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Elizabeth Choy Su-Moi OBE (née Yong; 29 November 1910 – 14 September 2006) was a Singaporean educator and councillor who is regarded as a war heroine in Singapore.
Sep 14, 2006 · Elizabeth Choy Su Moi nee Elizabeth Yong,1 also known as Yong Su Moi2 (b. 29 November 1910,3 Kudat, Sabah–d. 14 September 2006, Singapore), is noted for being a war-time heroine during the Japanese Occupation and the only woman member in the Legislative Council in 1951.4 A Hakka from North Borneo,5 Choy was the first principal of ...
Elizabeth Choy is best known as a war heroine. During the Japanese Occupation, she risked her life by smuggling supplies and messages to prisoners-of-war held at Changi Jail. She was also an educator and a politician.
The story of Elizabeth Choy is one of, not just personal courage and the possibilities of an indomitable spirit, but also that of a woman with an abiding trust in God, who was her source of strength in times of extreme adversity and in the presence of profound evil.
Who is Elizabeth Choy? 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.
Mar 8, 2015 · Mrs Elizabeth Choy with Minister for Culture, Mr S Rajaratnam enjoying a performance by the children from Singapore School for the Blind during a Christmas party, 1959. She also served as a teacher in St. Margaret’s School and later in St. Andrew’s School.
Born in Kudat in British North Borneo (today’s Sabah), Elizabeth Choy is well-known for her courageous acts of resistance during the Japanese Occupation. Growing up in Sabah, Elizabeth was raised by a Kadazan nanny and received her early schooling at St Monica’s in Sandakan.
