Quote:
Originally Posted by Barrie Yates
British Forces have always been short of equipment either in quantity or type - in the '60s the Malaysian Army had SLR rifles and Sterling Sub-machine guns - we had Lee-Enfield rifles and Sten Guns. Despite snakes,scorpions etc we were issued with sandals as there were no Jungle Boots available for us - unless we bought them in the local Bata shop. Same for the Falklands - quick trip to some shop in the Lake District to get some decent kit for my son - better quality than issue kit.
|
Did tours in Malaysia.
1. 1958 to 1960 Malacca.........Lee Enfield and Sten.
2. 1967 to 1970 Terendak and Seremban.....SLR and Stirling.
No Sandals and no shortage of Jungle Boots...No Bata shops in the Jungle either.