SO MON

Description

Biographical informationSo Mon (or Somon) was born in June 1875 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a cabinet maker at the See Wah Furniture Factory, Dyer Street, West Perth, in 1914. In 1916 he worked at J. W. Wing, 235 Newcastle Street, Perth, before returning to See Wah in 1918. In 1919 he was employed at the J. W. Wing factory where he remained for two years before moving to Lee Fay's factory in Roe Street, Perth. He was working at J. W. Wing again in 1926.

So Mon travelled overseas between May 1914 and August 1915.

He died at Perth and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery.
Other nameSo Mon (differentiated name)SOMON (also known as)Date of birthJune 1875

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0301

So Mon CEDT 1914 (NAA Item ID: 1740575)

Organisation

See Wah & Co. Ltd Furniture Factory

So Mon pictured at the age of 38 in 1914 from his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1914/120).

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Lee Fay's Furniture FactorySee Wah & Co. Ltd Furniture FactoryJ. W. Wing & Co. Ltd Furniture Factory, PerthSubject (place)Dyer Street, West Perth235 Newcastle Street, PerthRoe Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4272642 & 5113860>

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1875

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

UWA Collected

SO MON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA