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Battle of Muar hero of WWII to lecture British officers
Colonel Anderson, VC recipient and former Australian battalion commander, will lecture Irish 17th Division officers in Malaysia on the Battle of Muar, January 1942. His actions during the retreat through jungle near Parit Sulong and Yong Peng, where he ordered destruction of heavy gear and led a fighting withdrawal, were praised by General Gordon Bennett.
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Malaysia
Chutes Anderson
Iirsh
17Th Dovision
Muar
Malaya
Coloone Anderson
New South
Imperial Guards
Anderson
Muat- Aut
Parit Sulong
Enens
Yong Peng
Gordon Bennett
GOC
Sth
Singapore
Jorgoo
Clarnmny Party
Thailand
Paris Silom
Johore