Above is a photo taken in the early 1900s.
My grandfather Yeo Tiang Hoon is sitting on the left and on this right is his brother, Yeo Tiang Hock. The man in the center is their father, Yeo Eng Kiat who passed away in 1972 at a age of 77.
Mr Yeo Tiang Hock was one of the victims of the round out of the local Chinese population during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. According to my grandmother, Mr Yeo Tiang Hock was shot after being rounded up by the Japanese but that saved his uncle’s life as he (Mr Yeo Tiang Hock) was standing in front of him. The Japanese soldiers took away the bodies but never came back his uncle.
My grandfather Yeo Tiang Hoon celebrates his 87th birthday on 16 December 2009.
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