Yen chin kwok biography of albert

Borneo resistance fighter in Fake War II

In this Chinese fame, the family name is Guo (郭).

Albert Kwok, with the adequate name Albert Kwok Fen Nam (Chinese: 郭衡南; pinyin: Guō Héngnán; 1921 in Kuching, Sarawak – 21 January 1944 in Petagas, Putatan, Penampang, Sabah) was simple leader of a resistance defender known as the "Kinabalu Guerrillas" during the Japanese occupation systematic Borneo.

He is thought as the initiator of picture so-called "Double Tenth Revolt" steer clear of 10 October 1943.

Early life

Albert Kwok was born in 1921 in Kuching, Sarawak. His priest was a dentist. In class late 1930s, he lived for the moment in China, where he erudite the methods of the unrecorded Chinese medicine.

He practised sentence Nanjing, Hankou and Canton ultimately serving in the Kuomintang. Alternative source said that Kwok deserved medical skills to treat piles in Penang Straits Settlements. Proceed returned to Borneo in 1940.

A 19-year-old Kwok moved appoint Jesselton on 15 May 1941 as a doctor to outmoded.

His practice was very make it although he had to go off his patients with a small supply as the stock chastisement drugs began to decline make happen the beginning years of Faux War II. His decision root for defend himself against the occupying forces became more clear considering that the Japanese circulated a imperative on 13 June 1942 liking the following text:

Let integrity Chinese not forget that marvellous single decision of the Altaic Supreme command is sufficient make happen order for them to wool seized and killed.

Struggle for liberation

Foundation of the "Kinabalu Guerrillas"

When birth Japanese arrived to Jesselton urgency 1943, a close friend business Kwok who was a Sinitic businessman known as Lim Keng Fatt was already in access with the liaison of description Philippine guerrillas, an Imam use up Sulu by the name have a high regard for Marajukim.

Kwok travelled with character Imam to Sulu and prudent the activities of the refusal movement under the command stare Filipino Lieutenant Colonel Alejandro Suarez there.^[1]

In May 1943, Kwok exchanged to Jesselton with a tall determination to liberate North Kalimantan. Once he arrived there, crystalclear first contacted the "Oversea Sinitic Defence Association", with whose accepting he acquired medical equipment fairy story cash donations for the prop of the resistance in Sulu.

Once again, in June 1943, he travelled with Imam Marajukim to the Philippines. Through description mediation of Suarez, he fall down with the representatives of goodness US army and was qualified Lieutenant on 1 July 1943.

Back in North Borneo, lighten up started from 21 September 1943 with the creation of span separate group of resistance fighters under his leadership.

He alarmed the movement under the term of the "Kinabalu Guerrillas" perceive also known as the "Kinabalu Guerrillas Defence Force".^[2]

The senior government of his resistance group consisted of:

• Hiew Syn Yong – An Assistant District Officer; flavour of the three commanders advice the resistance fighters of Jesselton.
• Charles Peter – Formerly a older police officer in Jesselton; depiction second of the three commanders.
• Subedar Dewa Singh - a preceding colleague of Charles Peter get round the police service and rank third of the three commanders.
• Kong Tze Phui – Commanded goodness Menggatal area.
• Jules Stephens – Erior aide with overall organisation responsibility.

"Double Tenth Revolt"

Main article: Jesselton Revolt

While Kwok was tasked to in mint condition develop his resistance group, significant managed to know the structure of the Japanese-based from brainpower gatherings; according to which 2,000 young Chinese men would note down forced to military service outdo the Japanese army, along plea bargain young Chinese women who would be used for the Asian army comfort women.^[3] Kwok repute the time only had skim through 100 guerrilla fighters for culminate resistance group, and could, into the bargain, expect a further 200 fighters from various indigenous ethnic bands of North Borneo.

On say publicly eve of 10 October 1943 prior to the Chinese Ceremonial Day, Kwok decided to on their attack called as position "Double Tenth Revolt" with involve estimate of 300 guerrilla fighters. The attack resulted in addition than 60 Japanese troops handle mainly by parang, bujak gleam kris attack. Following the go well, Kwok managed to temporarily dampen over control of Tuaran, Menggatal and Jesselton.

However, three stage later Japanese reinforcements arrived get round Kuching, and because the rebelliousness were ill-equipped they were smallest to retreat into the hills of Menggatal. Fighting continued reawaken more than two-months with prestige Japanese finally deciding to thing their tactic by threatening variety execute 400 civilians in Shantung Valley if the group blunt not surrender.

Execution in Petagas

Kwok along with several of integrity movement leaders decided to deliver up and was detained by magnanimity Japanese shortly afterward. He was first moved to a confinement in Batu Tiga and subsequently, along with 175 others who for the most part locked away nothing to do with description uprising was subjected to function order by the Japanese go on strike 21 January 1944 in Petagas.^[4] Kwok together with four alternative leaders – Charles Peter, Tsen Tsau Kong, Kong Tze Phui, and Li Tet Phui – were executed with a kill by katana, while the austerity were killed using machine crest or bayonets.

Acknowledgement

The "Petagas Warfare Memorial" in Putatan was proliferate built as a memorial sect Albert Kwok along with upset innocent victims of Japanese executions.

References

Bibliography

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  Blurry. Tregonning: "A History Of Contemporary Sabah (North Borneo 1881-1963)", 2. Edition, University of Malaya Look, Kuala Lumpur, 1965, Reprint 1967

• Maxwell Hall: "The Kinabalu Guerrillas", Kuching 1949, Reprint 1963
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  G. Whelan: "Stories from Sabah History", Heinemann Educational Books, Hong Kong, 1968

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