Elizabeth Choy
Elizabeth Choy Su-Moi OBE (born November 29, 1910 as Yong Su Mei in Kudat , Sabah in North Borneo , † September 14, 2006 ) was a Singaporean war hero of Hakka- Chinese descent.
During the Second World War , she was imprisoned by the Japanese for 200 days. She became known as a war hero in Singapore after the war . She then became a member of the Legislative Council in 1951 as the first and so far only woman. Most recently she was a teacher at a school for the blind .
She died at the age of 95 years to cancer . After her diagnosis, she refused to seek treatment because she was ready to "go to heaven."
Individual evidence
- Biography abstract
- 200 Days In Hell - An account of Choy's Imprisonment
- One Must Not Be Prudish - An account of her nude modeling
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Choy, Elizabeth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Choy Su-Moi, Elizabeth; Yong Su Mei (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Singaporean war heroine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kudat , Sabah , North Borneo |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 2006 |