Unsung heroes of Malaysia by Siddiq

Assalamualaikum and good day to everyone who opened this blog. Today's topic will be about the unsung heroes of Malaysia. Unsung heroes means a person whom names are not in the text books but made quite an impact to the development of our country. I found nine articles about these unsung heroes but I am not going to talk about of all them. Since I found 3 articles so I am going to talk about these heroes of Malaysia

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              Flight lieutenant Cyril Talalla was the first Asian to pass and the only non-European to pass the strict  entrance examination of the Royal Air Force and enrolled in a government flying school. His brother , followed Cyril's footsteps six months later and later becoming a Sergeant Pilot. Henry Talalla skills was noticed and was the one of few to flew an American fighter plane called Typhoon.

             These Brothers were war veterans as they battled in the World War II. Henry was struck down by a German tank unit and passed away on 25 July 1944 ten miles south of Caen, the capital of northern France's lower region Normandy region. Cyril Talalla's death was on 18 August 1973 at Wales.

image via google

image via google

           

             The next hero or heroin I'm going to talk about is Datuk Siti Rasmah Kasim. You might never heard about her name and what she had done for our country. She is the contributor of the Independence Day of Malaysia. Her actions of the greater good of the nation is called "The Bangle of Independece". She donated her Gold bangle to support Tunku Abdul Rahman's trip to London to obtain the country's Independence. Because of Datuk's actions, many others also contributed their jewelry or accessories to fund our first Prime Minister's trip.

pictures via Google

pictures via Google

              The last hero of Malaysia is called Sybil Medan Kathigasu or also known as the Florence Nightingale of Malaysia. We all remember when the Japanese invaded our beloved country way back when. Their tyranny was cruel to every single soul to our people. these particular hero saved our people medically from the invaders. As the soldiers show no mercy to women and children at Papan, Perak, Sybil with her husband, Dr. AC Kathigasu, she supplied medicine, medical assistance and information to the resistance forces. Unfortunately she was captured by the Japanese soldiers in 1943.

               She received devastating tortures by the Japanese soldiers but never once spill out the beans regarding the resistance forces. Even her daughter had been tortured in the process but she never told them anything. Sybil was awarded with the George Medal of Gallantry, making her the first and only Malayan woman to receive the medal. 12 June 1948 in Lanark, Scotland, she succumbed to her injuries and to commemorate her bravery and loyalty , a road in Fair park, Ipoh was named after her.

               They are a lot more stories that we may not know of. If any of you know any please enlighten every Malaysian to know they effort and sacrifice for our future now an