2nd SIR caught in ambush
Sunday, 28th February 1965
During the Indonesian Confrontation in November 1964, Indonesian infiltrators were reported to have landed on the south eastern coast of Johore. Second Singapore Infantry Regiment (2 SIR) were on patrol in and around the Kota Tinggi area. Unfortunately, the infiltrators ambushed a 25-man platoon. The Indonesian infiltrators killed eight and wounded five.