Lim Bo Seng
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Lim in his 30s
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27 April 1909 Meilin Town, Nan'an County, Fujian Province, Qing Empire |
| Died | 29 June 1944 (aged 35) Batu Gajah Prison, Perak, Malaya |
| Allegiance | Special Operations Executive, Allies |
| Service/branch | Force 136 |
| Years of service | 1942–1944 |
| Battles/wars | Operation Gustavus |
| Awards | Rank of Major-General (posthumously awarded by the Republic of China) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 林謀盛 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 林谋盛 | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lín Móushèng |
| Wade–Giles | Lin2 Mou2-sheng4 |
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| Hokkien POJ | Lîm Bôo-sīng |
Lim Bo Seng (27 April 1909 – 29 June 1944) was a Chinese resistance fighter based in Singapore and Malaya during World War II. He is regarded as a war hero in Singapore.
Lim was born in Meilin Town, Nan'an County, Fujian Province in the final years of the Qing dynasty of China. He was the 11th child but the first son in the family. His father, Lim Loh (林路; Lín Lù), was a building constructor. In 1925, Lim came to Singapore at the age of 16 and completed his secondary education in Raffles Institution. After graduating, he went on to study business at the University of Hong Kong.
In 1930, Lim married Gan Choo Neo (颜珠娘; Yán Zhū-niáng), a Nyonya woman from the Lim clan association in Singapore. They had eight children; one died in infancy. Initially a Taoist, Lim converted to Christianity after marrying Gan.
Lim inherited his father's business in 1929 after his father died. He started running two businesses in brick manufacturing and biscuit production before venturing into the construction industry with his brothers. Apart from running his businesses, Lim was also very active in the Chinese community in Singapore. He was nominated for and held several key positions in the community, including Chairman of the Singapore Building Industry Association, Board Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Executive Member and Education Director of the Singapore Hokkien Association.
When the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937, Lim and other Chinese in Singapore participated in anti-Japanese activities, such as the boycotting of Japanese goods and fund-raising to support the war effort in China.
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