Liew Kon Kim

Liew Kon Kim was a communist and commander in the Malayan National Liberation Army who fought against the British during the Malayan Emergency. He was dubbed the "Bearded Terror" by the British.^[1]

His brother was also a guerrilla who contributed to attacks against British colonialists.^[2]

In July 1952 he was killed by the Suffolk Regiment and his corpse was publicly displayed in locations around British Malaya.^[3][4] He had been shot dead by British soldier Raymond Hands.^[5]

References

1. Smith, I. C.; West, Nigel (2021-02-05). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-5381-3020-9.
2. Hack, Karl (2021-12-16). The Malayan Emergency: Revolution and Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-009-23414-6.
3. Sioh, Maureen (2024-04-01). Colonial Trauma and Postcolonial Anxieties: The Haunted Choices of Economic Development. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-315-44026-2.
4. Andrew, Christopher; Tobia, Simona (2014-04-29). Interrogation in War and Conflict: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Analysis. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-70345-6.
5. "Raymond Hands". The Telegraph. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2024-08-16.