Elizabeth Choy

Elizabeth Choy
Born
Yong Su-Moi

29 November 1910
Died14 September 2006(2006-09-14) (aged 95)
Other namesDayak Woman of Singapore
Gunner Choy
Occupations
Known forHeroics during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II
Spouse
Choy Khun Heng
(m. 1941; died 1985)
FatherYong Thau Yin
Relatives
  • Yong Sinn Siong (grandfather)
  • Moo Enn Cong (grandmother)
  • Yong Kon Vui (brother)
  • Bridget Wai Fong (adopted daughter)
  • Irene Wai Fun (adopted daughter)
  • Lynette Wai Ling (adopted daughter)
Awards
Elizabeth Choy-Yong Su-Moi
Traditional Chinese蔡楊素梅
Simplified Chinese蔡杨素梅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Yáng Sùméi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCoi3 Joeng4 Sou3-mui4

Elizabeth Choy Su-Moi OBE (née Yong; 29 November 1910 – 14 September 2006) was a Singaporean educator and councillor who is regarded as a war heroine in Singapore. Along with her husband, Choy Khun Heng, she supplied medicine, money and messages to Far East prisoners of war and civilian internees held in Changi Prison during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II.