Ken was called up to National Service and joined the West Yorkshire Regiment of the Army on 20th October 1952.
He was posted to Malaya in January 1953, sailing from Birkenhead on the TSS “Empire Clyde” the voyage took approximately one month. Ken transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment in mid March 1953 and was based near Kluang. In late 1953 Ken was promoted to Lance Corporal and took part in both the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Parade (1953) and the Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Parade (1954). Ken returned from Singapore to Southampton on the vessel "New Australia" in late September 1954.
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