KANG Soon Heng 江顺兴
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 000532
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Tan Beng Luan
Interviewer
- 01:49:55
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 14 Mar 1985
Recording Date
- 00:27:39
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Working experience in police force. Rounding up of 'aliens' to lock up. Situation after fall of Singapore. Why he was arrested; description of detention. Became a three-star man. Family's experience at concentration centre; how he escaped death. How family supported themselves after British surrender; opportunity given to him to start business. His work as three-star man; description of Auxiliary Police System.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 14 Mar 1985
Recording Date
- 00:27:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Appointment of two-star and one-star men. Why people were keen to be appointed. Co-operation among residents of his area. Communication among various levels of Auxiliary Police System staff with Japanese. Description of Japanese Officer-in-charge, what he told them before Japanese surrender. Why he substituted mental patients for residents required to do Labour Service Camps. His arrest by Kempeitai.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 14 Mar 1985
Recording Date
- 00:28:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Why he took risk for young men under his division. How training of fire-fighters and Medical Auxiliary Service (MAS) was carried out. Why Japanese wanted to organise fire-fighters and MAS. Bought bus to transport volunteers. Donation of vegetables by farmers in his division. Complaints about two-star and one-star men. His criteria for selection of two-star. Behaviour of Japanese soldiers. Sports organised by Japanese.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 14 Mar 1985
Recording Date
- 00:26:47
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Visited Bukit Batok monument on Emperor's birthday. Personnel in Paya Lebar Police Station. His various business activities. Registered Malay name for his company. When he learnt of Japanese surrender. How he spent his last Japanese dollars. Situation under British Military Administration (BMA). Impact of Japanese Occupation on his life.
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