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Derek Lake joined the Army and served with the Guards, before transferring to No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company for service in the mid-1960s, including a deployment to Borneo.Record under construction

Lance Sergeant Derek Lake

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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...
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Group portrait of the Evelyn Wood Team, No 1 (Guards) Independent Company, The Parachute Regiment, Winners 1966
Group portrait of the Evelyn Wood Team, No 1 (Guards) Independent Company, The Parachute Regiment, Winners 1966
Group photo of Guards Paras at the Swimming Pool, Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo, 1964
Group photo of Guards Paras at the Swimming Pool, Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo, 1964