The
Christian Cemetery
at
Kamunting
Road
Taiping
Perak
Malaysia
Inside
the Portal there is three Roll of Honour plaques one on the right has all the
names of the UK
The
one to the left has names of the Commonwealth Forces and their dependants.
Above
these two plaques is the inner entrance is the one for the Federation of Malaya
Police
All
of the people names entered are buried within the cemetery.
The
plaques are made of black granite and are very reflective and it is difficult to
take a clear photo
Taiping was formerly a garrison town for the British Army from 1945 to 1959
And was the Headquarters for the 28th Commonwealth Brigade
It is now garrisoned by the Malaysian Armed Forces.
This Christian Cemetery is situated approx 1 mile outside of the town on the Asam Kumbang Road.
It is easily recognisable by its large Porch at the entrance and the line of tall trees on the right that shade many of the servicemen's graves.
The graves of the British and Commonwealth service men and their wives and children, are fairly well concentrated in plots and rows and graves are well spaced and are easily distinguishable by their headstones.
Maintenance and supervision of these graves are the responsibility of the Military Section of the British High Commission Kuala Lumpur.
They now includes the graves of the seven Federation of Malaya Police Officers
It was said by the Military Attaché of the BHC in June 2003 that the graves of all
Military personnel would be in he near future be handed over to the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (CWGC)
Summary
of British & Commonwealth Forces along with Dependants Graves
Who
are interned in Kamunting Rd. Taiping
|
Armed
Services & Dependants |
Total |
|
Royal
Navy |
1 |
|
Royal
Marine Commando |
11 |
|
British
Army Regiments & Corps |
80 |
|
Dependant
of British Army Personnel |
27 |
|
Royal
Air Force |
2 |
|
Royal
Air Force Dependants |
4 |
|
Royal
Australian Army |
28 |
|
Dependants
Royal Australian Army |
10 |
|
1st
& 2nd Bn's New Zealand Regiments |
7 |
|
Dependants
Royal Australian Air Force |
2 |
|
Sarawak
Rangers |
4 |
|
Federation
of Malaya Police |
7 |
|
The
Leicestershire Regiment (1942 grave) |
1 |
|
1/2
Punjab Regiment (1937 grave) |
1 |
|
Dependant
of British Civilian employed by Services |
1 |
|
|
186 |
A full list containing each individual Grave is attached
Kamunting
Road Cemetrey Layout
The
majority of servicemen's graves are located in Plots B, E, and F & K
Dependant's
graves (wives & children) are all in Plots H, I, M, N.
There
are a few scattered graves mainly for the Federation of Malaya Police
Also
for those of other religious denominations
Plot
Q is where the Sarawak Rangers are buried and as Muslims their graves face
towards Mecca
And
for religious reasons they cannot be exhumed.
In
Plor R to the right of the entrance Portal there is two graves where the Father
and Daughter are buried next to one another.
As
in Plot I husband and wife are buried next to each other
The number of
graves in each plot is
|
B |
E |
F |
H |
I |
K |
M |
N |
Q |
R |
FMP |
Odd |
|
17 |
56 |
7
* |
32 |
16 |
34 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
2
* |
Two
odd graves
One
is a Lt. Orme of the 1/2 Punjab Regiment who died 27 Feb 1937
* buried in Plot F grave 21
The
other is a soldier from the Leicester Regiment who died on the 17th
December 1941 Pte.Pargiter
View
of some of the Graves
More
photos can be seen in the Leicester Section of the Photo Album
