Fredrick Hunt

 

Charles Saunders
Borneo 1965As a member of 11 Plt 1st Royal Green Jackets, Fred and charlie were personal comrades in arms fighting in the jungles of Borneo. Below is the last place thatFred and Charlie would ever see in this life. .
The jungle outpost our last in Borneo. one that will never been forgottenfor this is the place that two of our comrades gave their all for queen and country

It was mid January 1965 the Regiment were to be replaced by the Gurkha Regiment. we had but three days to go before returning to Panang Island our main base in Malaya, returning to Panang we were then to return to England , and then for a tour of Duty to Berlin Germany. all the talk was what we would do on returning to England. Myself i was to be married on my return. All Fred could talk about was his Girlfriend back home , and how they were to be engaged to be married. Not know what was to happen. Around the perimeter were mines to prevent the enemy from creeping up on you in the night, or to prevent a frontal assault on our position. as these mines were getting old, the decision to remove them was taken and Fred and Charlie were picked to collect them in for destruction. on completion of the task, how ironic was it that it was these same mines that took their lives. it was established that one of the mines was probably still primed, and as they were carrying them to a safe spot for destruction, they exploded whilst they were carrying them. . as we were all watching to see the mines destroyed, it was with horror that we saw all that happened , and it will stay with us for ever.

Mother Nature

     Mother Nature

If you are young then this is a good lesson, but if you are like myself, who has experienced life ?? well believe me, it is hard to live with yourself when you look back at some of the things that you have done and now live to regret?? i now believe that every living thing has a soul and a spirit. not just Humans as many believe. i do not subscribe to any particular belief other than what i feel in myself , what i feel from within. i respect all , wish none harm, and believe in people making up there own mind as to what is right or wrong. for it is they who must live with what ever decision that they may take. I am living with mine. some i like but many i do not. if the young were to respect and listen to their elders , respect and love all other living things then the world would be a much better place to live in. every thing has a purpose and is part of our existence if we persist in destroying our environment , then it is going to jump back and punish us for the damage that we have done to her. ask forgiveness to all that you must use of mother nature for she is the one who feeds you cloths you and allows you to live beside her. she can take life just as easy as she gives it, so show her the respect that she deserves.