Tok Ujang, the last survivor of Battle of Pasir Panjang, passes away due to Covid-19


Ujang Mormin showing his Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal after receiving it in 2012. AZMAN GHANI/ The Star

SEREMBAN (Bernama): Almost exactly 79 years after the Battle of Pasir Panjang, its last survivor, Private Ujang Mormin, died at the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor at 5.05pm on Tuesday (Feb 9).

The World War II veteran was 100 years old.

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