Roll of Honour

TOTAL COUNT: 246
(as of 2 Apr 2024)

(Note: this list may not be 100% complete, as it is compiled using records we have at present, and where years are missing next to names they are currently unknown. The years show the year the badge was approved by BB Headquarters, not the year it was actually presented.)


The Queen's Men
From 1953-1962, The Founder's Badge was known as The Queen's Badge. There are a total of ten recorded Queen's Men in Malaya.

[???? Unknown Years]
SGT Tai Wing Hing (02PNG)
SGT Loo Kee Kwong (02PNG)

1957
SSGT Khoo Kim Seng (01PNG)
CPL Oon Hock Chai (01PNG)
CPL Chan Peng Kee (01PNG)

1958
SSGT Tan Teik Lock (01PNG)
SGT Tan Choo Keng (01PNG)
SGT Khoo Cheok Sin (01PNG)

1959 
No Winners.

1960
No Winners.

1961
SGT Chia Chan Tong (01KUL)a
SGT Chin Mee Ping (01KUL)b

a - Sibling of LCPL Chia Chan Sing, 1962
b- Sibling of SSGT Chin Mee Keong, 1962

Hereafter, the badge was renamed The Founder's Badge.

The Founder's Men (and Women)

1962
 SSGT Chin Mee Keong (01KUL)b
LCPL Chia Chan Sing (01KUL)a

a - Sibling of SGT Chia Chan Sing, 1961
b- Sibling of SGT Chin Mee Ping, 1961
1963
SGT Ong Ah Hai (03PNG)

1964
No Winners.

1965
SGT Yap Yok Foo (01KLU)1

1 - Whilst the official records we sighted lists Mr. Yap as a Sergeant , he has indicated to us that he was a Staff Sergeant at the time of nomination for the award. Received the award at St Paul's Church in Petaling Jaya, 1968.

1966
C/SGT Lau Shee Khoon (03KUL)
SGT Yuen Tong Seng (03KUL)
SGT William Choy (03KUL)
CPL Suet Yin Kong (03KUL)
CPL Low Eng Kiah (03KUL)

1967
SSGT Lim Seong Hoon (03PNG)
SGT Yew Cheng Leong (01TLK)
SGT Peter Siew Kuan Onn (03KUL)
CPL Pang Teng Hun (01NIB)
LCPL Tan Guan Poh (01SNG)
LCPL Soh Song Chaw (01SNG)

1968
SSGT Laven Than (01KCH)^
SGT Matthew Ong (01KCH)
SGT Chow Hin Wai (03KUL)
SGT Liew Peng Chuen @ Liew Ah Choy (01KUL)
SGT Herman Leong Cheng Hoong (01KUL)
CPL Chan Pok Keng (01SNG)
SGT Tan Jin Huat (04KUL)

CPL Ronnie Ee (01KCH)
LCPL Lim Swee Jin (01KCH)

^ -BBM records spell the name as 'Laven Tam', and a newspaper article spelled it as "Lacen That", but subsequent attestations and research indicate that the correct spelling is 'Laven Than'

1969
SGT Chin Kee Cheong (04KUL)
SGT Poon Kai Sing (04KUL)

1970
SGT Tan Leong Chye (01KLG)
CPL Oh Meng Ching (01KLG)
SGT Teoh Nam Khim (01SNG)
SGT T.Loganothan (01JHB)
CPL S.Doraibalasundram (03KUL)


1971-1984 
No Winners.

1985
SGT Chong Siaw Fung (02KKB)2,3
SGT Danny Wong Tze-Ken (02KKB)

2 - First parent-child combination of Founder's Men together with Sgt Chong Wyern, 2016. 
3- A parent-child combination of Founder's Men together with Sgt Chong Xannon, 2020.

1986
 SSGT Yong Wei Sean (02KKB)

1987 
No winners.

1988
SGT Ronald Leong Yik Seng (01KUL)5

5 - A parent-child combination of Founder's Men together with Sgt Aaron Leong Weng Hon, 2020.

1989
SGT Ho Hee Mang (02KKB)

1990-1992
No winners.

