Tan Chong Tee
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Tan Chong Tee (simplified Chinese: 陈崇智; traditional Chinese: 陳崇智; pinyin: Chén Chóngzhì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tsông-tì; born 1918) is a Singaporean Chinese World War II veteran. Born in Shrewsbury Road in 1918, Tan participated in many anti-Japanese activities such as boycotting Japanese goods and fund raising after the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937.
Tan lost touch with his family in 1942 and joined Force 136, befriending Lim Bo Seng. He participated in Operation Gustavus to sabotage Japanese ships. He was captured by the Japanese in 1944 and spent the next 18 months in captivity. When Tan was finally released after the war, he learnt that his older brother Tan Chong Mao and his mother had been killed by the Japanese.
He wrote an autobiography to tell the heroic stories of Force 136.
[edit] Further reading
- Tan Chong Tee. Force 136: Story of a World War II Resistance Fighter. 2001, Singapore, 2nd Edition. ISBN 981-3029-90-0.
