Times are tough and this old veteran, a Sherwood man from Robin Hood country, needs you to treat yourself and buy his book – Misadventures with Coco-Oscar – A conscript’s role in the Malayan Emergency and find out how little he and his unit contributed to the defeat of Chin Peng.
Better still, if you’d like a signed copy, catch me at the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival at the Maleny Showground on Sunday, 3 May between 9.00am and 3.00pm.
R A (Bram) Bramley is the author of ‘Misadventures with Coco-Oscar: A Conscript’s Role in the Malayan Emergency’ a unique memoir based on his 1959 ‘Demob Diary’ and over 60 letters written home during his service.
First encounter with Australians in Malaya: Never nick a Digger’s beer, especially if that Digger’s name is ‘Bastard’ the Bombardier.
Notts and Jocks first fatality and its aftermath: after a fatal car accident, surviving passenger Big Ned caused havoc in the camp.
How British veterans got the right to wear the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal after seven years of being denied the right.