This is an order of battle listing the British and Commonwealth forces involved in the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation (1962–66).
The following units served in North Borneo, Sarawak or Brunei between 24 December 1962 and 11 August 1966, the eligible dates for the 1962 General Service Medal with clasp BORNEO. Those marked * were based in UK. The conditions for the BORNEO clasp were 30 days service ashore in Brunei, Sabah or Sarawak or afloat in coastal waters or one operational flying sortie in support of operations ashore. In addition the MALAY PENINSULA clasp was awarded for 30 days service ashore in the Malay Peninsula or Singapore or afloat in their waters or carrying out 30 air patrols over the land area between 17 August 1964 and 11 August 1966.
In addition to the units listed below, between 1963 and 1966 there were up to 80 ships from the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Malay Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy. Most of these were patrol craft, minesweepers, frigates and destroyers patrolling the coast-line to intercept Indonesian insurgents. One of the two Commando Carriers, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, was also committed throughout the period of Confrontation usually in their transport role for troops, helicopters and army aircraft between Singapore and Borneo.
A indication of relative effort is 'infantry battalion months' for the last 12 months of the war in Sarawak and Sabah. Of the 144 such months 36 were Malaysian, 48 Gurkha, 52 British, 4 Australian and 4 New Zealand.
Royal Navy
HMS Albion
HMS Bulwark
HMS Victorious
HMS Centaur
HMS Eagle
HMS Kent
HMS Hampshire
HMS Cavendish
HMS Caesar
HMS Berwick
HMS Dido
HMS Fiskerton
HMS Maryton
PLUS: 17 other Destroyers and Frigates, twelve Minesweepers and five Submarines.
40 Commando Royal Marines stationed at HMS Sembawang, Singapore
42 Commando Royal Marines stationed at HMS Sembawang
Sections of Special Boat Service
Detachments of 845 Naval Air Squadron (Wessex) stationed at HMS Simbang, Singapore
Detachments of 846 Naval Air Squadron (Whirlwind) stationed at HMS Simbang
Detachments of 848 Naval Air Squadron (Wessex) stationed at HMS Simbang
849 NAS Fairey Gannet AEW on HMS Victorious
British Army
Squadron of Life Guards
Squadrons of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards*
Squadrons of Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
Squadrons of 4th Royal Tank Regiment
H Squadron of 5th Royal Tank Regiment*
4th Light Regiment Royal Artillery (comprising 29 (Corunna), 88 (Arracan), 97 (Lawsons Company) Light Batteries)*
V Light, 132 (Bengal Rocket Troop) Medium Batteries (of 6th Light Regiment Royal Artillery)
T (Shah Sujah's Troop) and 9 (Plassey) Light Air Defence Batteries (of 12th Light Air Defence Regiment)
30 Light Anti Defence Battery (Roger's Company) (of 16th Light Air Defence Regiment)*
53 (Louisburg) Light Anti Aircraft Battery (now 53 (Louisburg) Battery RA of 22nd Light Air Defence Regiment* (disbanded 2004))
11 (Sphinx) Light Anti Defence Battery (of 34th Light Air Defence Regiment)*
40th Light Regiment Royal Artillery (comprising 38 (Seringapatum), 129 (Dragon), 137 (Java) Light Batteries)*
70 Light, 176 (Abu Klea) Light, 170 (Imjin) Medium Batteries (of 45th Field Regiment Royal Artillery)
8 (Alma), 7 (Sphinx), 79 (Kirkee), 145 (Maiwand), Commando Light Batteries (of 29th and 95th Commando Light Regiments, Royal Artillery)
1st Battalion, Scots Guards
Guards Independent Parachute Company
1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers*
1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders*
1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles*
1st Battalion, Queen's Own Highlanders
1st Battalion, Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment
1st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment
1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd)
2nd Green Jackets, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment*
D Company, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment*
