Having stayed several weeks in the "Sultans Villa" our living quarters was in this Basha. We where in that untill we were transfered to Kluang.Our Basha at Muar was on "Stilts" as it was very close to the Muar River which was subject to flooding. A "Basha" was constructed with wooden poles of about 2-4 inches in diameter, similar to the "Rustic" poles we can buy today from the Garden Centre, these were used for the main frame. The roof was made up from smaller diameter poles fitted verticaly with the "Palm leaf" thatch tied to these. The Palm leafs were split in half down the centre then tied to the vertical poles. The sides had a 6 inch gap at the bottom and about 15 inches at the top with a 18 inch roof overhang together with no doors so there was plenty of room for air to flow through.

63 Brigade Signals Centre.

The following 5 panoramics are taken from our Basha looking across the airstrip towards the Garrison buildings.

Waiting for notes

Waiting for notes

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The grass around the airstrip and landing strip were cut by local "Grasscutters" on a regular basis.

We were stayed in the "Villa" for several weeks until a Basha was avaiable within the Garrison

Our "store-Bins" parked up at the rear of the Villa awaiting our transfer to the main Garrison.

Waiting for notes

Waiting for notes

Waiting for notes

A Jungle patrol hacking their way through thick vegetation.

Waiting for notes

Waiting for notes

John Bottomley about to raise the Target Board ready for another spell of target practice. This Riffle Range was located on the outskirts of Muar.