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Choy, Elizabeth (Yong Su-Moi)
Choy, Elizabeth (Yong Su-Moi)
Date of birth:
November 29th, 1910 (Kudat, British North Borneo)
Date of death:
September 14th, 2006 (Singapore)
Nationality:
British
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1946
"In recognition of her work of assisting the British POWs during the Japanese occupation of Malaya."
Officer Darjah Yang Amat Gemilang Bintang Sarawak (OSS)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1946
Sources
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37598/supplement/2794/data.pdf
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Sarawak Gazette 1st August 1947
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Elizabeth Choy - Telegraph
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