Malaya

The Orderly Room Sergeant

ORQMS E Camp, known in the Regiment as 'Harry', was the Orderly Room Sergeant of the 2^nd Bn The East Surrey Regiment during the Malaya Campaign. Throughout the long years of captivity ORQMS Camp, at considerable personal risk, maintained meticulous records of all members of the Battalion in Japanese hands. Despite many searches, the Japanese never found his nominal roll. After the War this remarkable book was accepted by the Infantry Record Office as the official record of casualties, and by the Regimental Paymaster as the basis for pay and pension awards.
The record book is stilI in regular use by the Secretary of the Regimental Association.

ORQMS Camp was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his services in the Malaya Campaign.

HONOURS AND AWARDS
MC		Captain W G Vickers
		Captain C O'N Wallis
MBE		Lieut H P Sharland
		WO1 E E Worsfold
DCM		Sergeant J B K Craggs
MM		Sergeant D J Maclean
		Private P Graves
		Private L W Pardoe
MSM		ORQMS E G Camp
Mentioned In Despatches
Major F A H Magee
Captain P A C K Bruckmann
Captain W A G Edwards
Captain W G Gingell MBE MM
Sergeant W G Perkin
L/Cpl G L Buckley
LlCpl A P Cooke
Private A R Ayres

 

The medal awarded for the Malaya Campaign was the Pacific Star.

 

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