1st Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment*
22 Special Air Service Regiment*
1st and 2nd Battalions of 2nd Gurkha Rifles
1st and 2nd Battalions, 6th Gurkha Rifles;
1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th Gurkha Rifles;
1st and 2nd Battalions, 10th Gurkha Rifles;
Gurkha Independent Parachute Company
Detachments 656 Squadron Army Air Corps
various units from Corps of Royal Engineers
various units from the Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Air Force
Detachments 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
Detachments 26 Squadron LAA. RAF Regiment stationed at RAF Changi, Singapore
Detachments 34 Squadron (Beverley) stationed at RAF Changi
Detachments 48 Squadron (Hastings and Beverley) stationed at RAF Changi
Detachments 209 Squadron (Pioneer and Twin Pioneer) stationed at RAF Seletar, Singapore
Detachments 52 Squadron (Valetta) stationed at RAAF Butterworth, Malaya
Detachments 66 Squadron (Belvedere) stationed at RAF Seletar
Detachments 103 Squadron (Westland Whirlwind HC 10) stationed at RAF Seletar
Detachments 110 Squadron (Westland Sycamore then Whirlwind) stationed at RAF Seletar
Detachments 205 Squadron (AVRO Shackleton MR Mk2) stationed at RAF Changi
225 Squadron (Westland Whirlwind HC 2)* stationed at RAF Seletar
230 Squadron (Westland Whirlwind HC 10)* stationed at RAF Seletar
81 Squadron (Canberra PR 9) stationed at RAF Tengah, Singapore
20 Squadron (Hawker Hunter) stationed at RAF Tengah
60 Squadron (Gloster Javelin) stationed at RAF Tengah
64 Squadron (Gloster Javelin) stationed at RAF Tengah
45 Squadron (Canberra) stationed at RAF Tengah
74 Squadron (English Electric Lightning) stationed at RAF Tengah
15 Squadron Handley Page Victor stationed in at RAF Tengah and RAAF Butterworth
215 Squadron Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy stationed at RAF Changi
129 Signals Unit Radars Type 13, 14 and 15
Australian Army
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
1 and 2 Squadrons of the Special Air Service Regiment
102nd Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
111th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (Butterworth)
1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
7th Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
21st Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
22nd Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
24th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
Royal Australian Air Force
No. 2 Squadron RAAF (GAF Canberras)
No. 3 Squadron RAAF (CAC Sabres)
No. 5 Squadron RAAF (UH-1 Iroquois helicopters)
No. 77 Squadron RAAF (CAC Sabres at Butterworth and then Changi, covering daylight operations)
Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Curlew
HMAS Gull
HMAS Hawk
HMAS Ibis
HMAS Snipe
HMAS Teal
HMAS Duchess
HMAS Vampire
HMAS Vendetta
HMAS Derwent
HMAS Parramatta
HMAS Yarra
Malaysian Army
Squadron of Malaysian Reconnaissance Regiment
A and B Batteries (of 1st Regiment, Malaysian Artillery)
3rd Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment
5th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment
8th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment
1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion, Malaysia Rangers
2nd battalion, Malaysia Rangers
Royal Malaysian Navy
KD Sri Perak
KD Sri Perlis
KD Sri Selangor (K3139)
KD Hang Tuah (K433)
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Squadron (Alouette III)
Squadron (Twin Pioneer)
Royal Federation of Malayan Police
Police Special Branch
Battalion of Police Field Force
Marine Police Force
New Zealand
New Zealand Army
1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
1st Ranger Squadron
Royal New Zealand Air Force
No. 14 Squadron RNZAF (Canberra B(I)12) based RAF Tengah (1964–66) with deployments to RAF Labuan (1964), RAAF Butterworth (1965), RAF Gong Kedah (1965)
No. 41 Squadron RNZAF (Bristol Freighter) based RAF Changi with detachments to RAF Kuching throughout the period of Confrontation
Royal New Zealand Navy
HMNZS Royalist
HMNZS Otago
HMNZS Taranaki
HMNZS Hickleton
HMNZS Santon
HMNZS Blackpool