1993
SGT Francis Quak Keng Peng (02KKB)
SGT Arius Yu Siau Chun (02KKB)

1994
No Winners.

1995
SGT Yap Heng Kai (02PNG)
SSGT Teh Gim Beng (08PNG)
SSGT Timothy Lo Shen Loon (02SDK)
SGT Yih Chen Han (02KKB)
CPL Kevin Loo Seng Pung (03PJY)*
SGT Lee Chen Yow (04KUL)

*Dual member with 02TAW (home company)

1996
SGT Lo Kuan Kuen (01KUL)

1997
CPL Jeremy Ong (01KUL)

1998
SGT Wong Giok Leigh (01KUL)
SSGT Ch'ng Han Liang Benjamin (02PNG)
SSGT Rajivan Nambiar (02PNG)

1999
SSGT Hoo Jet Son (01IPH)
SGT Elvind Yip Hong Loong (01IPH)
SGT Fong Chong Yit (01IPH)
SGT Foo Chee Hoe (01IPH)
SGT So Kin Hoe (01IPH)
SGT Wong Keen Hon (01IPH)
CPL Ian Chong Ee Yern (01IPH)
CPL Kee Lian Yuan (01IPH)
CPL Kong Beng Kuin (01IPH)
CPL Loh Chee Wyai (01IPH)
CPL Teh Kah Jin (01IPH)
LCPL Edwin Khoo Sek Hon (01IPH)
LCPL Khoo Kay Keat (01IPH)
LCPL Ng Wah Hoo (01IPH)
LCPL Ooi Yan Kai (01IPH)
LCPL Poongundram a/l Pannerselvam (01IPH)
??? Desmond a/l Samuel Devadasan (01IPH)
PRIM Teo Boon Khieng (03KUL)
PRIM Chong Vui Kiong (03KUL)

2000
PRIM Ng Yee Khai (03KUL)
PRIM Yap Kin Choong (03KUL)
PRIM Yeoh Chee Keong (03KUL)
SSGT Yong King Seong (04KUL)
SSGT Chiew Seang Chean (08PNG)
SSGT Chong Hsiau Shien (08PNG)
SSGT Chong Ching Pang (08PNG)
CPL Khoo Boo Keat (08PNG)
CPL Phuah Leong Eng (08PNG)
PRIM Lim Kheng Soon (08PNG)

2001
SSGT Jimmy Saw Zi Mee (01JHB)
SSGT Moses Wan Chang Da (01PNG)
PRIM Lee Chung Lik (03KUL)

2002
SSGT Yow Kien Yoong (01KUL)
SGT Ngoo Yik Shaw (01MJG)
LCPL Tan Chew Yee (01MJG)
CPL Nelson Kong (02KKB)
SGT Ding Chee Shan (02SDK)
SSGT Liew Yuan Loong Alexander (02SDK)
SGT Loo Mun Yew (02SDK)
SGT Chin Ken Sin (03TAW)
SGT Won Vun Hueng Japson (04KKB)

2003
SSGT Seah Yew Chin (06PNG)
SGT Rennie Wong Yin Teck (01SBU)#

#This was confirmed by Lt Hu Wei Ung, Sarawak State FT Officer and Lieutenant of 1st Sibu on 27.7.2020, as SGT Rennie's name was not recorded in our earlier sources.

2004
SSGT Voon Vui Jet Vachel (03KKB)
SGT Pang Tze Ping Nicholas (04KKB)
SSGT Tan Poh Hock Gabriel (14PNG)
SSGT Wan Kai Le Alex (14PNG)

2005
SGT Hoon Hui (01MJG)

2006
PRIM Chang Vui Fu Wilfred (02SDK)
SGT Desmond Lau (02KCH)
SSGT Lee Shiou Yih (02KCH)
SSGT Lou Tai Yeong (03KKB)
SSGT Chuah Chia Choon (08PNG)
SGT Lim Hun Pin (08PNG)
SSGT Wong Phek Wuan, Amber (16PNG)3

3 - First Female Recipient of the Founder's Badge in BB Malaysia and possibly the world.

2007
SSGT Alan Chong Shian Jeng (03KKB)

2008
SGT Chia Ji Zheng, Christopher (01PJY)
SSGT Loh Nam Hong (16PNG)
SGT Tiong Kat Yeong (02KCH)
SGT Kevin Lo Yee Shiung (04KKB)
SGT Chiew Kin Yan, Darryn (03KUL)

2009
SGT Hooi Chin Gian (03KUL)

2010
SGT Ting Hua Hui (01SBU)
SSGT Tin Yuan Jong Jonathan (01SBU)
SGT Ang Kim Chuan Eric (08PNG)
SGT Wong Boon Kai (08PNG)
SGT Koh Wei Jian (08PNG)
SSGT Lim Chong Chiat (08PNG)
SSGT Chang Jia Xiong (08PNG)
SSGT Saik Kok Leong (16PNG)
SSGT Mah Kong Sun Dex(18PNG)
SSGT Federick Ting Wei Hui (04SBU)
SSGT Kong Onn Fook (01SRG)
SSGT Kuek Yong Onn (03SBU)

