They gave their todays for our tomorrows. Thousands of sailors, soldiers and airmen from several Commonwealth Countries came to the aid of Singapore during WW2. We must never forget their ultimate sacrifice. The memorial is on an elevation, very tranquil, very quiet and very peaceful. There are catalogues available detailing the names, rank, units they belong to, country of origin and other details to assist visitors in locating the final resting place of their loved ones. An essential destination to visit to say a great Thank You.
A most interesting and powerful look into the past to realise what actually happened in those times and the total sacrifice that occurred and how the Singaporians have presented their respect of this past event.
A very solemn place.
So many life’s cut short from so many countries, very sad.
We took the MTR to Kranji station then it’s a 15 walk.
This is a must see if you are an Australian.
Very well maintained.
Our guide gave us a great and moving talk on this memorial, i am sure my Dad [ medical orderly 13th AGH ]has mates and patients here [ all he ever after he came back to Australia said about his captors was that they were ' mongrels ' may he and his mates RIP
While we didn't attend the Dawn Service here we had a mid morning walk. A very sad place but given the competition for space in Singapore it is testament to the esteem these men and women are held in that this place has been quarantined from development. Access is not easy but we parked across the road in the turf club car park. Its about a 10 min walk from there.
