The Rose of Singapore
“Many died during those crucial first seconds.
The two airmen, SAC Peter Saunders and LAC Gerald Rickie, were two who sat thus, unable to do anything but stare in horrified disbelief, hearing the agonizing screams of their comrades as bullets thudded into them, and watching as they twitched and died. Precious seconds had already ticked by since the leading RAF Bedford plunged into the abyss to the left of the ill-fated convoy. Both airmen, though, in total shock, sat as if paralyzed and could not even remember being told that if ambushed they must immediately get clear of the lorry and down into the jungle.
Then, amid the chaos around them, and even above the terrifying din, the thunderous voice of Flying Officer Morgan could be heard shouting orders at his men.
“Get out! What the fuck are you doing sitting on your asses? Get out and get down into cover! Come on! You! You! And you! Move, man, move! Move your fucking selves.”
His bellowing commands brought many of the airmen from their stupor.
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