World War II
Mr Hkun U Sao (1934-1937)
- Date of birth 26 February 1920
- School Information Brother of Sao Hkun Aung (34-36). Sub-prefect. Rugby XV 1935, 1936, 1937. Hockey XI 1936,1937.
- Career Information None
- Date of Death 3 January 1945
- Cause of Death 215 Squadron's Consolidated B-24 Liberator (#KH214) aircraft, with an aircrew of eleven, took off from Dhubalia for an air operation over a Burma-Siam Railway target. After being shot down by anti-aircraft fire, KH214 crashed near Anakwin, Burma [now known as Myanmar], taking the lives of the entire crew.
- Location Burma/Myanmar
- Cemetery Singapore Memorial, Kranji, North West, Singapore – Column 446
- Rank Flight Lieutenant
- Brand of Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 215 Squadron
- Story SAOHKUNU1934-37
The son of Hkun Pan Sing and Sao Noom. His father was the Sawbwa of Tawngpeng in Burma. His older brother Sao Hkun Aung (1934-36) also attended the College. During WW2 he served with the RAF in Burma and was killed in operations over Burma on 3 January 1945. Remembered on Singapore Memorial.