Madam Wee Nyonyah (wife of Mr. Lim Whye Pin) passed away on 16 April 1932. In the burial registrar, Wee Nyonyah was 37 years when she passed away.
The names of the children listed on her tomb are as follows;
Sons: Lim Yan Tin, Lim Yan Cheng
Daughters: Lim Choon Neo, Lim Poh Neo
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| Madam Wee Nyonyah, wife of Mr. Lim Whye Pin |
K.P.M. (Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij)
Lim Whye Pin was a committee member for the Union Sporting Association. He was also a committee member for the Singapore Branch of the "Paketvaartbond" (the Union of the K.P.M Asiatic Staff ). The clubhouse was at No. 115 Geylang Road.
The K.P.M or Dutch for Royal Packet Navigation Company
was a Dutch shipping company (1888–1966) that operated in the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia). The Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM) was already well-established by time World War II arrived to this region and had 140 ships in service. During the war the KPM lost a total of 98 ships. To find out what happen to K.P.M Line which faced operational pressure during post Indonesia Independence and had to move office from Jakarta to Singapore, (an interesting read as well) you can read the wikipedia article about it.
Location of tomb
Block 3 Division B, plot 228
8RQG+4JF Singapore
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| Madam Wee Nyonyah, wife of Mr. Lim Whye Pin |
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| Madam Wee Nyonyah, wife of Mr. Lim Whye Pin |
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