Tan Bin Cheng was the son of Tan Swee Lim and the grandson of Tan Tock Seng.
Swee Lim at one time acted as the Acting Siamese Consul during Tan Kim Ching’s absence
Tan Bin Cheng died at the age of 65 on May 22, 1922, and was one of the first few buried in Bukit Brown on May 28, 1922
He was buried at Blk I, section A, tomb No 35
As Section A was the earliest burial sector, most parts of it was overgrown. I have to copy the whole first 2 pages of the Bukit Brown burial register
before mapping out the cluster of graves that is close to number 35. But from there I still cannot find his grave, except for 1 grave that I cannot read the inscription as the
tombstone has fallen to the ground. But I have a strong hunch that it would be his grave as I have found a marker Grave No 25, and this grave was nearby this marker.
and the Sikh guards, the lions are very unique and the spiral stone at the tomb also reminded me of the Outram Hill tomb.
That Sat after bringing Lim Su Min and others for a tour, I decided to try to lift up the tombstone again for a positive identification. I saw my good friend Tombkeeper Lim, and asked him to help me flip over the tombstone. True enough, it is the tomb that I have been asked to find.
Inscription :
Zhangzhou, Tomb of Tan Bin Cheng
Sons:
Tan Hong Tian
Tan Hong Tee
Tan Hong Poh
Grandsons
Wee Chye
Hock Chuan
Hock Siew
Wee Kim
PS (from news archives)
Tan Bin Cheng (wife - CHua Geok Im, died May 1946 (86 years old)
3rd son Tan Hong Beng (died early in 1920)
Unique stone lion
Sikh guard. You can see the fallen tomb stone slab here
Comments:
1) Need to lift up the other stone slab to see if there are any further inscriptions
2) Tomb looks to be at the path of the new road, so what is next?
