2 camps spring to mind....
1) Nee Soon Camp in the 1980s.... when the old SBMT was there. I
was based there so I have some affiliation. The old british
barracks and officer mess are unique architecture in Singapore.
Also, I found in the guard room at the main gate, old British Army
documents. They were guard duty hand over and take over sheets.
They were quite old... they were still listing down "drummers and
runners". Presumably in the old days, probably before WW 2, the
guard detachment had drummers attached on duty to beat the drum as
a signal of some sort (muster parade?).
My platoon office was high-ceilinged , with a large balcony and
much of the structure was old, including the furniture !
There were also bungalows behind the officer mess, which was
unofficially a "no - go" area for SAF personnel. The New Zealand
army had their families housed there and they had their own MP
patrols. But on duty once, I had the chance to take a look on a few
ocassions... they were the grand old 2 storey bungalows with high
ceiling and a bit of perankan architecture. Nice. Nice women there
too !
Wonder what happened after the re-development of Nee Soon Camp? Can
someone elaborate?
2) Dieppe barracks in the 1990s.... when I did my reserve duty. The
New Zealand army just handed over to SAF. We moved in and had the
luxury of air-con rooms / bunks to sleep in. Quite modern and not
so fascinating. It was the "luxury" that impressed me.
