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Karen Hoisington (KH): Elizabeth Choy, who came to Singapore in 1929 from North Borneo, was a decorated WW2 heroine during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore from 1942 to 1945. During the Occupation, with no work, and needing to survive, both Elizabeth, a school teacher at St Andrew’s School, and her husband, Choy Khun Heng, an accountant ...
After the war, she was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her valour in 1946 during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. She was known as a war heroine. Elizabeth Choy also became Singapore's first woman in the Legislative Council in 1951 and she was also recognised as a dedicated educator.
Even after harsh interrogation by the Kempeitai and repeated torture, Choy was determined not to reveal the names of the people she had helped. Finally, after 200 days during which she was starved, Choy was released. Going beyond her status as a war heroine, Choy also worked ceaselessly to effect political change in Singapore from 1949.
Cheongsam that belonged to Singapore's war heroine, Elizabeth Choy, Singapore, 1953. Collection of National Museum of Singapore, gift of Elizabeth Choy.. This cheongsam with elegant floral prints was worn by Singapore's World War II heroine, the late Elizabeth Choy, when she attended Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's coronation on 2 June 1953 in England.
These were the clothes in which the late Elizabeth Choy, a wartime heroine, endured torture following her arrest in 1943 by the Japanese 'kempeitai' (military police) on suspicion of aiding the British. She was detained at the former YMCA at Orchard Road where she was tortured by the Japanese. She was released after 200 days of detention.
Jun 9, 2021 · A mother, educator, social worker, and community leader — Elizabeth Choy is a prominent figure in Singapore, celebrated for her acts of kindness and bravery during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II. Honoured as a local war heroine today, Choy has made great contributions to her community and left a lasting legacy and ...
Elizabeth Choy Su-Moi barely had four months to enjoy her newly-wedded life bef... "Anyone can choose to be kind, to be strong. So can I."–It was the year 1941.
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