Sandakan War Monument

Coordinates: 5°50′26″N 118°06′59″E / 5.840526°N 118.116438°E / 5.840526; 118.116438
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Sandakan War Monument
Tugu Peringatan Perang Sandakan
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5°50′26″N 118°06′59″E / 5.840526°N 118.116438°E / 5.840526; 118.116438
LocationSandakan
TypeStele
Dedicated toCommemorates the town citizens who died during the Second World War

The Sandakan War Monument (

Sandakan Heritage Trails
, a "Heritage Trail" which connects every historic sights of Sandakan.

Description

The original monument inscription.
The new monument.

The monument exists in two versions. The original, a stele of marble is outside the old courthouse (Sandakan High Court). It bears an inscription in Chinese (front) and English (rear). The English inscription reads:

This Site
Is Set Apart
For
A
Memorial
In Honour Of
Those Citizens
Of This Town
Who
By Reason Of Their
Loyalty
Lost Their Lives
During The
Japanese Occupation
19th Jan. 1942 – 17th Oct. 1945
Unveiled on 17th Sept. 1946
By
His Excellency
The Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald
P.C.
Governor-General Of Malaya
And
British Borneo

While the new version is located only a few dozen metres away on the MPS Square.[1] The metal plate on this replica is provided with an identical inscription.

References

  1. ^ Chey Vun Khen (28 December 2008). "MPS Square". New Sabah Times. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2014.