Chin Peng, born Ong Boon Hua, was a Malayan communist politician, guerilla leader, and revolutionary, who was the leader and commander of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) and the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). A Maoist, he led the CPM as secretary general from 1947 until the party's dissolution in 1989.
Portrait, c. late-1940s.
Headline on page 1 of The Straits Times of 1952
Chin in party uniform.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order.
CBE neck decoration (in civil division)
MBE (civil division) as awarded in 1918
Grand Cross Star of the Order of the British Empire
Close-up of an MBE from 1945 showing "For God and the Empire"