Ex-servicemen bid fond farewell to Guillemard Camp

Retired colonel Lee Wai Mun (left) and retired senior warrant officer Wahab Hussain were among the former servicemen invited back to get a last glimpse of Guillemard Camp before it will be demolished. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
The land Guillemard Camp sits on will be returned back to the state for redevelopment. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Servicemen who served in the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment, at Guillemard Camp were invited back to get a last glimpse of the camp before it will be demolished. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - As the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR) from 1987 to 1989, Mr Lee Wai Mun has many fond and proud memories of his time at Guillemard Camp.

Being close to the old National Stadium, the camp's location has always made it an important holding ground for rehearsals, he said.

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