Kuching Heroes Cemetery

Kuching Heroes' Mausoleum
Malaysian Armed Forces Department of Veterans Affairs Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)
Used for those deceased 2011-present
Established	2011
Location	near Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Total burials	23
Burials by nation
Specific figures are not available
Burials by war
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960): 21 Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89): 1 Lahad Datu Standoff (2013): 1

Kuching Heroes' Mausoleum is a cemetery in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This cemetery is located at Jalan Taman Budaya.

Inscription

Since the early days of Malayan Emergency. Iban Trackers from Sarawak served with the United Kingdom Armed Forces by arrangement with the Government of the Federation of Malaya, as part of the security forces operating against with the Communist terrorist in Malaya. On 1st January 1953, the Iban Trackers were reformed into two experimental platoons of Sarawak Rangers to give them fully military status where they continued to serve in the front line as trackers with the various Commonwealth Forces. These brave soldiers played a vital role throughout the remains were laid to rest in 6 Commonwealth War Graves in West Malaysia and Singapore. In honour to their bravery and sacrifices made by these brave soldiers, the Federal Government in collaboration with the Sarawak Government and the Malaysian Armed Forces their remains and interred them with honour at the Heroes Grave. This Memorial is erected in honour of the sacrifice of these brave soldiers who died fighting and defending the sovereignty of the country. Their remains were exhumed from the respective Commonwealth War Graves and brought home to Sarawak and reburied at this site through Operation MAI PULAI. "AGI IDUP AGI NGELABAN"

Notable burials

21 Iban Trackers during Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) (relocated from Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore during Ops Mai Pulai operation on 2011.)
Kanang anak Langkau – Iban soldier and hero during Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) (died 2013)
ASP Micheal anak Padel – one of the Police officers killed during the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff. (died 2013)

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