Today, is the fifth anniversary this blog came into the Malaysian socio-political bloggosphere.
We have posted 1,600 articles since and over 30,000 comments expressed in over 4.3 million visits recorded. The most visits and comments recorded were for posting of Malaysia Today’s Editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin’ s imfamous statutory declaration and the incident at Red Rock Hotel in Penang.
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Since the flavour of the week here in BigDogDotCom is centered on the remembrance of the fallen gallant 1 and 2 Federated Malay States Regiment warriors in the defense Pasir Panjang and Bukit Chandu, we would like to dedicated this fifth anniversary to the men who fought their last stand at ‘Point 226’ or Bukit Chandu on 14 February 1942. By far, in the 78 years history of Royal Malay Regiment this battle cost the most lives.
Herewith, we list some of the names of the Malay officers and men who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives at ‘Point 226’:
Lt. Abdullah b. Saad
Lt. Arfin b. Hj Sulaiman
Lt Ibrahim b. Sidek
Lt Abdul Wahid Mat b. Kidam
2nd Lt. Adnan b. Saidi
2nd. Lt. Ahmad b. Nordin
2nd. Lt. Md Isa b. Mahmood
Company Sgt. Major Abu Baker b. Hassan
Company Sgt. Major Md Hussain b. Long
Colour Sgt. Abdul Aziz b. Hussain
Sgt. Abdual Rahman
Sgt. Che Din b. Yaacob
Sgt. Hj Ahmad b. Shaari
Sgt. Ibrahim b. Ali
Sgt. Kassim b. Ghani
Sgt. Md. Hanafiah b. Hamid
Sgt. Md Yussoff b. Hj. Shukor
Sgt. Yon b. Sulaiman
Corp. Abdul Rahman b. Hussin
Corp. Ibrahim b. Maulud
Corp. Md Kassim b. Long
Corp. Md. Noor b. Malim Saman
L/Corp. Abdul Latif b. Kidam
L/Corp. Abdullah b. Sulong
L/Corp. Kawi b. Hj Tahir
L/Corp. Napi b. Ahmad
L/Corp. Rajah b. Md. Som
L/Corp. Taufik b. Othman
Pte. Abdul Aziz b. Kassim
Pte. Abdul Ghani b. Samat
Pte. Abdul Kahar b. Abu Bakar
Pte. Abdul Karim b. Abdul Rani
Pte. Abdul Latif b. Hj. Abu Baker
Pte. Abdul Latif b. Hassan
Pte. Abdul Mutalib b. Hj. Salleh
Pte. Abdul Mutalib b. Mohd. Saaid
Pte. Abdul Rahim b. Jaafar
Pte. Abdul Rahman b. Baker
Pte. Abdul Rahman b. Hj Arief
Pte. Abdul Rahman b. Wanik
Pte. Abdul Rahman b. Yussof
Pte. Abdul Rani b. Muhammad
Pte. Abdul Rashid b. Mat Piah
Pte. Abdullah b. Mat Dom
Pte. Abdullah b. Sabri
Pte. Abu Bakar
Pte. Abu Baker b. Samsuddin
Pte. Abu Hassan b. Aman
Pte. Abu Hassan b. Omar
Pte. Abu Samah b. Hassan
Drummer Ahmad b. Hassan
Pte. Adam b. Ibrahim
Pte. Alwi b. Abdul Rani
Pte. Ariffin b. Abdul Rani
Pte. Ashaari b. Naaries
Pte. Baba b. Bidin
Pte. Bahari b. Mat Ali
Pte. Basir b. Shariff
Pte. Basri b. Kimin
Pte. Bidin d. Arsad
Pte. Bujang b. Ahmad
Pte. Buyong b. Tanjizi
Bandsman Din b. Man
Pte. Hamid b. Man
Pte. Harun b. Hj Kari
Pte. Harun b. Ibrahim
Al Fatihah to them
