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Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

along Saeng Chuto Road, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
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Ranked #3 of 29 attractions in Kanchanaburi
Type: Cemeteries
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Kent
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

A very well kept cemetary only disppointment was that the grave records were not available to view. Other visitor advised that the records are often taken by oter visitors.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

A solomn place but so peaceful - well worth visiting. nothing to dislike - if visiting graves is not for you just don't go.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

A very touching & fitting cemetery which has beautifully kept lawns & gardens. Well worth a visit to pay respects.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

As with all Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, this is an immaculately maintained garden that contains a large number of (mostly) Australian, British and Dutch graves. Soldiers of the Indian Army army are also commemorated at the site. Really brings home the human cost of the railway (although it should be remembered that 90 000 Asian labourers also died during... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

This cemetery is a very clear reminder of the numbers who died creating the death railway. It is just so important to spend some time looking at the gravestones and the ages of the people who died.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

Very well looked after, Neat clean. So many graves of so many young men, very sad place for ex-service people to visit. Very sad to read the ages of some very young soldiers who lost their lives over there.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

This is a moving experience in simply the magnitude of the crosses, representing not only the huge number of losses but also the effort which has gone into identifying and honouring those who died during this terrible episode.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

The cemetary was built on the piece of land donated by the people of Thailand, to grant a proper burial ground for the hundreds and thousand of Prisoners of War (POW) who died during the construction of the railway line connecting Thailand to Burma, as part of the Japanese invasion, during WWII. Very touching, a must see.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

We visited just after ANZAC Day so was very pleased to see how respected and well cared for, the fallen servicemen were.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

We went as it was part of the tour it's a sad place to see so many graves but its very peaceful and Iam glad I went

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