Jungle Burial


Burial service for Police Lt.M.R.Livingstone and Royal Marine Sgt.Samuel Orr,Kampong Temenggor,N.Perak,27th.Dec.,1950. Officer officiating (back to camera)P.J.D.Guest, OC,Police Jungle Squad,Grik. Whilst investigating reports of activity at an abandoned tin mine approximately 1 1/2 days march from Grik, P/Lt.Livingstone and three Malay other ranks were killed in ambush. Sgt Orr was killed in the Police/Royal Marine follow-up. Subsequently the bodies were relocated to Christian cemeteries with P/Lt.Livingstone being buried at Kamunting Rd.cemetery,Taiping

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