malayan Police Constable (left) at a roadside checkpoint in Malaya.
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Pte. Larry R Downes during a route march. He was later killed in action 17 May 1965 when he stepped on a mine which exploded, killing him and Sgt V P Vella during operations conducted by 3RAR in Borneo.
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Portrait of Lance Corporal Paul Harold Denehey, No. 1 Squadron, SAS, who was killed by a wild elephant while on patrol along the Sabah border in Borneo 6 June 1965.
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Members of A Company, 2RAR acting as pallbearers for Corporal John Allan, Pte Geoffrey Fritz and Pte Cedric Ingra, all from 1 Platoon, A Company, 2RAR, who were killed on 22 June 1956 in an action known as the Sungei Siput pipeline ambush.
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  • Towards the Memorial
    • Who the Memorial is For
    • Recognition to Date
    • The Benefits of Recognition
  • About the Conflicts
    • Malayan Emergency + Gallery
    • Indonesian Confrontation + Gallery
    • Why Was it a Secret War?
  • About the Foundation
    • Committee
    • Our National Patron
    • Our Associations
  • Contact Us
  • Receive Updates
  • FAQs
  • Links and Resources
  • FYI