About Lim Bo Seng

Lim Bo Seng was a World War II anti-Japanese resistance fighter. He was born in 1909 to a wealthy businessman. He participated actively in activities organised by the Nanyang Federation to boycott Japanese goods and raise funds for the Chinese army and he also work with Force 136 agents to gather military intelligence about the Japanese forces to aid the British in planning their re-capture of the colonies from the Japanese but it failed. He was captured and was taken to the Kempeitai Headquarters for interrogation and he refused to provide the Japanese with any information about Force 136 despite being subjected to severe torture. Instead, he protested against the ill-treatment of his comrades in prison. He fell ill with dysentery and was bedridden by the end of May 1944. He died on June 29, 1944.

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