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Lim Bo Seng (Chinese: 林谋盛; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Bô͘-sēng; pinyin: Lín Móushèng; 27 April 1909 – 29 June 1944) was a Chinese resistance fighter based in Singapore and Malaya during World War II.
Lim Bo Seng (Major-General) (b. 27 April 1909, Nan’an, Fujian, China–d. 29 June 1944, Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaya) was a prominent Hokkien businessman who undertook active leadership in anti-Japanese activities during World War II. He is recognised as a local war hero in Singapore.1. Early life.
Lim Bo Seng is a war hero who fought to reclaim Malaya and Singapore back from the Japanese during World War II. A loyal Chinese patriot and freedom fighter, he sacrificed his life at a young age of 35 during the war.
5 days ago · In May, 14 people, including Major-General Lim Bo Seng's descendants, visited historical landmarks of the war hero's final journey in Perak, Malaysia.
Feb 14, 2022 · SINGAPORE - While a yearly family gathering to pay respects at Lim Bo Seng's grave in MacRitchie on his death anniversary is no longer practised, the World War II hero's grandson Lim Teck...
Jun 29, 2014 · Lim Bo Seng was one of many operatives in Force 136 tasked to infiltrate and conduct sabotage missions in Japanese-occupied Malaya. The agents were trained in India and sent to their...
Dec 28, 2004 · Lim Bo Seng (Major-General) (b. 27 April 1909, Nan’an, Fujian, China–d. 29 June 1944, Perak, Malaya) was a prominent Hokkien businessman who undertook active leadership in anti-Japanese activities during World War II. He is recognised as a local war hero in Singapore.
Lim Bo Seng was once a member of Force 136, a clandestine military unit that existed from 1941 to 1946. It was responsible for gathering intelligence and conducted operations behind enemy lines in Malaya during the Japanese Occupation. Force 136 was part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
In a remarkable discovery, a war historian recently tracked down the secret residence in Ipoh where Lim Bo Seng, an underrated hero of the Japanese occupation, once lived and led the resistance.
After years spent working towards liberating Singapore, Lim Bo Seng died on 29 June 1944, three months following his capture and torture by the Japanese, in Batu Gajah Jail, Perak. On 13 January 1946, Lim’s remains were buried in MacRitchie Reservoir.
