Did you know that a detachment from 27 Strange's Battery was the forerunner of 29 Commando Regt RA. We joined 42 Commando on HMS Bulwark in Singapore. We were stationed at St Barbara Bks, Tampin, Malaya.

Each of the four 4.2 Mortars put 150 rounds on an island just off the New Territories. The Barrels had to be cooled with water. We never knew the reason for it, just followed fire orders. We entered Kuwait City during a curfew. We then moved on to the Yemen, through the Gulf of Aden. Our fighter escort was 2 Hunters from RAF Khormaksar and 2 Sea Vixens from a carrier. Another escort ship was a guided missile frigate or destroyer we called Ambrosia.