Ujang Mormin, who fought in historic Battle of Pasir Panjang, dies after contracting COVID-19
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Ujang Mormin, who fought in historic Battle of Pasir Panjang, dies after contracting COVID-19
World War II veteran Private Ujang Mormin died at the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor on Feb 9, 2021, after contracting COVID-19. (Photo: Bernama)
11 Feb 2021 04:12PM
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11 Feb 2021 04:39PM)
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SEREMBAN, Malaysia: World War II veteran Ujang Mormin, who fought alongside war hero Lieutenant Adnan Saidi in the historic Battle of Pasir Panjang, died in Malaysia on Tuesday (Feb 9) after contracting COVID-19.
He was 100.
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Affectionately known as Tok Ujang, he served as an army private with the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (1 RAMD), after joining the British army in 1939. In 1941, he was deployed to British military fort Gap Ridge in Singapore.