Assassination of Sir Henry Gurney
| Assassination of Sir Henry Gurney | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 United Kingdom | Malayan Communist Party | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Sir Henry Gurney |
Sui Mah Chin Peng | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 13 police | 38 | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
|
1 killed several wounded | |||||
| Background | |
|---|---|
| Battles | 1948
1950 1951 1954 1956 |
| Foreign involvement | |
The Assassination of Sir Henry Gurney took place at the height of the Malayan Emergency. The British High Commissioner Sir Henry Gurney was killed by members of the Malayan Communist Party on his way to Fraser's Hill for a meeting.[1][2]
References
- ^ Text of telegram from Sir M.V.del Tufo,Chief Secretary,Federation of Malaya Govt. to Mr.Griffiths,Secretary of State for the Colonies. accessed 4 November 2013
- ^ "Guerrillas Murder High Commissioner In Malaya". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 October 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 4 November 2013.