Singapore suffered greatly under Japanese Imperial Army rule during World War II. And to this day Singaporeans blame the United Kingdom and Australia for the Fall of Singapore following inept defense and inadequate resistance despite vastly superior numbers over the Japanese invaders. The resulting casualties were horrendous — 85,000 Common Wealth troops captured, 5,000 troops (mostly Australian) killed. Thousands of Singaporeans of Chinese descent were targeted and killed. Thousands more Common Wealth troops died following horrific treatment as prisoners of war.
Kranji War Memorial
Today and Wednesday I will highlight the imagery of this sacred sight beginning with today’s photo gallery:
The chapel you see below is a replica of one of the many built by prisoners in the Changi camp. This replica was built in 1988, and relocated to this site in 2001.
Changi Chapel
I hope you enjoyed today’s tour. We’ll continue with Singapore next week.
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