Liew Kon Kim was a

Malayan National Liberation Army The Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) was a Communist guerrilla army that fought for Malayan independence from the British Empire during the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) and later fought against the Malaysian government in the Commun ...

guerrilla who fought against the British during the

Malayan Emergency The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War, was a guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war fought in Federation of Malaya, Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Arm ...

. He was dubbed the "Bearded Terror" by the British. His brother was also a guerrilla who contributed to attacks against British targets. In July 1952 he was killed by a soldier of the

Suffolk Regiment The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment Line infantry, of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, participating in many wars and conflicts, including the World War I, First and ...

, Raymond Hands, and his corpse was publicly displayed in several locations around Malaya as proof of his death.

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Year of birth missing 1952 deaths Malaysian communists {{Malaysia-mil-bio-stub