It had been more than 20 years since I visited Kranji War Memorial. As this year was the 70th Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, it was timely to visit this place again. From Kranji MRT Station, you could take bus 160, 178, 960 or 961. Alternatively you could walk for about 15 minutes till you see the sign below.
It was about 3 minutes' walk from the main road to the Memorial Park. The history of the park and on WWII were at the entrance to the memorial.
The design of the Memorial was simple, but solemn and dignified:
This memorial not only remembered the British soldiers who were killed during the wall, but soldiers of other races and nationalities.
The front of the memorial laid the tombstones of the soldiers, a solemn reminder of the cruelties of war.
Most were young men.
The memorial was also the burial ground for 2 Presidents of Singapore: Benjamin Sheares and Yusof Ishak.
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