Hockey Team Intake 34, Sebatangkarah

Photo credit to Skot Rusli Abdul Rahman with thanks

Back row, L-R:

Latif Endot, Rashid Meersalam, Shafie Dun, Kandaiah?, unknown, Staff Dollah, forgot his name, unknown, Ishak Ripin, Haridan?, Sofian, Abdul Rahman Teoh

Centre row, L-R

CI name forgot, Lt Col Harchand Singh - CO, unknown

Front row, L-R

Husamuddin, Abdul Razak Rahman, Shokri Salleh, Rusli Abdul Rahman, unknown, Zamani Othman, Wan Johan

Mej (R) Istamar Tegoh, RAMD, CI Sebatangkarah

Not much info in the net except that he had attended Staff College in 1977

Col (R) Harchand Singh (200022) , CO Pre-Octu Sebatang Karah

Col (R) Harchand Singh, CO Pre-OCTU, Sebatang Karah had an impressive credential throughout his career, twice decorated for valour in the Congo and was twice mentioned in despatches (Keputusan Perutusan Keberanian). Source of info here.


Latest news as per below.

'BIrthday Boy' , Col (R) Harchand Singh (red undershirt) celebrated on the 24th Apr 2010, age 80 by his fomer colleagues and friends.  Picture taken courtesy from the blog , '7th Ranger Mechanized'

That thingy called a 'water steel tank'

       Whenever I see a water steel tank  perching  stoutly on top of a steel frame, it never fails to bring a smile on my face. It reminded me of an incident in Sebatang Karah where all of us were punished with 'extra drill'. It was on a weekend. I was already at home in KL (I think heheh..ingat ingat luper) when someone called up to inform me to be in camp the following Sunday morning. It seemed the majority had taken the 'drill' except for a few of us 'early birds' who had went out early on that particular Saturday morning. Obviously it did spoiled our weekend and early next day we were in camp and did the extra drill as required.

      Sebatang Karah had often experienced a few runs of dry spell with  no water  except the quantity rationed for the cook house use. Apparently a few of our 'friends' had decided to be 'adventurous' n climbed up the steel wall and into the tank (luper lak sape perawi die) only to be caught when  'bubbles' started coming out of the taps in the cook house when it was turned on. "Collateral damages" :D. 'Rumours' has it that five of our 'comrades' were the culprits, and at least two of them were 'senior officers' in their later tenure in service, go figure ;-) akakakakakakakakakakak  Masa ni boleh la gelak , masa tu mau disekeh kepala diorang muakakakakakka :D

Sebatang Karah, the Instructors..

       Kapt Johar Che Omar is leftmost, next to him is Capt Raja (I think) in front of him is Capt Mohd Shah, Capt Vincent in 'celoreng' (wonder what ever happened to his 'wooden staff'? kah kah kah) with Kapt Zainal Arif Abdul Aziz standing next. Capt Yaakob in the black & white stripes, Capt Sa'ad in the yellow suit and but of course , the ever lovable Capt 'Rozzelee', wearing the distinctive white top hat.

      D most unforgettable incident that is still fresh in my mind was when the whole battalion went absent during the 1800 hours roll call/'show parade' in FMSO  with logs just because 'u know who' was the Duty Officer' for the day akakakakakakakakak Anyway it was towards the end of the Pre-OCTU phase in Sebatang Karah prior  to movement to  RMC in Sg Besi.