God’s Little Acre, Malaya

During the Malayan Emergency, the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars lost eight of their soldiers.

They are all buried at a Military Cemetery called God’s Little Acre; at Batu Gajah, Perak.

They are:

  • Lt M Questier,
  • RSM R Read MBE,
  • Cpl J Finch,
  • Tpr B Grayson,
  • Tpr S Hunter,
  • Tpr T Johns,
  • Tpr B Lynch,
  • Tpr D Mitchell.

Each year a ceremony is organised by the Perak Planters Association in memory of all of the civilians, local security forces and British Armed Forces who died during the Emergency.

God’s Little Acre, Malaya

Related topics

  1. A short history of The 4th Hussars
  2. Timeline: Malaya 1948-51