Borneo Confrontation: Recollections and reflections with Lieutenant Colonel JP Cross OBE
Borneo Confrontation: Recollections and reflections with Lieutenant Colonel JP Cross OBE
£5.00
Virtual Lecture: 11 August 2026
Join Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) John Philip Cross OBE (JPX), one of the Gurkhas’ most distinguished and much-loved officers, as he shares his personal reflections on the Borneo Confrontation, sixty years after the conflict came to an end.
Drawing on more than four decades of service with the Brigade of Gurkhas, JPX recounts the realities of operations in the jungles of Borneo with the insight, wit and unmistakable storytelling that have made him such a captivating speaker.
Premiering online on 11 August, the 60th anniversary of the formal end of the Borneo Confrontation, this special lecture forms part of The Gurkha Museum Trust’s Borneo 60 commemorations, honouring the courage, resilience and enduring legacy of the Gurkhas. Not to be missed.
- 1300hrs (UK-BST)
- 1745hrs (Nepal-NPT)
- 2000hrs (Brunei-BNT)
