Biographical informationWong Chew was born in about 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. His wife and son remained in Hong Kong. He was the younger brother of Wong Bue. He worked as a gardener in Suburban Road, South Perth (B). He travelled overseas twice: February 1916 to July 1917; and February 1924 to January 1927 (D).
He lived in South Perth until at least the 1940s when, in 1948, he asked permission to have his son visit him in WA for six months to undergo medical treatment for a cataract (G). Wong Chew returned to live in Hong Kong in 1968 (M).Other nameWong Chew, 1881- (differentiated name)AWONG CHOU (also known as)WONG CHU (also known as)Date of birth1881