Malaysia medal is victory for Express campaigners

REGARDING the article in the Daily Express about the Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal (“Medals at last for the forgotten war heroes”, December 28), I congratulate the Daily Express and its staff who have been involved in bringing about such a great result regarding this medal and that of the Arctic Convoy veterans. It is a tremendous achievement.

I have been following your campaign with great interest and hope that you would indeed win the day for those who served in Malaysia. I served with 32 Sqn, 8 Engineer Regt in Borneo in 1965.

I would be proud to receive the medal from the Malaysian government and to wear the same with great pride. Once again, congratulations and many thanks.

Anthony Lyon,

Wakefield, W Yorks

All the heroes who fought rebels deserve an honour

I READ with great interest the article about the issuing of medals to those Commonwealth soldiers who served between 1957 and 1966. I think that these dates are invalid as the actual dates of the emergency were June 1948 until July 1960.

I have a vested interest, as my father Ernest (Mick) Rumsby served with 45 Royal Marine Commando in the region from 1951-1953.

I would hope that the dates you quoted are indeed incorrect or else we have more forgotten war heroes than first thought.

Colin Rumsby, Ipswich, Suffolk