This Sandakan War Memorial commemorates a tragedy and massacre which struck Sandakan between January and August 1945. The Memorial Park witnessed the loss of approximately 2400 Australian and British prisoners of war. They were held by the Japanese in the Sandakan POW camp, within the sight of Allied victory in the Pacific war. This war …
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Kundasang War Memorial
A must-visit in Kundasang is the Kundasang War Memorial which was established in 1962, this was one of the first memorial to honour the brave Australian and British Prisoners of War who perished in Sandakan during the notorious death marches to Ranau during World War II. This memorial garden is dedicated to the memory of …













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