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Phua Oen Wee and Tan Guak Sim (Bukit Brown)

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Qing Ming 2025 - Yap Geok Song revisited

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Ong Kee Soon and Family (Seh Ong)

August 17, 2023

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An ode to Sarjit Singh and Raja Singh

August 12, 2023

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Sikhs In Singapore - A Story Untold (Indian Heritage Centre)

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Mrs. Ong Pek Tat nee Lim Tee Neo (Seh Ong Cemetery)

December 07, 2020

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Madam Wee Jee Neo and family (Bukit Brown)

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Sim Cheng Lian and family (Bukit Brown)

August 16, 2016

Block 3 Div C Bukit Brown Christian Tomb cross Hill 3 sikh guard

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Yeo Lock Gee (Lao Sua)

Greater Bukit Brown Lao Sua sikh guard WWII

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The Stories Behind: Birdwatcher turned grave hunter reunites families with forgotten tombs of their ancestors(2022)

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Grave Matters-The Greater Bukit Brown(2023)

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Tuesday Report (2018) 星期二特写 | 行脚。发现第4集：武吉布朗之旅

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Detective Toh Keng Hua - buried in Bukit Brown ?

The whole Singapore Police Force was reported to be looking for a missing detective by the name of Toh Keng Hua, 26 years of the Beach Road Station. He was last seen talking to a woman in Maude Road on 12 August 1954 but it was reported that the woman had no connection to his disappearance. Missing with the detective are his service revolver, 12 rounds of ammunition and a pair of handcuffs. Toh Keng Hua lived with his wife, Madam Lee Tan Moi in Carpmael Road, Katong and he joined the force in May 1950. Detective Toh was listed as a deserter as a result of a policy where all police officers who fail to report for duty at the end 30 days was classified as so.. The skeletal remains of detective Toh Keng Hua was found in a lallang patch at Paya Lebar (beyond the perimeter fence of the Shell Sports Club) on 1 March 1955 after reported missing for 6 months. It was a Sikh surveyor by the name of Kartar Singh who stumbled upon the remains while surveying the land. The police, while searching f...

Qing Ming with the descendants of Tan Tock Seng (2026)

I am fortunate to yet again to meet Roney Tan and other Tan Tock Seng clan members who were carrying out their annual tradition of visiting and paying respects to their ancestors, Tan Tock Seng , Tan Kim Ching , Tan Boo Liat , Tan Wi Yan , Mrs. Tan Wi Yan this year. Again this time around, i managed to catch them at the tomb of Tan Boo Liat (son of Tan Soon Toh, grandson of Tan Kim Ching and great grandson of Tan Tock Seng) at Bukit Brown. Yet again, there was big group with multi-generation presence showing that the Qing Ming traditions have been clearly passed on from generation to generation. I also do believe that Roney Tan of course played the biggest role in organising this event and keeping this tradition strong and alive. The last time i met them paying respects was in 2024 and in 2022 . My chance meeting in 2024 was especially special for me because after Bukit Brown, i accompanied Roney to also visit Tan ...

Tan Swee Hoe and family (Batu Pahat)

Sometime back in August 2012, i wrote an article about Tan Swee Hoe who is buried in Bukit Brown . Tan Swee Hoe came to Singapore as a young boy and worked his way up, eventually becoming one of founders of Ho Hong Bank, and later a director of Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) after it merged with it. He was also for two terms, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Batu Pahat, shareholder of Ho Aik Steamships. Tan Swee Hoe was a member of the Council of State, Johore and received a title S.M.J (Setia Mahkota Johore) from the government of Johore in 1929 for his contributions. He owned several property in Singapore and Batu Pahat. Tan Swee Hoe In January 2014, i was fortunate to make a trip with like minded friends to Batu Pahat to visit one of the properties he owned as well as a temple he contributed too and finally the grave of his son. Tan Swee Hoe's mansion First on my wishlist was Tan Swee Hoe's mansion on 160 Jalan Kluang, Batu Paha...

Kamala Circus - The Great Indian Circus visits Singapore

I heard about the Tai Thean Kew circus from my involvement with Bukit Brown and during one my tours on the Queenstown Heritage Trail , i was told of another Indian circus troupe that existed in the late 1950's and 1960's. Recently, while curating ideas for a Bukit Brown tour on Pioneers of Early Entertainment, i came across a travelling circus troupe by the name of Kamala Circus. Kamala Circus (source: NewspaperSG) Kamala Circus was reputed to be the largest travelling show in the Far East. It boasted over 100 Indian artist and featured acts such as the flying trapeze act, the "Globe of Death" motor cycle act by two young girls, a 30 foot leap by a motorcyclist and the "cat" act. It claims over 300 tons of equipment and animals which include 16 horses, 8 Ceylon baby elephants, an African lion and 2 lionesses, 2 tiger cubs and 3 Indian mountain goats. It came to Singapore in 1947 from India via Ceylon and performed for a month before touring around th...

