▁K inta ▁Valley ▁and ▁H ulu ▁Sel ang or . ▁They ▁came ▁to ▁Bat ang ▁Pad ang ▁to ▁fle e ▁the ▁local ▁civil ▁wars ▁and ▁Chinese ▁tri ad ▁wars . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁B idor ▁was ▁closely ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kam par ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁adv ancement ▁south wards ▁towards ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁ 5 0 1 ▁B atter y ▁with d rew ▁to ▁B idor ▁fle eing ▁Kam par . ▁The ▁column ▁was ▁again ▁d ive - b om bed ▁and ▁machine - g unn ed ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁D ip ang . ▁Five ▁men ▁were ▁wounded . ▁The ▁last ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 7 ▁Reg t ▁War ▁Di ary ▁was ▁for ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁L t ▁Hart ley ' s ▁ 3 0 th ▁birth day , ▁when ▁his ▁battery ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁of ▁ 1 3 7 ▁Reg t ▁were ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁B ik am - S ung ka i ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁M PA J A ' s ▁M PA J A ▁ 1 st ▁Pat rol ▁under ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Regiment ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁protect ▁Col . ▁John ▁Davis ▁who ▁represent ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Al lied ▁Commander , ▁Admir al ▁Lord ▁Louis ▁Mount b atten , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁established ▁the ▁Head ▁Office ▁( HO ) ▁of ▁Force ▁ 1 3