This section aims to capture interesting trivia regarding the Founder's Badge and its recipients, in BB Malaysia.
We will add to this section gradually. If you have any interesting trivia, do drop a comment below. Note: We reserve the decision whether or not to publish your trivia and we may require further verification or corroboration of the same.
1. First Recipients of the Founder's Badge (previous recipients received the Queen's Badge following our British heritage)
Male
Male
SSGT Chin Mee Keong (01KUL), 1962
Female
SSGT Amber Wong Phek Wuan (16PNG), 2006
2. Family Relationships:
Father-Son Founders' Men
1. Sgt Chong Siaw Fung (02KKB), 1985 is the father of SGT Chong Wyern (02KKB), 2016 and SGT Chong Xannon (02KKB), 2020
1. Sgt Chong Siaw Fung (02KKB), 1985 is the father of SGT Chong Wyern (02KKB), 2016 and SGT Chong Xannon (02KKB), 2020
2. Sgt Ronald Leong Yik Seng (01KUL), 1988 is the father of SGT Aaron Leong Weng Hon (12KUL), 2020.
3. Sgt Teh Gim Beng (08PNG), 1995 is the father of SSGT Joseph Teh Zhe Xi (08PNG), 2022
Sibling Founders' Men/Women
1. SSGT Chin Mee Keong (01KUL), 1962 is the brother of SGT Chin Mee Ping (01KUL) who received the Queen's Badge in 1961
Sibling Founders' Men/Women
1. SSGT Chin Mee Keong (01KUL), 1962 is the brother of SGT Chin Mee Ping (01KUL) who received the Queen's Badge in 1961
2. LCPL Chia Chan Sing (01KUL), 1962 is the brother of SGT Chia Chan Tong (01KUL) who received the Queen's Badge in 1961.
3. SSGT Lim Yong Fu (03BTW), 2018 and SGT Lim Mei Qing (03BTW), 2018 are siblings.
4. SGT Chong Wyern (02KKB), 2016 and SGT Chong Xannon (02KKB), 2020 are siblings.
5. SSGT Jason Goh (07KCH), 2016 and SSGT Jeff Goh (07KCH), 2023 are siblings.
5. SSGT Jason Goh (07KCH), 2016 and SSGT Jeff Goh (07KCH), 2023 are siblings.
3. Total Number of known Recipients: 246 (as of 2 April 2024). This number includes the 10 Queen's Men who received their award before the Founder's Badge was created.
4. Youngest Recipient: SGT Aaron Leong Weng Hon (12KUL), 2020 aged 16 years 11 Months on date of approval.
5. Company with the highest number of Founder's Badge holders:
8th Penang Company with 27 (as at 2 April 2024).
A full breakdown of the tally is in the next post.
6. State with the highest number of Founder's Badge holders: Penang with a whopping 81 Founder's Badge recipients. (This number includes 4 from Kedah which falls under Penang State Council jurisdiction)
Kuala Lumpur is second with 52 (This number includes 1 from Negeri Sembilan which falls under KL State Council jurisdiction).
Together, these 2 states have a combined total of 54.07% of all Founder's Badge (and Queen's Badge) recipients in Malaysia (or 52.03% excluding the Kedah and Negeri Sembilan recipients).
7. Founder's Men and Founder's Women who served as Company Captains (Past/Current):
SGT Peter Siew Kuan Onn (03KUL), 1967 - 3rd Kuala Lumpur Company
SGT Mathew Ong (01KCH), 1968 - 1st Kuching Company
SGT Ho Hee Mang (02KKB), 1989 - 2nd Kota Kinabalu Company
SSGT Teh Gim Beng (08PNG), 1995 - 8th Penang Company
SGT Lee Chen Yow (04KUL), 1995 - 4th Kuala Lumpur Company
LCPL Edwin Khoo Sek Hon (01IPH). 1999 - 1st Ipoh Company
PRIM Ng Yee Khai (03KUL), 2000 - 1st Serdang Company (Founding Captain)
SSGT Yong King Seong (04KUL), 2000 - 4th Kuala Lumpur Company
SSGT Wan Chang Da (01PNG), 2001 - 1st Penang Company
SSGT Seah Yew Chin (06PNG), 2003 - 21st Penang Company
SSGT Alan Chong Shian Jeng (03KKB), 2007 - 3rd Kota Kinabalu Company
SSGT Kuek Yong Onn (03SBU), 2010 - 3rd Sibu Company
SSGT Clement Sii Li Swee (02KCH), 2011 - 11th Kuching Company
SSGT Bong Shii Kian (08KCH), 2012 - 12th Kuching Company
SSGT (David) Chin Yuen Wing (10KUL), 2015 - 10th Kuala Lumpur Company
SSGT Dennis Teh Jun Han (19PNG), 2017 - 19th Penang Company
SSGT Au Kar Fei (01KUL), 2016 - 1st Kuala Lumpur Company
SSGT Au Kar Fei (01KUL), 2016 - 1st Kuala Lumpur Company
SGT Lim Zhu Yi (03KJG), 2018 - 3rd Kajang Company
SSGT (Luke) Teng Siang Boon (03BTW), 2012 - 3rd Butterworth Company
SGT Chiew Kin Yan, Darryn (03KUL), 2008 - 2nd Kuala Lumpur Company
SGT Eugene Tay (01KCH) 2022 / 1970 - 1st Kuching Company
Special Mention:
1. Mr. Albert Kedit, one of the pioneers of the 1st Kuching Company and later Captain of the same company, was a Queen's Man from the Singapore Battalion (7th Singapore Coy).
2. Mr. Seah Yun Khong, the first Captain of the 1st Jesselton Company (later redesignated 1st Kota Kinabalu Company and subsequently redesignated 3rd Kota Kinabalu Company) was a King's Man (1938) from the Singapore Battalion (2nd Singapore Coy).
SSGT (Luke) Teng Siang Boon (03BTW), 2012 - 3rd Butterworth Company
SGT Chiew Kin Yan, Darryn (03KUL), 2008 - 2nd Kuala Lumpur Company
SGT Eugene Tay (01KCH) 2022 / 1970 - 1st Kuching Company
Special Mention:
1. Mr. Albert Kedit, one of the pioneers of the 1st Kuching Company and later Captain of the same company, was a Queen's Man from the Singapore Battalion (7th Singapore Coy).
2. Mr. Seah Yun Khong, the first Captain of the 1st Jesselton Company (later redesignated 1st Kota Kinabalu Company and subsequently redesignated 3rd Kota Kinabalu Company) was a King's Man (1938) from the Singapore Battalion (2nd Singapore Coy).
8. Founder's Men and Founder's Women who served as Company Chaplains (Past/Current):
CPL Kevin Loo Seng Pung (03PJY), 1995 - 3rd Subang Jaya Company
SSGT Timothy Lo Shen Loon (02SDK),1995 - 2nd Sandakan Company
SSGT Chuah Chia Choon (08PNG), 2006 - 8th Penang Company
CPL Kevin Loo Seng Pung (03PJY), 1995 - 3rd Subang Jaya Company
SSGT Timothy Lo Shen Loon (02SDK),1995 - 2nd Sandakan Company
SSGT Chuah Chia Choon (08PNG), 2006 - 8th Penang Company
SSGT Wong Phek Wuan, Amber (16PNG), 2006 - 16th Penang Company
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Do you know of any corrections to the above or any other statistics to add?
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Date of Creation: 26 July 2020
Date of Last Update: 4 April 2024
Date of Last Update: 4 April 2024
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