Qing Ming 2026 encounter with Kharisma again ! (Bukit Brown)

Bukit Brown has always been a magical place for all and today we had another special chance encounter with Kharisma (Charisma with a K) alias Johnny (a name he is known now after he retired from race horsing with the closure of the Singapore Turf Club). He is no ordinary horse, because Kharisma in his prime was a champion race horse having won a lot of prize money for his previous owner. Today, he was out about with his 2 doggy pals and his human companions. Born in Australia in 2016, Kharisma has indeed has come a long way and now enjoying a well deserved retirement with the due care and love. Former Champion Race Horse Kharisma -now know as Johnny out on his morning walk Former Champion Race Horse Kharisma aka Johnny's human friends You can see one of Kharisma doggy pal out and about as well Kharisma biodata (source: Racing and Sports Australia) Xu Meibao also shared in Heritage Singapore Bukit Brown of her encounter in Bukit Brown on 5 April 2025 with Kh...

Ng Boo Bee (Taiping)

Ng Boo Bee (1853-1921) 黄务美, was born and educated in Fujian, China before making his way to Malaya, first in Penang before eventually making a name for himself in the State of Perak. His father is Ng Koh Sung and mother, U Choot Kwah. He started out as a brick manufacturer and timber merchant under the name of Chop Swee Bee in Taiping, Ipoh and Teluk Anson. In Taiping, he acquired the tender contract as a railway contractor under Mr. C.R. Hanson, Resident Engineer for Perak Railways and was probably responsible for the building of the first railway in Malaya which connected Taiping to Port Weld. It was during this time he shrewdly acquired land around Kamunting. Ng Boo Bee Millionaire tin miner The land purchases around Kamunting made Ng Boo Bee a millionaire and with that he acquired also various houses in Taiping and also Penang. The Governor of the Straits Settlement, Sir John Anderson visited Ng Boo Bee tin mine in 1908 which had at that time, employed 4,500...

Miss Tan Kim Lian (Bukit Brown)

Miss Tan Kim Lian was born on 27 July 1938 and passed away on 28 June 1940. On the burial registrar she is listed as 2 years when she passed away. Her tomb is located close to the road and because of this her tomb is relatively well maintained. As i was passing by i place a Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore Daisy) on her headstone to remind her that she is not forgotten despite the fact it is Qing Ming now. Baby Tan Kim Lian Location of tomb Block 3 Section A, plot 636.

Madam Chua Guek Oh (Bukit Brown)

Madam Chua Guek Oh passed away on 29 June 1936. Listed on her tomb are the names of her children; Daughter: Ong Sai Gek, Ong Pek Gek Grandsons; Sim Thiam Hwee, Lek Choon Seah From the burial entry, Madam Chua Guek Oh was 77 years old when she passed away. Madam Chua Guek Oh Madam Chua Guek Oh On 5 July 1936, it was reported that Union Sporting members where requested to pay respects to Mr. Sim Thiam Hwee's grandmother. Sim Thiam Hwee residence was listed as 48, Chitty Road. Location of tomb Block 4 Section A, plot 407

Lim Nee Soon and family (Bukit Brown)

Mr. Lim Nee Soon's wife (Wee Pek Hay) and two of his son's ( Lim Chong Kuo and Lim Chong Pang ) tomb can be found in Bukit Brown, Block 4 Division A. Mr. Lim Nee Soon is not buried there but in Nanking, China. It is however difficult to write a story about Lim Nee Soon family members tomb cluster in Bukit Brown, without first introducing Mr. Lim Nee Soon first. Pineapple King and Patriot Mr. Lim Nee Soon (1879-1936) is the son of Mr Lim Peng Guan and was born in Kampong Glam, Beach Road in 1879. His father died when Lim Nee Soon was only 8 years old and was left in the care of his maternal grandfather, Mr. Teo Lee (Mr Teo Eng Hock's father). Lim Nee Soon received his early education in both St. Joseph Institution and Anglo-Chinese School and therefore proficient in both English and Chinese languages. A Teochew, he started from scratch, working as a shopkeeper assistant at the age of 18 and from there he climbed the rungs by next working for timber merchant Tan Tye a...

Khoo Kay Hian (Bukit Brown)

During the rubber boom of the 1910, Khoo Kay Hian / Khoo Kay Hean was well positioned and made money as a rubber broker based in The Arcade. He went on to be the founder of one of the best known stock broking firm in Singapore bearing his namesake, Kay Hian and Co in 1921. He was also a committee member of the Singapore Sharebrokers' Association (this was before it became the Singapore Stock Exchange). Throughout his career, he held various positions and they included: Assistant Secretary of the Ee Hoe Hean Club (1918) ; Management Committee of the Garden Club (1920) Chinese Lantern Procession (1922), Joint Honorary Secretary together with Lim Kee Cheok. (Lim Chwee Chian was the Chairman) and also Committee member of the Singapore Chinese Girls School (1925). He contributed to various causes and some of them include: Kampong Martin Relief Fund (1916), Chinese Halifax Relief Fund (1917), Sir Arthur Young's Portrait Fund (1919), St Andrew's Hospital Building (1920), Nanyang U...

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