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Borneo
Borneo (Kalimantan to the Indonesians) is the second biggest island in the world. One third of the island was three British d...
Lance Corporal John P West, known to fellow Guardsmen as 'Scruff', served with the Life Guards.
He served with No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company in the 1960s, joining in 1963. He served in Cyprus (1963) and was awarded the GSM for service in Borneo in 1964. He was part of the 4-man Medic team for the Guards Coy in Borneo and also served as a Ferret Scout Car driver.
After three years with the Guards Parachute Coy he transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) in 1967.
'Scruff' remains active in the veterans community, as a member of the Guards Parachute Association.
Service History
- Date not known Life Guards (Lance Corporal)
- 1963 No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company (Lance Corporal)
- 1967 Royal Army Medical Corps (Lance Corporal)
- 1972 23 Parachute Field Ambulance RAMC (Lance Corporal)
