Baton bearing the message of greetings from the British Royal Artillery to the Queen, who is its Captain General, arrived in Malaysia on its global circumnavigation on Jan 13, 2016. Lt. Gen. Datuk Jaffar Mohamed (retired), who is also the most senior Artillery Officer, received the baton as a token of respect and offered best wishes from the thousands of Malaysian gunners for its onward journey. The ceremony was witnessed by a small group of Malaysian senior Artillery Generals, officers and the Association Committee, together with the current Defence Attache of the British High Commission, Col. Stephen Hall.
ON Wednesday, a historic event took place at the cafe of a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. A baton bearing greetings from the British Royal Artillery to the Queen, who is its Captain General, arrived here on its global circumnavigation.
The baton’s journey started in 2015 and it has gone through Europe and India. It is now on its way through South-East Asia and Australasia. It is expected to arrive back in Britain and handed to the Queen on May 26.
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