Happy birthday ye olde fellas
Many happy returns of the day
The boys
Gunners all
Awed
Master story teller
Past Tiga Suku
Tiga Suku
As his usual self
Fantastic memories
If you still cannot recognise him. Here is a mugshot
David and Kathy Lam hosted a surprise warm pot luck birthday
party in their home on 23 August 2016. It was Kathy’s and birthday boys Lt Kol David
Hermon's and Lt Kol H’ng Hung Meng's bash. We asked the boys how old were they.
David Herman replied 70ish and Hung Meng said he was “tiga suku”.
These pictures reflect the closeness of some old Gunners. The
night was filled with old stories, many not heard before, particularly stories
from David Hermon and Mejar Andrew Teoh, who were senior enough to be in the
know. David Hermon, Hung Meng, Andrew and David Lam had served in 1 ARTY. They
were of Kajang vintage. We were awed by their episodes and encounters during the
Konfrontasi days in Sarawak; of gun firefight in Lubuk Antu; of the 108 rounds Gun
Salute using the 25 pounders which were notoriously known for misfires. The
barrels were obviously melting hot. But alas the night ended too soon.
I propose the Gunners Club organize a get-together, specifically
for the purpose of sharing old stories and of course to have it recorded on video / tape. Lest we forget.
Always a Gunner.
Allen Lai
