He landed from a submarine at Bagan Bator in Perak to join the British and Chinese officers already working in Malaya, with anti-Japanese forces.

It was erected in 1954 in honour of the late Lim Bo Seng for his heroic acts and selfless sacrifice during the World War II.

[2] On 3 November 1953 at 5.30 pm, the British Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia Malcolm MacDonald laid the foundation stone[3] for the structure at the ceremony[4] with Lim Bo Seng's widow Gan Choo Neo and her children in present.

[7] Inspired by Chinese Nationalist architecture (such as the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum) which blends Traditional Chinese motifs with modern materials; the Memorial is a 3.6 metres (12 ft) high octagonal pagoda made of white marble with a three-tier bronze roof on a marble and concrete pedestal.

The memorial occupies a site measuring 100 feet (30 m) by 80 feet (24 m) near The Padang; which was donated by the colonial government [8] On 29 June 1954, the completed Memorial was unveiled by Sir Charles Loewen, the Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Land Forces[9] in front of a crowd of people with Lim's widow, her children and some members of the Force 136 in present at the 10th death anniversary ceremony of Major-General Lim Bo Seng.