2011
SSGT (Jocelyn) Tai Liy Ha (03BTW)
SSGT Voo Su Yee (03KUL)*
SSGT Wong Hoe Kit (03KUL)
SGT Teh Wei Huai (17PNG)
SGT Dexter Lee Jiunn Herng (04KKB)
SSGT Kenneth Chaw Vui Ken (05SDK)
SSGT Clement Sii Li Swee (02KCH)
SSGT Lee Ik Ing (01SBU)

*Dual member with 02KKB (home company)

2012
SSGT Benny Tham Chew Hol (01KUL)
SSGT Rebecca Choy Xin Yi (02SUB)
SSGT (Luke) Teng Siang Boon (03BTW)
CPL Anthony Ngu Wei Yew (03SBU)
SSGT Bong Shii Kian (08KCH)

2013
SSGT Lee Kok Hao (08PNG)
SSGT (Benjamin) Yap Yeong Tau (10KUL)
SGT Ooi Jen Juang (08PNG)
SGT Stanley Poh Yik Juin (08PNG)

2014
SGT Lim Yu Quan (01JHB)
SSGT Yong Jing Wen (01JHB)
SGT Winson Chong Yung Shin (02KKB)
SGT Chan Kwan Hoong (08PNG)
SGT Hendrix Cheong Yong Jian(08PNG)
SGT Amadeus Tan Peng Yi (10KKB)

2015
SSGT (David) Chin Yuen Wing (10KUL)
SSGT Edwin Oon Yew Jin (01PNG)
SSGT (Joshua) Ong Zi Hao (18PNG)
SSGT Ooi Ming Shern (18PNG)
SGT Chua Ji Ming (02BTG)
SSGT Alwyn You Chen En (03KKB)
SSGT Everett Siew Yun Jzen (01SRM)

2016
SSGT Chong Kok Hui (04KJG)
SSGT Au Kar Fei (01KUL)
SSGT Leong Rong Fei (01KUL)
SSGT Kenneth Lee Mun Hon (04KUL)
SSGT (Melvin) Sia Wei Lun (14PNG)
SSGT Goh Siew Wen (21PNG)
SGT Mow Ee Kai (21PNG)
SGT Tneh Yung Yue (21PNG)
LCPL Ernest Yam Gong Tzi (21PNG) 
SGT Chong Wyern (02KKB)2,c
SSGT Bryan Thia Kee Lit (08KCH)
SSGT Jason Goh Wei Ting (07KCH)
SSGT Nathan Ng Thaw Yung (07KCH)

2 - First parent-child combination of Founder's Men together with Sgt Chong Siaw Fung, 1985.
c - Sibling of SGT Chong Xannon, 2020.

2017
SSGT Dennis Teh Jun Han (19PNG)
SSGT Low Pei Ying (19PNG)
SSGT Joshua Chew Thian Hee (03KCH)
SGT Calvin Hii Lu Kar (07KCH)


2018
SGT Sherman Kong Zheng Loong (03KKB)
SGT Eric Ngu Jun Yan (03MJG)
SSGT Alan Lo Eng Aik (03SBU)
SSGT Johnny Ho Ming Wu (03SBU)
SSGT Katrine Fan Yuk Theng (05SDK)
SSGT Ong Kwang Xi (08PNG)
SGT Lim Wei Shun (08PNG)
SSGT Chai Hui Yen (07KCH)
SSGT Lee Shau Min (07KCH)
LCPL Than Ye Hao (07KCH)
SSGT Daniel Tan Wei Ian (03BTW)
SSGT Lim Yong Fu (03BTW)d
CPL Lee Sang Yu (03BTW)
SGT Lim Mei Qing (03BTW)d 
SSGT Rebecca Chan Wen Jing (08PJY)
SSGT Benjamin Yee Jing Min (02SDK)
SSGT Lim Zhu Yi (03KJG) 

d - Siblings (SSGT Lim Yong Fu,2018 and SGT Lim Mei Qing, 2018)

2019

SGT Nge Kie Cheng (05MIR)
SSGT Jack Lim Kuan Wei (12KUL)
SSGT Jaron Tan Xe Yung (01KUL)
SSGT Shu Tuang Siong (10SBU)
SSGT Josiah Cheah Zhi Jian (03SUB)
SSGT Ooi Jun Shen (19PNG)


2020

SGT Wong Kee Shing (06MIR)
SGT Chong Xannon (02KKB)4,c
SGT Aaron Leong Weng Hon (12KUL)5
SSGT Lee Yit Wei (03KUL)
SGT Pang Hau Long (04KUL)
SGT Lai Ze Lun (08PNG)
SGT Tan Hui Jane (08PNG)
SSGT Tan Wei Kit (08PNG)
SSGT Tan Ee Leen (08PNG)


4- A parent-child combination of Founder's Men together with Sgt Chong Siaw Fung, 1985.
5 - A parent-child combination of Founder's Men together with Sgt Ronald Leong Yik Seng, 1988.
c - Sibling of SGT Chong Wyern, 2016.

