Stone plaque mounted on a pedestal.

Between 1962 and 1966 Indonesia and Malaysia fought a small, undeclared war which came to involve troops from Australia and Britain. At first Australia kept its troops from becoming involved in Confrontation though the government did agree that its troops could be used for the defence of the Malay peninsula against external attack. Such attacks occurred twice, in September and October 1964. Members of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) were used in clean-up operations against the invading troops. Although these attacks were easily repelled, they did pose a serious risk of escalating the fighting; the Australian government relented in January 1965 and agreed to the deployment of a battalion in Borneo. The first Australian battalion arrived in Borneo in March 1965. Australian units which fought during Confrontation did so as part of a larger British and Commonwealth force under overall British command.

Continuing negotiations between Indonesia and Malaysia ended the conflict, and the two sides signed a peace treaty in Bangkok in August 1966.

Twenty-three Australians were killed during Confrontation.

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Kundasang, Malaysia.

Kundasang Memorial Gardens

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