by the Japanese, who attempted to force him to reveal the identities of other Force 136 members. He was released after the Japanese surrender in 1945. The Japanese killed Tan's elder brother, Tan Chong Mao, and their mother in the Sook Ching massacre. Postwar life After the war, Tan participated in badminton tournaments again and eventually became a businessman. He retired in 1985. In 1994, he wrote a Chinese-language memoir, FORCE 136: Story Of A WWII Resistance Fighter (), which recounts his experiences with Force 136. The memoir was translated into English a year later by Lee Watt Sim and Clara Show, and published in 2001 by Asiapac Books as a comic book. On 19 September 1995, Tan and eight other surviving members of Force 136 were each presented with a commemorative silver ingot to honour them for their resistance efforts. In 2001, Tan was also part of a group selected to recite the National Pledge during the National Day Parade. In 2002, Tan published another book named Upholding The Legacy: Singapore Badminton (), which covers the history of badminton in Singapore. Death Tan died in Singapore on 24 November 2012 at the age of 96. References 1916 births 2012 deaths People of British Singapore Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean people of World War II Singaporean male badminton players