Death of Lau Yew
| Death of Lau Yew | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom | Malayan Communist Party | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Bill Stafford | Lau Yew | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20 police and detectives | at least 30 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| no serious casualties | 11 killed, including 2 leaders | ||||||
| Background | |
|---|---|
| Battles | 1948
1950 1951 1954 1956 |
| Foreign involvement | |
The Death of Lau Yew took place at the beginning of the Malayan Emergency. British security forces clashed with those of the Malayan Communist Party resulting in the death of one of their key leaders, Lau Yew.[1] He had been betrayed by his own bodyguard.[2]
Six people were killed in the initial attack. Five Chinese women who had been captured by the British were then killed when 30 Communists counter-attacked.[3]
References
- ^ "Malayan Emergency", Britain's Small Wars accessed 17 November 2013
- ^ "Location Scouting in archive footage of the immediate events following the Japanese surrender in 1945 (Part 3 – The Decoration Ceremony)" The Hunter: Scouting Singapore's Film History accessed 17 November 2013
- ^ "Rebels' H.Q. Raided In Malaya". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 17 July 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
