Terendak Camp is a Malaysian Army military base located in Sungai Udang, Central Melaka District, Melaka, Malaysia. It belonged to the Commonwealth of Nations before being handed over to the Malaysian Armed Forces in 1970. It is right next to the Sungai Udang Camp.
History
Under the command of the Commonwealth of Nations
The camp was constructed to house the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group during their relocation from North Malaysia in 1959–1960. The newly built Sungai Udang Camp, which serves as the garrison for the Federation Regiment, was chosen as the location for the camp, dividing the Sungai Udang Camp in two. Construction began in 1957 and was partially funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The camp was originally known as Fort George before being renamed Terendak Garrison to correspond with the name of the hill on which the camp is located, Terendak Hill.
Construction of Terendak was started in June 1957 and was completed by 1964. Terendak covered an area of close to 1,500 acres with an additional training area of 3,500 acres.
28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade occupancy started in late 1959 and by the mid-1960s the camp was fully occupied.
The Garrison consisted of: A Military Hospital A Transport Unit A Supply Depot (Foodstuffs, Fuel, Oil and Lubricants) A Education Centre A Civil Labour Unit A Hygiene and Malaria Control Unit Army Depot Police Detachment Barracks Services Commonwealth Brigade Units were accommodated in the following barrack areas: Brigade Headquarters – Martang-San Lines British Infantry Battalion – Imjin Lines Australian Infantry Battalion – Canberra Lines New Zealand Infantry Battalion – Wellington Lines Artillery Regiment – Solma-Ri Lines Field Engineer Squadron – Kohima Lines Ordnance and Workshops – Arakan Lines Field Ambulance and Hospital – Mandalay Lines
Under the command of the Malaysian Armed Forces
Terendak was handed over to the Malaysian army by the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade on 28 March 1970, and has been occupied by the 1st Infantry Brigade ever since. The Terendak Camp later housed the 3rd Infantry Division, 10th Strategic Brigade (today known as the 10th Parachute Brigade), 32nd Regiment, Royal Artillery and the 94 Armed Forces Hospital.
Tenant units
3rd Infantry Division
Division Headquarters
1st Infantry Brigade
10th Parachute Brigade
Brigade Headquarters
8th Battalion (Parachute), Royal Ranger
9th Battalion (Parachute), Royal Malay
17th Battalion (Parachute), Royal Malay
1st Battalion (Parachute), Royal Artillery
10th Squadron (Parachute), Royal Signal
10th Squadron (Parachute), Royal Engineer
361th Air Defence Battery (Parachute), Royal Artillery
10th Field Workshop Company (Parachute), Royal Electric & Mechanical Engineer
Medical Company (Parachute), Royal Medical and Dental
Military Police Platoon (Parachute), Royal Military Police
Pathfinder Company (Parachute) Support Company (Parachute) 12th Squadron, Royal Engineer 32nd Regiment, Royal Artillery 94 Armed Forces Hospital
Facilities
Within Terendak Camp the following facilities were available: Four churches, including: St John's Protestant Corpus Christi Roman Catholic A mosque Four swimming pools Clubs and messes Shopping arcades A multipurpose hall Schools and kindergartens, including: MARA Junior Science College Terendak Slim High School (today known as SMK Kem Terendak) Mountbatten Primary School (today known as SK Kem Terendak 1) SK Kem Terendak 2 Higher education college Institut Latihan Kesihatan Angkatan Tentera (INSAN) ('Armed Forces Medical Training Institute') Military hospital Two shooting ranges One federal government department responsible for the construction and maintenance of the camp
Terendak Garrison Cemetery
28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade were actively engaged in the confrontation with Indonesia from 1963 until 1966. Some casualties from this campaign are buried in the Terendak Garrison Cemetery, additionally some Australian and New Zealand casualties from the Vietnam war are also interred at Terendak. Dependents who died of natural causes and the remains of personnel from earlier conflicts are also interred in the Terandak Garrison Cemetery.
There are now 323 non-World War servicemen and dependent burials in the Terendak Garrison Cemetery.