Saw Ba Yi (Burmese: စောဘရီ [sɔ́ ba̰ jì]) is an ethnic Karen and the only civilian to have won the Aung San Thuriya Medal, the highest award for gallantry and bravery in Burma (Myanmar) in 1951.[1] Under normal circumstances, the medal is only awarded to members of the Myanmar Armed Forces.[2]
Saw Ba Yi စောဘရီ | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1951 |
| Allegiance | Union of Burma |
| Rank | civilian |
| Awards | Aung San Thuriya |
Service to the country edit
Saw Ba Yi volunteered in saving a group of government officials sieged by KNDO rebels in Thandaung in 1951. Though his acts of valour and self-sacrifice preserved the lives of hostages, he was killed in action. He was honoured and awarded the medal posthumously by the President of Burma then.
Commemorations edit
References edit
- ^ "သမုိင္းဝင္ဘြဲ႕ထူးတစ္ခုႏွင့္ ေန႔တစ္ေန႔ကိုလွစ္ဟျခင္း". 7Day Daily - ၇ ရက္ ေန႔စဥ္ သတင္းစာ. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ Tapʻ ma toʻ; Puṃ nhipʻ reʺ nhaṅʻʹ Cā ʾupʻ Thutʻ ve reʺ Lupʻ ṅanʻʺ (1993). 48th anniversary Armed Forces Day commemorative book, literary and art. Printing and Publishing Enterprise. p. 177. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "Aung San Thuriya Saw Ba Yi Street, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)". placesmap.net. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
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