The Bombing of Penang: A Ferry Service Worker’s Eyewitness Account of Japanese Air Raids in 1941

By Abdul Aziz Bin Zuber

March 2025 LEST WE FORGET
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A postcard image featuring the S.S. Kampar. Source: www.delcampe.net
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TALES OF WORLD WAR II never fail to captivate the attention of readers. Most interestingly, an 83-year-old record was found in a diary belonging to my late uncle in late January 2010, when his belongings were being sorted at his home in Kampung Guar Perahu, Seberang Perai Utara. The diary, modestly sized at 8.12cm by 11.42cm, holds a vivid account of a Japanese aerial assault on Penang.My uncle, Tuan Haji Che Mat bin Mat Tahir, was born on 6 October...

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Abdul Aziz Bin Zuber

is a teacher at SK Kepala Batas, Penang. He has contributed to various literary works, including the introduction to Panduan Bangsa: Mengandungi Akhlaq, Adab, Pergaulan, dan Lain-lain (2021), and editing Agama Bangsa & Tanah Air: Sejarah dan Peranan Madrasah Da’irat al-Ma’arif al-Wataniyyah (2022). He also wrote the introduction to Qawam al-Din: Pada Menerangkan Perdirian Agama (2023), published by Akademi Jawi Malaysia. Additionally, the author also supported the crowdfunding campaign for the book Sejarah Bergambar Seberang Perai / Province Wellesley, A Pictorial History (2016) by Areca Books.

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