Tan Cheng Joo simple tomb is made from marble with lead etching and written all in English and yet element of Chinese is retained with the chinese calender use together with the Gregorian calendar. His tomb reads;
In loving memory
of
Tan Cheng Joo
Died at 10:45 pm
(Chinese) 21st day 3rd Moon 13th Year R.C.
(English) 24th Day of April 1924
Age 41 Years
__________
Leaves a widow Wee Bee Neo
One beloved son Tan Bock Seng
And two beloved daughters
Tan Lilian and Tan Lay Li
Location of tomb
Block 1, Division D, plot 51
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