This day 79 years ago - 14 Feb 1942, Lt Adnan Saidi died a hero. Lt Adnan and 42 men of the Malay Regiment fought the Japanese at Bukit Chandu in Pasir Panjang. Biar putih tulang jangan putih mata (better death than dishonour) - that was the motto Lt Adnan chose
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The Last Survivor of Battle of Pasir Panjang Passes Away due to Covid-19
SEREMBAN (Bernama): Almost exactly 79 years after the Battle of Pasir Panjang, its last survivor, Private Ujang Mormin, died at the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor at 5.05pm on Tuesday (Feb 9). The World War II veteran was 100 years old. His grandniece, Lailawati Jamil, 59, confirmed his death when contacted on