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The Yokohama War Cemetery is the only location cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Japan, although a memorial to Commonwealth service personnel from the First World War, unveiled in 1922 by Edward, Prince of Wales, is to be found at the historic Foreign General Cemetery in Yamate, Naka-ku, Yokohama. The cemetery is a venue ...
Across the street from Yokohama Harbor View Park is the main campus of Yokohama International School. The historic Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is also located nearby and the area is one of Yokohama's most popular tourist destinations .
The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British Army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore, thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) were imprisoned in Changi prison camp for three and a half years ...
This is a list of memorials in Singapore: Bukit Batok Memorial [1] The Cenotaph; Civilian War Memorial; Merlion; Elephant statue at the Old Parliament House; Dalhousie Obelisk; Former Indian National Army Monument; Kranji War Memorial; Lim Bo Seng Memorial; Nanyang University Memorial; Raffles' Landing Site Statue; Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial ...
The area features the campuses of Yokohama International School, Saint Maur International School and Ferris University. Additionally: Harbour View Park; Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery established in 1859, contains graves and memorials to many prominent members of the Bakumatsu and Meiji Period foreign community. There is also a small museum ...
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During the Sook Ching massacre that occurred in Singapore during World War II, mass war graves were dug to contain the bodies of civilians who were killed by the Japanese. . When the bodies were unearthed in 1962 in various places, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) decided to gather the remains and create a memorial for th
The Bukit Timah Cemetery was a Christian cemetery in use from 1865 to 1907, and derived its name for the road along which it was situated. Land for the cemetery had been purchased from the Honourable East India Company on 22 January 1864. The cemetery was consecrated by Bishop McDougall of Sarawak, and the first burial took place on 15 April 1865.