. ▁The ▁total ▁British ▁force ▁was ▁ 6 ▁G urk has , ▁ 3 ▁Police ▁Field ▁Force ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁Border ▁Sc outs , ▁with ▁a ▁hand ful ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁position . ▁ ▁An ▁Indones ian ▁reconna issance ▁force ▁had ▁entered ▁the ▁village ▁on ▁about ▁ 2 6 ▁September , ▁but ▁their ▁presence ▁was ▁unknown ▁to ▁the ▁British , ▁and ▁their ▁main ▁body ▁arrived . ▁At ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁am ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 3 — the ▁day ▁Malays ia ▁came ▁into ▁being — the ▁force ▁opened ▁fire ▁with ▁small ▁arms ▁and ▁mort ars ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁posts . ▁The ▁communic ations ▁post ▁was ▁heavily ▁attacked ▁and ▁hit ▁by ▁mort ar ▁fire ▁and ▁communic ations ▁were ▁lost ▁without ▁the ▁attack ▁being ▁reported . ▁G urk ha ▁and ▁police ▁radio ▁operators ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁fighting ▁last ed ▁four ▁hours ; ▁one ▁G urk ha , ▁one ▁polic eman , ▁one ▁Border ▁Sc out ▁and ▁five ▁Indones ians ▁were ▁killed . ▁Am mun ition ▁ran ▁low , ▁and ▁the ▁Border ▁Sc outs ▁became ▁dem oral ised ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁s lip ▁away . ▁Some ▁were ▁captured , ▁but ▁the ▁G urk has ▁and ▁police ▁successfully ▁with d rew ▁into ▁the ▁j ung le . ▁The ▁Indones ians ▁pl under ed ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁executed ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁captured ▁Border ▁Sc outs . ▁ ▁The ▁lost ▁communic ations ▁meant ▁that ▁it ▁took ▁two ▁days ▁for ▁news ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁H