HO Swee Hong
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 000537
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Tan Beng Luan
Interviewer
- 01:13:36
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 18 Mar 1985
Recording Date
- 00:27:37
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Training in Air-raid Precaution (ARP). His responsibilities in ARP. Saw armaments loaded on QUEEN ELIZABETH for African campaign. Government ordered evacuation in early 1942. Japanese bombing raids. Details of ARP uniform. Joined Kuomintang. Involved in China Relief Fund and anti-Japanese activities. How those trading with Japanese were punished. Co-operation between Communists and Kuomintang; secret meetings held.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 3
Metadata
- 18 Mar 1985
Recording Date
- 00:28:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Events on day of British surrender. Situation after surrender. Mass screening procedure at Arab Street Centre. What he heard about massacre of detainees. Asked to report to Oka Butai 15813. Rations given. Children also recruited. Why workers left to join Navy Butai. Type of armaments produced and nature of work. Security measures at work. Organisational structure. His duties. Experiences while working with Japanese.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 18 Mar 1985
Recording Date
- 00:17:13
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Japanese acquired houses for staff housing. His impression of Japanese officers. Discipline in office. Japanese association with local girls. Paying respects on Emperor's birthday. Learnt Japanese in office. Japanese reaction to war losses. Story of soldiers swallowed by snakes. Japanese soldiers refused to surrender. Atrocities in Bukit Timah. Effects of Japanese Occupation on him.
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