Dr Lim Soon Kian (Dr S K Lim)
Dr Lim Soon Kian (1890-1933) was a well-known Chinese medical practitioner in Singapore. Educated at Raffles Institution and later graduating with M.B., B.S. degrees from the University of Hong Kong, he served as house surgeon at the Government Civil Hospital of Hong Kong before establishing his practice in Singapore. Dr Lim was an active community worker who organised protests against government school fees policies, served as honorary medical officer for the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association and the Boxing Board of Control, and staged amateur theatrical productions including "Twelfth Night" at Victoria Theatre to benefit the Unemployment Fund. He married twice: first to Miss Thio Kim Loen Neo in 1917, eldest daughter of Thio Soen Yang, Captain China of Bandjermasin, who tragically died from influenza in 1918; and later to Madam Yeo Ai Lin, with whom he had two children. He collapsed suddenly at a cinema on 21 October 1933 and died at the General Hospital from heart failure on 22 October 1933, leaving behind his widow, a son (Lim Hap Hin, later a pioneer magician), and a daughter.
Tomb Record 墓碑記錄
| Inscription 碑文 | 民國廿二年 十月廿二日 |
| Translation 譯文 | Republic of China era, year 22 [1933] October 22nd |
Translation is approximate. Romanised names may differ from actual English names.
| Era / Dynasty 年代 | 民國 Republic of China |
| Year 年份 | 1933 |
Burial Record 埋葬記錄
| Final Resting Place 長眠之所 | Bukit Brown |
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Deceased 亡者
| Name (Romanised) 英文名 | Dr Lim Soon Kian (Dr S K Lim) |
| Clan / Family 族群 | Lim family |
Mourners 孝眷
| Name (Chinese) 姓名 |
Name (Romanised) 英文名 |
Relationship 關係 |
| 楊愛蓮 | Yeo Ai Lin (wife, romanised) | — wife |
| 林合興 | Lim Hap Hin (son, romanised) | — son |
Features 特色
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(First husband of Yeo Ai Lin)
https://tombs.bukitbrown.org/2019/09/mrs-oei-koen-hian-nee-lim-swee-lian.html
(Daughter of Yeo Ai Lin_