The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association

Army Benevolent Fund, The Soldiers’  Charity
Was Honoured by Irish Army Visitors to the Christmas at Hillsborough Castle Event held on Wednesday 14th December 2011.

Five members of the Irish Army Reserve Forces made the journey from Dublin to attend the recent “Christmas at the Castle” fund raising event organised by Mr David Forsey, Executive Fundraiser of the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.

During David’s address he made a special point of welcoming them to Hillsborough, acknowledging their valued support.
The event was a great success with excellent food and company with carols being sung by children from Friends School, Lisburn. A genuine seasonal atmosphere prevailed.

Those who travelled to Hillsborough were, (L-R) BQMS Pat Whelan, Ian Galloway, Darren McMahon, RMS (rtd) Harry Hughes, and BS Dermot O’Connor. Also pictured are (L-R) Lt Col. Huw Morgan, and, ABF volunteers, NMBVA members, Tony Baker and Graham Evans.

Standing left to right... SAC BAKTHIAR SULAIMAN (CMDR SARAWAK BDE GOF). SAC DATO ANUAR MOHD ZAIN (CMDR NORTH BDE GOF). CP DATO SERI SEDEK ALI (DIRECTOR IS/PO), TEJUDDIN (CMDR SOUTH EAST BDE GOF) AND SAC DATO IBRAHIM MANAS(CMDR CENTRAL BDE GOF).

Pictures be they of old times or of recent years always bring back the memories of the events that were with it.

The picture above was taken in the month of November 2003. It was taken at the Federal Police Headquarters Senior Officer Mess at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. The occasion was the official handing over of Hari Raya Eid Fitri Cookies  by The Inspector General of Police for the Officers and men who will be on duties in the Forward locations such as The General Operations Force, Marine Police, Air Wing and those in the remote ares.

This photograph is of 4 of 5 Brigade Commanders of The General Operations Force, Royal Malaysian Police with the Director of The Department of Internal Security and Public Order (IS/PO), Commissioner of Police Dato Mohd Sedek Ali. He was later made the Deputy Inspector General of Police and made a Tan Sri and retired in 2005.

Sad that i was about 5 minutes behind him when he met with an accident at a location about 2 miles from his/my house in Kajang. I remembered that it was raining quite heavily all through that dat when he lost control of his Mercedes Benz that fateful evening and  was hit by another car from the left side. He broke a leg and hit his head against the door window. He was unconscious for 40 days and succumbed from the brain injuries. I remember attending his Final Funeral Prayers at his house on that Friday he was buried.

He was never even once  obnoxious or unpleasant to me since the day I first met him in the month of January 1981 when he was posted to The Police College in Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor. I was there attending The Inspecors’ Command Course then and he was a Lecturer. I remembered that he had just came back from The United Kingdom after doing his Masters Degree. I remembered too that he got his Acting rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police in January 1981 and we were witness to that ceremony. For me i just came to know that i was promoted to an Assistant Superintendent of Police that day.

Sorry for the above… but I suddenly thought of HIM as i scroll my pictures memo…
MAY SEDEK BE BLESSED BY HIS GOD… AMEN.

DATO AHMAD TEJUDDIN
(NMBVA)