After the war,Elizabeth developed a fear of electricity and electrical appliances.She did not even dare to turn on a simple switch.Eventhough she had develop this lifelong fear as a result of all the torture that she had gone through during the war,she declined the opportunity to name the Japanese Officers that had tortured her to be sentenced at the War Crimes Tribunal as she condemned war and not the people who tortured her. Her funeral was held
at the St. Andrew's Cathedral. It was the first time in St. Andrew's 150-year
history that a funeral was allowed to be held on the Cathedral premises.
Considering her contributions to the school, society and country, they made an
exception for the war heroine.She is also fondly remembered by the Changi Museum as a war heroine.
Her story of World war 2 Resistance was told through a TV series called "Life Stories", a MediaCorp production. Other than that, she always ends the phrase : :Let us have peace, " with :No more war. " She died at the age of 95 on 14 September 2006 as a result of pancreatic cancer. Notably, when she was informed of the diagnosis, she refused treatment, saying that she was ready to go to heaven. Elizabeth Choy was a symbol of courage and truly a living testimony of the Guide Promise and Law to the final moments of her life, particularly, Guide Law #7--"A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties".
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