The late Aloysius Pang received a tearful send-off on Sunday, as hundreds of Singaporeans lined up the streets of Macpherson to give Pang one final send-off.
His body will be cremated in Mandai Crematorium today. Pang received the full honors of a military send-off as his coffin was covered in the Singapore flag.
Soldiers from the military arrived at just after 3 pm to place the Singapore flag on Pang’s coffin and carry him to a van where he was driven off to the crematorium.
Immediate family members, colleagues, and fellow actors and artistes were seen sobbing as they followed behind the car that Pang’s body was in.
Throughout the 45-minute ceremony, Singaporeans lined up on both sides of the small roads from the memorial site in 82A Macpherson Lane leading to the main road, to pay their last respects to Pang.
During the memorial service, family members and friends stepped up to offer their eulogies and a video played on big screens showcasing Pang’s body of work as an actor.
A minute of silence was observed at the end of the memorial service.
Pang’s death has raised questions about safety protocols in the Singapore military after his death marks the eighth military personnel to have passed away in 16 months while in service.
Singapore’s defense ministry said it has called for a safety timeout to review safety procedures and will be lowering training tempo for full-time and operationally-ready national servicemen.
Many Singaporeans have rallied on social media to ask for a stop to dangerous practices and to be more realistic about expectations of reservist men who come back to serve the army yearly and may not be as familiar with equipment as compared to regular servicemen.