2021

SGT Wong Zhu Hock (01KUL)
CPL Edmund Law Li Tian (03KKB)
SSGT Tan Jone Lung, Jayden (12KUL)

SSGT Lum Yuin Yi (19PNG)
SSGT Samuel Yee Wen Xuan (19PNG)
SSGT Carey Lu Kiing You (01BTU)
SGT Ernest Tan Yong (02PCH)

SSGT Lee Chee Loong (04BTU)
SSGT Liew Guan Yi (08KCH)

SSGT Khoo Lay Boon (19PNG)
 
2022

SGT Cheah Sim Hoey (19PNG)

SGT Spencer Chee Te-Inng (06KCH)

SGT Wong Wei Chi (21PNG)
SGT Louis Liew (01KCH)6
SGT Eugene Tay (01KCH)6
SGT Roger Tay (01KCH)6

SSGT ONG CHIN SIEW (16PNG)

SSGT WONG XUAN KAI (08PNG)

SSGT JOSEPH TEH ZHE XI (08PNG)7

SSGT JEREMY LEE HENG ZHONG (19PNG)

SSGT ELLY UWAJIMA (10KUL)

SSGT OSMUND LING WEI YI (01PJY)

6 - The 3 gentlemen from 1st Kuching were originally supposed to receive their Founder's Badges in 1970 but this did not happen due to administrative issues. A letter dated 5th May 2022 from the Brigade President to their former captain Mr. Albert Kedit, confirms that the appeal for the three Founder's Badges had been approved on 20th March 2022.

7- A parent-child combination of Founder's Men together with Sgt Teh Gim Beng, 1995.

2023

SSGT LIM CHUAN ZHE (03BTW)

SSGT CHEAH WEI XIN (21PNG)
SGT  ELOISE GOH KHANG RUEY (21PNG)
SSGT DAVID CHIENG JOO SHENG (02KCH)
SSGT CHAN RONG XIANG BENEDICT (01KUL)
SSGT JEANNOT KHOR QI EN (02PCH)
SSGT LAI LI LI (06MIR)
SSGT LEANDRA CHOO LI ERN (10KUL)
SSGT JEFF GOH WEI LEONG (07KCH)

2024

SGT LEE HONG BANG (04KJG)
SSGT LEWIS LIEW YU CHEN (04KKB)
SSGT ONG QIAN YING (03BTW)
SSGT KUAN CHIN HOU (03BTW)

SSGT LEE HING JENG (19PNG)

SSGT JOCELEEN CHUA LI YIN (10KUL)

(Last Update: 02 Apr 2024)
(Note: this list may not be 100% complete, as it is compiled using records we have at present, and where years are missing next to names they are currently unknown. The years show the year the badge was approved by BB Headquarters, not the year it was actually presented.)

Sources of names:
1946 - 1995: "Our Anchor Holds" by Dr. Danny Wong
1946-2006: "MyBBKUL" Website, the former KL Battalion website and later BBM News Website until circa its 2007 closure.
1968: The source for 2 of the 01KCH Founder's Men corrected/previously missing info was the Straits Budget, 8 January 1969, Page 11.
2007- 2014: Berita Anchor and BB Malaysia official website
2014-2017: Various secondary sources:  announcements, word of mouth (with multiple corroborations) etc.
2018-2021: BB Malaysia HQ / BBM "Sekitar"
2021-2023: BBM Annual Reports 2020, 2021, 2022
2022: Letter dated 5th May 2022 from Mr. Nicholas Yeap, Brigade President to Mr. Albert Kedit, former Captain of 1st Kuching. Published by Roger Tay.
2023: 2nd-8th names on the list were from BBM Website (Accessed on 2 April 2024)
2024: BBM Website (Accessed on 2 April 2024)

Special thanks to Ronald Leong (12KUL), Hu Wei Ung (01SBU), Roger Tay (01KCH) for furnishing info to fill in the gaps.