Ismail Mubarak, (‘Moby’), Head of Special Branch, Seremban
Kantan, Temiar headman
Kerinching, Temiar headman
Mandeh, Sumatran guide
Senagit, Temiar hunter
Templer, General Sir Gerald, High Commissioner-cum-Director of Operations, Malaya
Theopulos, John, manager Bhutan Estate
Those searched for on operations by the author:
Ah Soo Chye, guerrilla leader in north Malaya
‘Blood Sucker’, nickname of guerrilla
†Chien Tiang, chief confidant of Chin Peng (q.v.) and propaganda expert
†Chin Peng, alias of Ong Boon Hwa, Secretary General of the Malayan Communist Party
‘Collector’, nickname of guerrilla, sometimes known as ‘Wang’
‘Killer’, nickname of guerrilla
†Lee An Tung, Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Malayan Communist Party
Lee Song, Communist politician and guerrilla
Lo See, guerrilla leader in north Malaya
*Tan Fook Loong, Commander 2 Regiment, Malayan Races Liberation Army, (‘Ten Foot Long’,
British nickname)
Tek Miu, guerrilla leader in north Malaya
Yeong Kwoh, senior military member of the Malayan Communist Party
(† Operation Allenby)
(* Operation Jekyll)
Historical characters:
Akbar Khan, Pathan lawyer, Indian Association and Indian Independence League
Lai Tek, triple agent
Mao Tse-tung, Chairman, Chinese Communist Party
Sharkey, Lawrence Louis (‘Lance’). Chairman, Australian Communist Party
Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War
Too Chee Chew (‘C C Too’) brilliant propagandist, Special Branch, Malayan Police
Names either born in the author’s imagination or changed to avoid family embarrassment:
Abdul Hamid Khan} nephews of Akbar Khan (q.v.)
Abdul Rahim Khan} parachutists for the Indian National Army
Ah Fat, police ‘mole’ and non-voting Central Committee member, Malayan Communist Party
Ah Wong, police detective at Sepang Police Station
‘Bear’, Hung Lo, nickname of Wang Ming, (q.v.)
Chakrabahadur Rai, Rifleman, 1/12 Gurkha Rifles
Chan Man Yee, Malayan Communist Party ‘mole’ in Police HQ, Kuala Lumpur
Chen Yok Lan, wife of Tan Fook Loong (q.v.)
Chow Hoong Biu, fresh ration contractor for 1/12 Gurkha Rifles
Deng Bing Yi, fitter in Seremban
‘Emissary’, nickname of Meng Ru (q.v.)
Fong Chui Wan, taxi girl at Yam Yam night club, Seremban
Goh Ah Wah, surrendered guerrilla, 2 Regiment, Malayan Races Liberation Army
Hemlal Rai, chief clerk Bhutan Estate
Heron, James, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Officer, 1/12 Gurkha Rifles
Hinlea, Alan, Captain, turncoat officer in 1/12 Gurkha Rifles
Hutton, Reggie, Special Branch officer, Singapore
Kamal Rai, worker on Bhutan Estate with wartime experience
Kent, Major, 1/12 Gurkha Rifles