The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
For a birthday with a difference, the most northern Australian Defence installation in the Malaysian Federation, Butterworth RAAF base, where members of the 110th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery are celebrating the units third birthday. The battery was first formed at Woodside in South Australia in May 1965. It then moved to Malaysia where its been ever since. The unit operates on the Butterworth Base in a defensive role with bofors anti-aircraft guns. The members of the unit gave a display of their versatility and mobility with the guns and the pipe band of the 2/10th Ghurka Rifles played for the big parade. The reviewing Officer was Brigadier C. M. I. Pearson of Singapore, the Commander, Australian Army Force, Far East Land Forces. The 160 men of the unit paraded in the blazing tropical sun before a large crowd made up mainly of wives and children. For one member of the unit it was a special day. Warrant Officer Class One R. F. Bassett was presented with the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Warrant Officer Bassett is from Coburg in Victoria. Then the final march off and for the men of the 110th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery it was back to work. The battery prides itself on keeping in top operational efficiency by planned programmes of air defence and mobility exercises.
Canberra jet bombers soon to be used in Vietnam were the "enemy" force in exercise "Kangaroo Hop" in Malaysia's northern Kedah State. Aim of the exercise was to practise gunners of the 110 Light Anti-
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