origin of the names of some camps

crabx SG

Such as those which bear no relation to its place...

eg. nee soon camp is so called coz its located in nee soon...

i mean camps like stagmont, hendon, gloucester, pasir laba, amoy quee, selerang, keat hong....etc

where do they get their names from? what do the names mean?

thoreldan SG

i think keat hong is the name of a place

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SN/0/Keat_Hong_Village.html

there's also a stagmont road

105090 SG

their names may sound a clue..

eg, chinese, malay origin etc

gloucester sound english

Gordonator SG

What does Maju stands for?

guard_01 SG

maju=change of direction.

a command maju was in footdrills when marching..i know...

mhcampboy SG

maju means forward...

majulah singapura....

singapore change?

Gordonator SG

i seriously don't think they named Maju Camp because of this. Laughing

thoreldan SG

i always feel that dieppe barracks is the coolest Cool

mhcampboy SG

i wunder why they called it mandai hill camp... hmmm Neutral Neutral

Mr. Green

Icemoon SG

Those are all names of places/roads.

jc123 SG

Dieppe is named after a place in France where British and Canadian troops landed unsuccessfully in WW2.

Ah Cek SG

heard tat casualty is heavy... Crying or Very sad

ditzy SG

Simon road camp is at simon road. Laughing

fudgester SG

Maju = to advance, prosper, etc.

The command to 'maju' means to advance from hentak kaki on the spot to normal marching.

'Majulah Singapura' basically means 'May Singapore Prosper'.

Cro-Magnon SG

It is the coolest because their bunks are all air-conditioned. Laughing

Me stayed there for 2 years very shiok!!! Cool

LazerLordz SG

Simon Road Camp exists in your dreams now. Laughing

Master -_- SG

Tanjong Gul is a place with alot of sea gulls Laughing

ditzy SG

I saw them tear it down with my own eyes. Laughing The only remnant of that camp is the no honking sign.

ditzy SG

I saw them tear it down with my own eyes. Laughing The only remnant of that camp is the no honking sign.

Frogleg888 SG

The former Stagmont camp was located at Stagmont Ring road,it was within Choa Chu Kang area.Till now,you can still find a small portion of Stagmont Ring Road Near CCK north 7.
By the way,my former camp was Tanjong Berlayer Camp. Cool