British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22281750 Pte. A. W. Densnap, Int. Corps) extremely fine £100-140

In 1955 Private A. W. Dewsnap served in H.Q. Field Security Wing (Malaya). At that time the H.Q. was based in No 5 Princes Road Kuala Lumpa, which had formerly been the H.Q. of the Japanese Kempati Security Police.

The task of the Wing was to liaise with the Malay Police Special Branch and other military and civilian agencies such as the S.A.S., Selous Scouts and Gurkha and Malay units and collate the movements of the communist terrorists under the command of Chin Peng. Frequent visits were also made to outposts along the Thai Border.