This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the deployment of Australian Army troops to the Airbase at Butterworth in Malaysia. However, it seems that a deliberate strategy has been made by Australian authorities to airbrush out the true story of the service of 9,000...
WELCOME TO OUR RECOGNITION OF RCB CAMPAIGN
Hello and thanks for visiting.
In a nutshell our campaign is to have the Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB)’s service recognised as warlike. The Government, despite the facts discovered since its original decision, says its non-warlike service similar to peacetime garrison duty in Australia.
We have provided evidence of a deception that has denied 9,000 Australian troops and their families certain entitlements to repatriation benefits.
In 1970 RCB was deployed to protect the RAAF assets (aircraft, facilities, servicemen and women and their families) at the Air Base Butterworth Malaysia from 1970 to 1989 at the time when Malaysia was fighting its Counter Insurgency War (1968-1989) against the resurgent communist terrorists.
RCB 50th Anniversary – Appreciation from the Malaysian Armed Forces
The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) congratulates Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB) for its 50th anniversary of establishment in Malaysia. "Your presence and sacrifice here in Malaysian soil in protecting the RMAF Butterworth base during the resurgence of the communist...
RCB Update 4/2020 – 9 November 2020 – Our Rights
Minister Chester's wall of silence will not deter our right to expose the truth of the RCB deployment at Air Base Butterworth (1970-1989) as warlike nor our right to challenge the Government's decision that RCB service was peacetime. Since our first formal submission...
Military and Political Risk in South-East Asia 1971-1989
Australia’s Commitment to the Five Power Defence - Arrangements and the Integrated Air Defence System For almost two decades Australia maintained a Mirage fighter force at Butterworth in Northwest Malaysia during the 1968-89 Communist Insurgency War, or the Second...
RCB Update 3/2020 – More Steps in the Right Direction
Arising from the Tribunal’s decision and findings we took the following actions: Applied to the Federal Court to seek extension to the 28 days in which to make application for our case.Wrote to Minister Chester to approve hazardous Service. After detailed...
RCB Update 2/2020 – DHAAT Decision Denies Warlike Service Appeal
Ray’s appeal was heard on the 26th March 2020 by telephone We are disappointed DHAAT did not find warlike service yet we are buoyed by their finding that RCB service was NOT peacetime but hazardous. Read the full text of the Tribunal’s Decision here Tribunal’s...
RCB Recognition – Ray Fulcher’s Appeal to DHAAT – Today’s Hearing
Ray's appeal to the Tribunal was heard today 26th March 2020 by telephone. Following the hearing Ray reported on the RCB facebook site: " Hi all. Ken (Ken Marsh RAAF) and I are very happy with how the hearing went this morning. Both because of the questions and...
The Australian – Malaya vets campaign on ‘war service’
The 9,000 men of Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB) are fighting to have their deployment and its risks recognised as warlike service. EXCLUSIVE - PAUL MALEY 28th February 2020 ‘We were put into harm’s way’: Ray Fulcher served in the Second Malayan Emergency The year is...
Update 1/2020 – News Flash
NEWS FLASH The Australian will publish a news article re our claim for RCB Service Recognition in tomorrow newspaper Friday 28th February.(1) Over the last two days we have been in discussions with their reporter Paul Maley and provided relevant material. We are not...
Australian Cold War Warriors – The Secret Aussie History of the Second Malaysian Confrontation (Counter Insurgency War)
The author, aged 19, Christmas 1977, RCB Malaysia This is the personal account of Private Sean Arthur's experience as a Rifleman at RCB in 5 Platoon, Bravo Company 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) in 1977. "It’s kind of strange to think that an...