The Queen's Own Highlanders, officially abbreviated "QO HLDRS," was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. It was in existence from 1961 to 1994.
Queen's Own Highlanders on guard at the Seria oilfield, during the Brunei revolt, December 1962
Troops from the Queen's Own Highlanders searching for enemies during a patrol in 1963 during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
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The Brunei revolt or Brunei rebellion of 1962 was an insurrection in the British protectorate of Brunei by opponents of its monarchy's proposed inclusion in the Federation of Malaysia. The insurgents
Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)
…National Service. The battalion was sent to Singapore in April 1961 from where it was deployed to Brunei in December 1962 in order to help suppress the Brunei Revolt at an early stage of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. This included a successful air assault on the rebel–held Shell oilfields at Seria, with the…
HMS Tiger unloads supplies and gear for naval troops in Brunei