Death of Lau Yew

Death of Lau Yew
Part of Malayan Emergency
Date 16 July 1948 Location Kajang, Malaya Result Death of key Malayan Communist Party leader
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Malayan Communist Party
Commanders and leaders
Bill Stafford	Lau Yew
Strength
20 police and detectives	at least 30
Casualties and losses
no serious casualties	11 killed, including 2 leaders

The Death of Lau Yew took place at the beginning of the Malayan Emergency. British security forces clashed with those of the Malayan Communist Party resulting in the death of one of their key leaders, Lau Yew.^[1] He had been betrayed by his own bodyguard.^[2]

Six people were killed in the initial attack. Five Chinese women who had been captured by the British were then killed when 30 Communists counter-attacked.^[3]

References

1. "Malayan Emergency", Britain's Small Wars accessed 17 November 2013
2. "Location Scouting in archive footage of the immediate events following the Japanese surrender in 1945 (Part 3 – The Decoration Ceremony)" The Hunter: Scouting Singapore's Film History accessed 17 November 2013
3. "Rebels' H.Q. Raided In Malaya.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 17 July 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

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