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Honour - MALAYA 1942-45


Date - 1942-45
Type - Area Awards
Conflict - World War 2; 1939-45

 
Description The area covered by the award were the Malacca Strait and waters adjacent to the Malaya Peninsula and Sumatra, between 7ºN and 9º S, and between 95º - 118ºE.

As an exception, the cable cutting operations off Saigon and Hong Kong in 1945 are also included in the area.

All ships which took part in a successful action in the area were awarded the honour.

 

 
 
HM Ships
Cumberland 45  Electra 42  Emperor 45  Encounter 42  Exeter 42 
Jupiter 42  O-19 (RNethN) 45  O-21 (RNethN) 43  Porpoise 44  Saumarez 45 
Scythian 45  Seascout 45  Sea Rover 44  Selene 45  Sleuth 45 
Solent 45  Statesman 45  Stoic 44  Stonehenge 44  Storm 44 
Stratagem 44 Strongbow 44  Stubborn 45  Sturdy 45  Stygian 45 
Subtle 44-45  Taciturn 45  Tally-Ho 43-44  Tantalus 44  Tantivy 44 
Tartar 45  Taurus 43-44  Telemachus 44  Templar 44  Terrapin 44-44 
Thorough 44-45   Thule 44-45   Tiptoe 45  Torbay 45  Tradewind 44-45 
Trenchant 44-45  Trespasser 44  Truculent 44  Trump 45  Tudor 44-45 
Venus 45  Verulam 45  Vigilant 45  Virago 45  XE4 (45) 
XE5 (45)  Zwaardfisch (RNethN) 44       
         
FAA Squadrons
800 807 851    
         
 
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