Bronze bust of Lieutenant Adnan Saidi

This bust depicts Lieutenant Adnan Saidi, who is recognised as one who embodied the motto of the Malay Regiment, Ta’at Setia. Born in 1915 at Kampong Sungei Ramal near Kajang, Selangor, Adnan joined the Malay Regiment in 1933 and was eventually commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was killed during the battle of Bukit Chandu in 1942, during which he after exhorting his platoon of soldiers to fight till the end.

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