TAN Peck Siok 陈碧惜
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 000270
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Goh Lai Lay
Interviewer
- 01:45:33
Total Running Time
- Teochew
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 3 May 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:16
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Family background. Evacuated to elder brother's house. What happened on the way to brother's house. Things she brought along. Air-raid shelter in brother's house. Landing of Japanese troops; British surrender. How she returned home. Japanese went around looking for girls. How some of her relatives were taken away by Japanese and never returned.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 3 May 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:50
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
She lost contact with her father. How father eventually came home. How she knew of British surrender. Atrocities of Japanese. She worked for Nanyang Shoe Manufacturer. Prices of goods and commodities rose steeply. Japanese ordered people to get together for mass screening. Many who went were taken away and massacred by Japanese. Her father became one-star man.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 3 May 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
What happened when Japanese came to conduct Census Taking List. Forms of punishment used by Japanese. Initially Japanese soldiers went to homes of civilians to conduct searchers regularly but not so at later stage. How her relatives supported their families during Japanese Occupation. How most people earned their living.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 3 May 1983
Recording Date
- 00:22:36
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Occupation of her neighbours during Japanese Occupation. Many went without food, only survived on sweet potatoes. Rice available for sale initially; people had to eat limed rice. Diet during Japanese Occupation. Things sold in black market - cloth, clothes, food. How her father was appointed to one-star. His duties. Peace and order during Japanese Occupation. Entertainment for the people - roadside operas and film shows.
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