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Newspaper articles about a Memorial at St Paul's Cathedral dedicated to those killed in Malaya, Borneo, Singapore and Brunei from World War II until the 1960s. Major General Corran Purdon MC has a mention in one of the reports. In WW2 he was attached to No.12 Commando and taken POW at St Nazaire. He commanded the Ulster Rifles in Borneo

http://www.nmbva.co.uk/memorial_to_asia_wars_is_unveile.htm

I have just added two albums regarding the Hostage Rescue operation undertaken by men from 42 Commando RM on the 12th December 1962. All the hostages were released with out injury, but sadly 5 Commandos from Lima Company were killed in this operation. The first of the albums is the funeral of Marine Gerald 'Scouse' Kierans, 42 Commando RM, and the other is of the unveiling of a plaque at Limbang the following year for those killed:

http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/Mne+Kierans+funeral/

and

http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/limbang+plaque/

In Memory of :

Sergeant Walter Grant MacFarlane
Marine Gerald Kierans (photo in gallery)
Marine Fred Stewart Powell
Marine Ronald David Formoy (photo in gallery)
Marine Richard Jennings (photo in gallery)

42 Commando Royal Marines, 'L' Company, who died 12 December 1962