Sunday, February 19, 2012

Memorial Walk

Memorial walk


Lim Bo Seng Memorial
The Memorial was built in 1954 in memory of Major-General Lim Bo Seng who led Force 136, an anti-Japanese resistance movement, He was captured by e Japanese in Ipoh in 1944 and died the same year during detention, His body was brought back from Malaya after the war and he was buried at MacRitchie Reservoir with full military honors.


Indian National Army Marker
The world War Two Plaque marks the site of the Indian National Army memorial which was destroyed after the war, It was erected in 1995 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II and is part of a series of 11 World War II sites in Singapore.


The Cenotaph
The Cenotaph was built in memory of those who gave their lives in World War Two ( 1941 - 1945).


Tan Kim Seng Fountain
The Victorian cast-iron fountain has been part of Singapore's urban landscape since 19 May 1882. It was built by the Municipal Council to commemorate tan Kim Seng, a leading trader and philanthropist.

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