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Kranji War Memorial and Cemetery is located north of the centre of Singapore, overlooking the Straits of Jahore, which joins the island to the mainland of Malaya.. At the time of the Japanese invasion in 1939, Kranji was a military camp. The cemetery was originated on this same spot by the burial of the first few prisoners.
The stone Kranji Memorial is dedicated
to the 24, 346 soldiers and airmen
of the British Commonwealth and Empire who have
no known grave, of which 9,295 are
British. The Memorial (also known
as the Singapore Memorial) is made up of 13
flat concrete columns which bear
the names of these 24,346 men. It
is situated behind the Cross of Sacrifice
on a small grassy hill, a short flight
of white steps spans the front
which leads up to a terrace of grass on
which the Memorial stands.
The War Cemetery which is in front
of the Cross of Sacrifice and
the Memorial, contains the graves
of 4,465 men, of which 2445
are British, including 589 unknown
graves. Each grave is marked by a tall white
headstone and bears a carved
out regiment insignia. They
stand in rows between smooth green grass and
flowerings shrubs and trees.
The entire cemetery is surrounded
by an evergreen hedge
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