E. Yong Thye (Bukit Brown)

When i have time, i revisit the Bukit Brown Documentation Website which documents tombs which are affected by the highway and no longer exist and reminisce on who they were and what were their stories, knowing that many remain undocumented despite efforts and in this case, i may not have the photo of this tomb. One of the tombs i revisited was the tomb of E. Yong Thye. 

From the newspaper archives, E. Yong Thye was the son of Mr. E. Hong Ghee and brother of E. Yong Cheang and E. Yong Lee. In this instance, E. is also spelt as Ee which means his name is also spelt as Ee Yong Thye and father, Ee Hong Ghee and brothers, Ee Yong Cheang and Ee Yong Lee. 

Ee Yong Thye (photo courtesy of Shirin Chua)

E. Yong Thye was a staff of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China where he served for more than 10 years. He then proceeded to Bandjermasin to carry on his own private business. The paper went on the report that he was ill for about 10 months before passing away on 2 August 1922. E. Yong Thye was 38 years old. 

E. Yong Thye (source: Bukit Brown Documentation Project)

In 25 Jan 1917, E Yong Thye sought a correction that was published wrongly by the Singapore Free Press stating that he was send to prison for the term of 3 months as a result of his unsuccessful appeal. He corrected the papers that his appeal was actually successful and he paid a fine.