Lim Bo Seng Memorial

It was built in 1954 in dedication to Major General Lim Bo Seng. Ng Keng Siang, a local architect, adapted the National Chinese style, which is a mixture of traditional Chinese and modern architecture, in his design. There are four bronze guardian lion and four commemorative plates narrating his life in Chinese, English, Tamil and Malay (written in Jawi) around the pagoda.

Lim Bo Seng was actively involved in anti-Japanese efforts. In Singapore, he supported the China Relief Fund and was the head of Labour Services of the Overseas Chinese Mobilisation Council. In 1942, during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, he assisted the British government by organising more than 10,000 men to defend Singapore. 

Before Singapore’s fall, Lim Bo Seng fled to India where he joined Force 136, an anti-Japanese guerrilla group formed by the British and Chinese government. The aim of Force 136 was to support British’s invasion of Malaya.

As part of his mission, Lim Bo Seng went to Malaya in a submarine to set-up an intelligence network. At a Japanese road checkpoint in Ipoh, he was betrayed by Lai Teck, Malayan Communist Party leader.  He was captured and interrogated by the Japanese Intelligence for information. He died on 29 June 1944, at Batu Gajah Jail in Perak due to his injuries and malnutrition.