HEROES ROLL - PART 1 - SANDAKAN UNDERGROUND 1942-1945

SEJARAH NORTH BORNEO SABAH

SPECIAL EDITION  

SECOND WORLD WAR

HEROES ROLL - PART 1 - SANDAKAN UNDERGROUND 1942-1945

"For there are deeds that should not pass away, and names that must not be forgotten" Lord Byron

In July 1943, the Sandakan Underground Movement was betrayed. The Kempeitai wasted no time. They immediately took Dr Taylor, Captain Mathews, Detective Lagan and Corporal Abin for questioning, suspecting them to be the ring leaders. They were severely beaten and relentlessly questioned under torture to reveal the names of their co-conspirators. Inside the camp, the Japs became more brutal in their search for those POWs involved in building the radio transmitter and those possible link to the underground.

The Kempeitai rounded up nearly one hundred people suspected of involvement in the underground resistance. The interrogations and beatings went on for three months. Nearly everyone involved with the underground was caught.

Many prisoners were beaten and subjected to various forms of torture by the Japanese. Some suffered terrible water torture and others were beaten mercilessly until they confessed their guilt.

Late in October 1943, more than 200 people including POWs, Military and Civilian boarded a ship to Kuching.

Upon arrival to Kuching, the prisoners were interned and the tortured continue.

In early 1944, the prisoners were sent to Japanese Military Court. They were sentence to death and jail.

CIVILIAN EXECUTION AT MILE 1.5 , 27.5.1945 :

1. Chan Teck Wah (Clerk, Harrison and Crossfield)

2. Thomas Chan (Former Chinese Consulate Staff, Firewood Merchant)

3. Chong Wai Cho (Basel Church School Teacher, Editor Sandakan Chinese Overseas Daily)

4. Pongolo Stanislaus Dominic (Retired Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Customs)

5. Fung Bak Ming (Member, China Relief Fund)

6. Alfred Funk (Partner, Funk and Sons)

7. K. A. George (Inspector, Sandakan Sanitary Board)

8. Ho Shu Fah (Merchant, Member China Relief Fund)

9. Jappar (Trader)

10. Khoo Kim Cheng @ Yau Kam Chung (Chip Loong & Co, Chairman of China Relief Fund)

11. Kong Su En , Lieutenant (Chief Clerk and BNB Volunteer Force)

12. Kong Su Leong (Wireless Operator)

13. Kwan Lok Ming (Man Loong & Co, Chairman , Chinese Chamber of Commerce)

14. Kwan Yun Hin (Member of Legislative Council and Partner , Man Loong & Co)

15. Lee Seng Lok (Trader)

16. Lew Kew Chong

17. Linck, Mrs (wife of German Doctor)

18. Lee Sah Cie, Dr (Japanese Language Censor, Chungking News)

19. Ng Shea Wah (Member, China Relief Fund)

20. Ng Tai Yong (Building, Contractor)

21. Pang Thau Fen (Government Clerk)

22. Patel, MS (Pharmacist, Manager Sandakan Dispensary)

23. Tam (Wireless Operator)

24. Stella Tao (Chinese school Teacher from Shanghai)

25. Voon Thau Yin (Teacher, St Michael School)

26. Voon Yin Chong (Chief Clerk, Public Works Department)

27. Unidentified Indian (Doctor)

CIVILIAN EXECUTION AT MILE 1.5 , 28.5.1945 :

1. Foo Chi Ming

2. Pereira, Andrew

3. Watson, Richard

CIVILIAN EXECUTION SHOT BY HOSOTANI NAOJI AT MILE 1.5 , 27.5.1945 :

1. Sui Chong

2. Ten Pek

FINED :

1. Cohen, Mrs Moselle Y (later killed)

2. Hu Li Tsia $50

3. Khoo Siek Choo $1000

4. Kwan Choo Ming $2000

5. Kwan Ming Ming $1000

6. Lo Hoi Chee $2000

7. Wong Wee Ming $2000

8. Yan See Chan $1000

DIED IN KUCHING, BEFORE TRIAL

1. Keating, Sapper Edward (Died 11.2.1944)

ARRESTED AT SANDAKAN NOT TRIED :

