Teow Keong Hee family

Song Ong Siang “One Hundred Years of the Chinese in Singapore) :

Pic taken from Song Ong Siang Book book:

(Bromhead Mathews Shield, Winning Team, 1906)

Teow Keong Hee was born in 1872 and was educated at Raffles Institution. He entered the service of Messrs. Behr & Co. in 1889 and has been the chief storekeeper of that firm since that time. He was one of the original members of the Chinese Co. S.V.I.,and of hard and consistent work he steadily rose in the ranks,becoming Sergeant-Major in 1916. In August 1917, on a vacancy as Platoon Commander being caused through the resignation of Lieut. Seah Cheng Joo, Mr.Teow Keong Hee was granted his commission as 2nd Lieutenant, and passed his examination early in 1919.

During the mutiny he was Sergeant in charge of the Chinese Guard at Government House, and was detailed, along with ex-Sergeant Chan Ngo Choo, for special duty in the shape of house-to-house search in certain districts for mutineers belonging to the 5th Madras Light Infantry.

Mr. Teow Keong Hee was an excellent rifle shot, and on several occasions got into the final stage of the Governor's Cup competition at the S.R.A.annual meetings, besides winning a number of prizes in various shooting events.

Teow Keong Hee family

祖考

趙公恭喜墓

妣吳氏金娘

妣曾氏巧賢

民囯卅一年

六月初一日

IN MEMORY OF

TEOW KEONG HEE

DIED 17TH MARCH 1942

Burial entry

Blk 5 C plot no 86

71 years old

On his first wife tomb ancestry place is listed as 寧邑

寧邑是新寧

在改名为“台山县”以前，新宁县有“宁邑”之简称

Mrs Teow nee Goh Kim Neo

寧邑

趙門吳氏金娘

民國二十年

十月初四日

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

MADAM GOH KIM NEO

PASSED AWAY ON

13TH NOVEMBER 1931

AGE 51 YEARS

SONS

TEOW ROBERT

TEOW ROKIM

TEOW KAH KIM

TEOW CHOON KIM

TEOW BOCK KIM

DAUGHTERS

TEOW LYE HO

TEOW INN NEO

TEOW LOKE NEO

TEOW KOK NEO

Burial entry

Blk 3 B plot no 617

51 years

5 sons 4 daughters

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES

Malaya Tribune, 14 November 1931, Page 8

Mrs Teow Keong Hee nee Goh Kim Neo age 51 years passed away at her residence No 116 Emerald Hill Road at 5.20 pm on Friday 13th Nov 1931. leaving her husband, several children and grandchildren to mourn her loss. Internment at Bukit Brown on Tuesday the 17th instant at 2 pm

Sale of Property.

Malaya Tribune, 27 September 1916, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Straits Times, 4 September 1917, Page 6

Mr Teow Keong Hee, Chief Storekeeper of Messrs Behr and Co has been appointed a second lieutenant in the Chinese Co S.V.I. He had been C.S.M since February January 1916. Mr Teow Keong Hee was one of the original members of the S.V.I which was formed in Nov 1901 and is well known as a marksman. He was a member of the Singapore team in the Interport Rifle Match in 1918 when Singapore won