CHINESE GRAVE, C1930. PHOTOGRAPH BELONGS TO MEMBER OF ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF), WITH CAPTION READING 'A CORNER OF THE CAMP'.
Tomb of Tan Kim Ching (1829 - 1892), eldest son of philanthropist and merchant Tan Tock Seng, at a private burial ground in 13th mile of Changi Road. The remains of Tan Kim Ching were reinterred in Bukit Brown cemetery on 13 August 1938 (Burial Record found in National Archives). His name in the burial record was entered as Tan Kim Cheng as opposed to the usual Tan Kim Ching that we are accustomed to.
c.1930
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Tomb of Tan Kim Ching (1829 - 1892), eldest son of philanthropist and merchant Tan Tock Seng, at a private burial ground in 13th mile of Changi Road. The remains of Tan Kim Ching were reinterred in Bukit Brown cemetery on 13 August 1938 (Burial Record found in National Archives). His name in the burial record was entered as Tan Kim Cheng as opposed to the usual Tan Kim Ching that we are accustomed to.

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