▁M . P ., ▁of ▁O us den ▁Hall , ▁Su ff olk . ▁ ▁Walker ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁ill - he alth ; ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁letter ▁he ▁said : Th irty - two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁since ▁I ▁land ed ▁in ▁Singapore ▁and ▁knock ed ▁the ▁ball ▁about ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁cr icket ▁ground . ▁A ▁long ish ▁spell , ▁that ▁has ▁passed ▁very ▁quickly , ▁at ▁times ▁very ▁happ ily . ▁I ▁cannot ▁help ▁feeling ▁I ▁am ▁leaving ▁a ▁splendid ▁little ▁Corps ▁behind ▁me , ▁and ▁only ▁wish ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁ret irement ▁a ▁bronze ▁statue ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁his ▁honour ▁in ▁Ta ip ing ; ▁it ▁stands ▁today ▁outside ▁the ▁Per ak ▁Museum ; ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁was ▁Charles ▁Leonard ▁Hart well ▁R . A . ▁( 1 8 7 3 – 1 9 5 1 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁sculpt ure : This ▁statue ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁public ▁subscription ▁of ▁the ▁S ult ans ▁of ▁Per ak ▁and ▁Joh ore ▁and ▁many ▁personal ▁friends ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁Chinese ▁Tow k ays ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Mal ay ▁State ▁Gu ides ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mem orial ▁of ▁RO BER T ▁S AN DI L AN DS ▁F RO WD ▁W AL K ER Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Most ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Michael ▁and ▁St . ▁George ▁who ▁retired