Saturday 23 January 2010

Cenotaph at GH Penang 1890

GH Penang
I visited GH Penang in 2007. A cenotaph (memorial monument) has been constructed in the parking lot of GH Penang. Thisis what was written on the sides of the cenotaph:

Donors
The Toa Peh Kong Kongsee
The Chee Hing Kongsee
Tan Beng Swee
Mess Noordin & Shaik Yousoof
Chulam Meydin Merican
Dalbadal & Yahayah Merican
Pah Etam Kadir Hossain
Mahamed Joonos & Mahamed Ariff
Meerah Pullay Kakah & Che Ismail
Shaik Ibram & Mahamed Fahar
Cauder Meydin & B Kader Saw
Shaik Ismail & Mahamed Hassan
Aboosti Merican & Coopah Peechay
Shaik Emam
Chalong Hajee Mahamed Noor
Abdul Cauder Merican
Mahamed Allee & Mahamed Noordin
Sultan Merican
Keechee Mahamed Shariff
Mahamed Chous Malim
Muna Mastan & Hajee Aboo Bakar
1879
Donors
Mahamed Amin & Mahamed Meydin
Peer Mahamed & Sancardoss
Chandapa & Ong Hong Guan
Shaik Jan & Madar Daw
Pakir
Malik?
1879
Messrs Oh Yean Heng and Gan Kim Swee are the donors in constructing the surrounding walls and a ward of this hospital.

The site of this hospital was the gift of the Gee Hin Society.

The Industrial Shed was presented by HM the King of Siam on 24 May 1890.

Cenotaph and Block A (background)

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