An Open letter

Dear Web-Master,

The Pingat Jasa Medal

Notification concerning the Pingat Jasa Medal was given at the Branch AGM in July 2006 with qualifications and an application form being posted on our web site shortly afterwards.

I believe that there must be numerous Branch members who applied, as the majority of those serving in 84 Fld Syy Sqn and /or later in 84 Svy Sqn. qualify for the award.
So, having been one of many who submitted their applications with no reply, I now wonder if anyone in our Branch has ever received their medal?

I raise the subject now for the reason that the Royal Anglian Regiment is holding a medal ceremony on the 2nd February where representatives of the Malaysian High Commission are presenting the medal to over one hundred past soldiers who served with the Royal Leicestershire Regiment during the qualifying period.

It is inconceivable that those 100 plus recipients all applied individually with their confirmations all coming at the same time. One must therefore presume that their local association must have applied ‘en-bloc’.
Surely, if ( like me) no medals have been received by any of our members it is perhaps time to request centralised pressure be applied by our Branch Committee, as seems to have been the case via the Royal Anglians.

I respectfully await any comments.

Yours sincerely

Ron Birch

 

A reply from Tim Walker

Hello,
 
Like you I was concerned over the time it was taking and I did not receive any acknowledgement at the time of application.
 
I wrote and below is the reply I received :
 
 
I HAVE HAD CONFIRMATION FROM THE MALAYSIAN HIGH COMMISSION THAT MEDALS ARE BEING SENT OUT. THEY WILL TELEPHONE YOU ON THE NUMBER YOU HAVE ENTERED ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM TO CONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS.
YOU WILL THEN BE GIVEN THREE OPTIONS:-
1) HAVE THE MEDAL PRESENTED IN MALAYSIA
2) HAVE YOUR MEDAL PRESENTED TO YOU AT VENUE IN YOUR COUNTY (this will have to have an organizer)
3) HAVE THE MEDAL POSTED TO YOU.

A reply from Roger Jones

Just to let you know that I received my PJM last month at a ceremony in London given by the Malaysian Embassy. The medal, in a very nice presentation case, miniature and medal ribbon were presented to me by the Malaysian Military Attaché. Plus a free meal.

Roger

 

 

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