Kranji War Memorial History
At the Kranji War Memorial there are approximately 24000 heroes who have been forgotten. Kranji War Cemetery and the Singapore Memorial were designed by Colin St Clair Oakes. Pin On Commonwealth War Graves The Kranji War Cemetery was designed by Colin St. Kranji war memorial history . 1 Kranji War Memorial The Kranji War Memorial is the biggest war memorial in Asia with 25000 names inscribed on the memorial and 4500 graves. Before 1939 the Kranji area was a military camp and at the time of the Japanese invasion of Malaya it was the site of a large ammunition magazine. The United Kingdom Sri Lanka Australia Canada New Zealand India and the Netherlands all stood to defend Malaysia and Singapore. They are commemorated and remembered on November 11th dubbed Remembrance Day. Tan had passed away in April 1922. Local rubber planters and tin miners fought alongside the British and Australian soldiers. 3 The cemetery was designed by Colin St Clair Oakes and built and maint...