Pipeline Ambush
| Pipeline Ambush | |||||
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| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||
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| 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment | Malayan Communist Party | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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3 killed 3 wounded |
2 killed unknown wounded | ||||
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The Pipeline Ambush took place during the Malayan Emergency. An Australian patrol of five troops were ambushed by communist forces. A firefight ensued where other Australian troops came to assist. Three Australians were killed making it the most costly Australian involvement of the Emergency.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ http://se-asia.commemoration.gov.au/australian-operations-in-malayan-emergency/army-operations_the-pipeline-ambush.php
- ↑ "LAST NIGHT'S CABLE FLASHES DIGGERS DECLARE WAR OF VENGEANCE IN MALAYA.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 25 June 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "AWARDS FOR SERVICE IN MALAYA.". The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 - 1956) (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 1 November 1956. p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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