Passing away of another icon of Seventh Rangers - Captain Ngo Kim Seng

Captain Ngo Kim Seng, rest in peace sir

Captain Ngo Kim Seng, he was the Company Commander of C Company, 7th Rangers

Adalah ketua kompeni C, 7 Rangers .....saya bersama2 nya sejak 1973 dgn Platun 9 d Sp Petani .......Banyak pengalaman operasi Darurat kedua bersamanya mendiang saorang yg Sabar & berdedikasi dlm Kerja, Tak Banyak cakap & Tegas saya Bertuah dapat Jadi ketua Platun nya .....

Semasa Op Gonzales 1 Tahun 1974 Platun 7 d bawah Sjn Haris (Aruah Bersara PW1) telah berjaya dlm serang hendap & membunuh 5 komunis ( ketua komunis perak, isteri & Anak perempuan nya serta 2 komunis Lelaki) ini kejayaan besar bagi kompeni C & 7 RRD d bawah ketua kmpeni Kapt Ngo Kim Seng ....

Masa dia kahwin saya Jadi Saksi d Sg Petani .....Selepas dia Bersara kami Tak pernah berjumpa lagi. - Major Salleh (Retired)

Another classic was an ambush party from the 7th Rangers, the ambush party was taking a break after 3 days in an ambush position, leaving behind a young soldier to sentry the ambush position and also to take care of the claymore mines left behind.  Claymore mines are like small transistor radios on stilts, they have 700 ball bearings on the front, backed by C-4 plastic explosives.

They are normally laid in a series of six. They can be triggered by a switch, or for instance by a trip wire or a M-57 firing device. The direction to be placed is clear, raised bold letters in green say “FRONT TOWARDS ENEMY”. When it is triggered, 700 ball bearings fly out, in this case, there were 4,200 bearings.

Five armed communists, decided to have an orders group right in front of these claymores, the young sentry fired the M-57 (firing device) resulting in 5 dead enemies. Classic, meaning a classic case of a fluke. Great luck for the ambush party who were jubilant and elated over their fluke success. The end justifies the means. 

He was also the best man along with Lt Col Zulkapli Abdul Rahman (late)  for the wedding of Captain Ropee Adman Yahayauddin (12472)

Dear fellow Veterans..... this is from the family of Kapt. Ngo Kim Seng. It is with great sadness to share that he had passed away peacefully yesterday.

His wake would be at his home:

84-E, Jalan Merpati,

08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah.

Funeral service would be on 8th March 2023 @ 10:30am

Sincerely, Ngo Joe-Sin (son)