 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Tan akarasikirwa nokuonana nemhuri yake muna 1942 pashure pokunge vaJapan vapindauye vakagara muSingapore. Akazobatana neChikwata 136, bazi reAllied Special Operations Executive, kwaakasangana ndokutanga kushamwaridzana naLim Bo Seng. Tan akabatanidzwa muOperation Gustavus asi akabatwa muna 1944 nemaJapan apo basa racho rakakundikana. Akapedza mwedzi 18 yakatevera ari musungwa, panguva iyo akatambudzwa navaJapan, avo vakaedza kumumanikidza kuzivisa mazita evamwe nhengo dzeForce 136. Akasunungurwa pashure pokunge maJapan azviisa pasi muna 1945. MaJapan akauraya mukoma mukuru waTan, Tan Chong Mao, namai vavo muSook Ching massacre. 