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Knud V. Henriksen, 1st Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment. Malaya 1946 - 1947.

"I have just restored a few old photos for my Daddy - Knud V. Henriksen (Born 1920) from Denmark. He jointed 1st Battalion, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in 1946, then was drafted from Liverpool to Singapore, 21 Septmeber 1946 with the ship Empress of Australia. November '46 to March '47 Port Weld - west of Taiping. Here are a few pictures. Kind regards, Hans-Peter Henriksen. 1st January 2009."


Malaya 1946: With the liberation May 5 1945 the WW2 took its end in Denmark, but was still going on in Asia and the Pacific. Upon request from the new Danish Foreign Minister, Christmas Møller, my father Knud Henriksen (then 26) and other young men volunteered for the English army. He joined the 1st battalion of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment for recruit training, then was sent from Liverpool on 21st September 1946 to Singapore via Suez. More than 100 old pictures were handed over to me in a shoebox, most of them in poor condition. This gallery is a documentation of a period in his life and respect for the people of Malaya.


After the battalion left Malaya, in March 1947, Knud got the opportunity to be transferred to the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment, in Burma.


[Please click on any picture to enlarge.]


Empress of Australia. The Liverpool harbour view to 'Empress of Australia' before heading for Singapore via Suez. September 21 1946.
Spare Time. On the boat 'Empress of Australia', in the Indian Ocean, where you see Colombo in the background. Paradise Island as is it named at the backside of photo. - Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Boxing match. The audience are waiting for knock out in the boxing match. The fighters are some of the younger passengers. Empress of Australia October 1946.
Singapore Port. A situation from the port of Singapore after Knuds arrival.
Singapore to Taipeng. Fish Market in Port Weld, Situated a mile west of Taiping. Port Weld is now called Kuala Sepetang.
Fishing Village near Port Weld.
Fishing Village near Port Weld.
Gold Flake. Out finding firewood for the kitchen in the mangrove wood. I found this note on the back of the photo: 'With Gold Flake the unpleasant smell is not so bad'. Dated 26 December 1946 (Gold Flake is an Indian cigarette brand).
Boat left from the Japanese occupation.
Sailing in the mangrove system.
Emereck in Port Weld, with his darling Jeep (Ford GPW EJ-2).
Butterfly soldier. Taiping. Indian soldier, from the so called Butterflies - with reference to their beautiful headgear. They were taking care of the Military Police duties all over Malaya, and they had authority to arrest British Soldiers and bring them to the station if needed. Taiping, February 1947, in a Willis Jeep.
Taiping Rickshaw. The laughing girls kindly accepted a photo, because they already know Knud from a cafe downtown. February 1947 Taiping, Perak.
Singapore. November 1946.
Outboard Motor is ready. They destroyed one outboard motor by accidentally getting water into the fuel tank. They only made that mistake once.
Appropriate uniform.
Natural Swimming Pool 1946. A natural swimming pool in a cold river stream near Taiping. November 1946.
A trip for the ladies.
Malaysian relationship to the soldiers. February 1947. The text on the back of this photo says there was a good relationship between the British soldiers and the local Malaysian people.
Photo for Mom.
Dragon Dance. Kuala Lumpur. The yearly Chinese dragon dance performed in the street. Dated 15 March 1947.
Port Weld. Typical houses at a river bank near Port Weld. January 1947.
Oxcart Taiping 1947. Text from the picture - There is still a lot of these oxcarts used for transport, despite for the many big English trucks, that also are found here for the civilian life. Taiping, February 1947.
Penang, Malaysia. On the top of Mount Penang. January 1947.
The forest worker in the mangrove is working with his legs in mud and water. He had to work when the tide is out and rest when it is flooded. Malaya - Port Weld - December 1946.
Chinese, Indian and Malaysian children.
Hanover 1946. From Lincoln in England to Copenhagen by train via Germany. The children are begging for food in a bombed Hanover. September 1946.
Hanover 1946. From Lincoln in England to Copenhagen by train via Germany. We see a bombed Hannover it must be near the harbour with the crane in the background. September 1946.
Indian Ocean - Socotra. On the photo it is called: The 12 Apostles' Island. It is probably Socotra (Yemen).
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