2. Koram Bin Andaur, Corporal (escaped)

3. Mananai, Puloro (tortured and released)

4. Wong Yun Siew (released after feigning insanity)

5. Lander, Sergeant Colin (released not enough evidence)

ARRESTED AND TRIED AT KUCHING DEATH (SHOT BY FIRING SQUAD 2.3.1944) :

1. Abin, Sergeant

2. Azcona, Felix Junior

3. Funk, Alexander

4. Matusup Gungau

5. Lagan, Detective Ernesto

6. Matthews, Captain Lionel

7. Heng Joo Ming

8. Jemadar Ojagar Singh Mannan

9. Wong Mu Sing

IMPRISONMENT

SENT TO OUTRAM ROAD GOAL, SINGAPORE :

1. Mavor, Gerald (Died 5.5.1945)

2. Taylor, Dr James

FIFTEEN YEARS

1. Damodaran, Mr M

2. Yangsalang, Sgt. Maj.

3. Yusop (Usop) Basinau, Sgt.

TWELVE YEARS

1. Lai, Peter Raymond Kui Fook

2. Mohammed Salleh Bin Madang

3. Wells, Lt. Roderick (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

TEN YEARS

1. Apostol, Lamberto

2. Ng Ho Kong

EIGHT YEARS

1. Amigau Bin Bassan (Died at Kuching)

2. Chin Piang Syn @ Chin Chee Kong @ Edmond Kong

3. Guriaman, Inspector Samuel

4. Soh Kim Seng (Ah Tu) (Died at Kuching)

5. Weynton, Lieutenant Gordon (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

SEVEN YEARS

1. Peter Leong

2. Dick Majinal

SIX YEARS

1. Chang Tiang Kiang, Henry

2. Funk, Patrick H (Paddy) (escaped from penal servitude)

3. Chan Tian Joo

4. Kassiu, PC (Died at Kuching)

5. Richards,Cpl. J. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

6. Stevens, Sgt. Alfred (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

FIVE YEARS

1. Foo Seng Chow

2. Jakariah

3. Sidek Bin Simoen

FOUR YEARS

1. Funk, John Simon Jr (Johnny)

2. Gorokon, PC

3. Lumatop, PC

4. Marshall, Sapper Donald (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

5. Chan Ping (Ah Ping)

6. Felix Tang

THREE YEARS

1. Aruliah, Samuel

2. Martin, Private Frank (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

3. Phillips, Mr A.E.

4. Tahir, Mohammad PC

TWO AND HALF YEARS

1. Lau Bui Cheng (Bueh Ching)

2. Ngui Ah Kui

TWO YEARS

1. Davis, Private Stanley G. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

2. Jensen, Sapper Carl (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

3. Kassim Bin Jumadi @ Mandor (Died at Kuching)

4. Mills, Corporal Cyrill (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

5. Suratmin Bin Jumadi (escaped from Kuching Goal)

6. Sastroh (Died at Kuching)

ONE AND HALF YEARS

1. Blain, Sergeant Alister M. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

2. Davis, Sapper Roy (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

3. Graham. Cpl Thomas G. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

4. Holly, Sgt Ray B. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

5. James, Staff Sergeant J.H. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

6. McMillan, Corporal J (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

7. Roffely, Cpl L.A.D. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

8. Small, Cpl Arnold (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

ONE YEAR

1. Allan, D R

2. Amat

3. Goh Tiek Tshi (Teck Chai)

4. Dahlan

5. Kai, PC

6. Laband, Dr J F

7. Rice Oxley, Major

8. Goh Tiek Soong (Teck Sing)

TEN MONTHS

1. Yong Cha Ming

SIX MONTHS

1. Mc Donough, Sergeant William J. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

2. Rumble, Private Thomas H. (sent to Outram Road Goal Singapore)

"Sandakan should be remembered because it was more than a battle between nations and more than a battle between conflicting ideologies; it was a war between human decency and human depravity. The victims [of the Death March] were as much casualties of evil as those who died in the Nazi death camps in Europe. " by Paul Keating

Lest We Forget

Source and Photos :

1. Doreen Hurst - Sandakan 1942-1945

2. Paul Ham - Sandakan

3. Lynette Silver - Blood Brothers

4. Prof Danny Wong - The War

5. Arkib Negeri Sabah - World War 2

6. Australia War Memorial

Edited by : Kumis Kumis

PS : in view of several long list and cross referral, the spelling of names may be differ and certain names be omitted unintentionally pls highlight for immediate amendment