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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.
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.
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 ...
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 · Many of us may only remember her as a War heroine, but she also made history by being the first Singaporean woman to be elected to the Legislative Council in 1951. She served for a full five-year term. As a member of the Legislative Council, she even represented Singapore at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.
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.
