The Increasingly Forgotten Memorial Pavilion in Teluk Intan

This structure is one of the historic monuments in Teluk Intan, yet few people visit this Memorial Pavilion because, on average, they do not know the story behind why it was built.

The Memorial Pavilion was built in May 1935. It was constructed by the Ceylonese community to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the reign of King George V as King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, which was one of its colonies. Do you know who the Ceylonese community is? The origins of the Ceylonese community began when two divisions of Ceylon Pioneers from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) were invited by Sir Hugh Low to complete the railway line from Port Weld to Taiping in 1883.

One division consisted of 100 people, divided into two units, A and B. This Ceylonese community was led by a Sergeant. The commanding officer at the time was an Englishman named John Trump, who served from May 1, 1883, to December 31, 1885.

A year after the Memorial Pavilion was completed, a Tamil church was built opposite the structure in 1936 for those who practiced Christianity.

Sadly, today, not many are aware of the existence of this historic Memorial Pavilion. Hopefully, the authorities can erect a signboard to explain the history of why this Memorial Pavilion was built.