Singapore War Heroes

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Singapore War Heroes

• Adnan Saidi

Done by Wenn Ler, Regina, Joyce and Sheri, 5J
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Contents

• Brief Introduction on Adnan Saidi
• Lets go deeper
• The battle
• Memories
• Awards he got
• Our Reflections
• References

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Brief Introduction

• Adnan was Malayan soldier.
• He fought the Japanese in World War 2.
• He is regarded a hero by the Singaporeans and the
  Malaysians.
• He led a strong Malay soldiers from the Malay
  Regiments to fight the Japanese.
• They had fought on Pasir Panjang Ridge on Bukit
  Chandu.

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Lets go deeper into his life

• Adnan Saidi was born on the year 1915 and passed
  away on the year 1942.
• He was born at Kajang, Selangor. He was the
  eldest in the family, his two siblings, Ahmad
  Saidi and Amarullah Saidi were both soldiers.
• He married Sophia Pakir, an Islamic religious
  teacher who passed away1949.
• They have 2 sons and a daughter, but their
  daughter died soon after birth.
• Ahmad was killed in action after his ship, the
  HMS Pelanduk, was sunk by the Japanese which was
  going to Australia.

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The Battle

• Adnan Saidi led a strong platoon from the Malay
  Regiment which consists of 42 people.
• They fought at Pasir Panjang Ridge at Bukit
  Chandu.
• Although they were heavily outnumbered, they
  refused to surrender until the end.
• He was shot but he carried on fighting the
  Japanese.
• After the battle was lost, the Japanese took
  Adnan Saidi as a prisoner and tied to the rubber
  tree where he bayoneted to death.

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Memories

• At the Kent Ridge Park which is near the site of
  the battle now bears a plaque of Adnan Saidi to
  commemorate him.
• A museum at Bukit Chandu was built to remember
  the bravery of the Malay Regiment soldiers.
• The regiment would later be known as the Royal
  Malay Regiment.

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Awards he got

• Best recruit of the Malay Regiment.
• 3 British Medal

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Our Reflections

• We think that Adnan Saidi was a true hero as he
  did not betray the other soldiers.
• We think that Adnan Saidi had fought bravely
  against the Japanese for Singapore.

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References

• Adnan Saidi.(20.5.2009).Retrieved May 21,2009,
  from Wikipediahttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adnan_
  Saidi
• Adnan Saidi.(n.d.).Retrieved May 21 2009, from
  Answers.com, Adnan Saidi Websitehttp//www.answer
  s.com/Adnan20Saidi

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