Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery, War Memorial and State Cemetery Visit

Special Memorials

For more information on each of the memorials below click on the Wikipedia link on Kranji War Cemetery and scroll down to the middle of the article.

Unmaintainable Graves Memorial

On the right of the Kranji War Memorial is the Unmaintainable Graves Memorial. The inscription reads "These Soldiers Died Serving Their Country And Lie Buried Elsewhere In Malaya". According to Wikipedia it commemorates the over 250 troops killed in action in British Malay whose graves, whilst known, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission were unable to maintain and whose bodies could not be moved due to religious conviction.

The Cremation Memorial

The Cremation Memorial can be found at the back of the Kranji War Memorial. The following words are inscribed "In Honour Of These Officers And Men Who Died In Battle And Whose Mortal Remains Were Committed To Fire". These were casualties who were cremated as part of their religious beliefs.

Civil Hospital Grave Memorial

Civil Hospital Grave Memorial is located on the left of the Kranji War Memorial. The inscribed words are "The Soldiers Whose Memory is Honoured Here Perished In Captivity in February 1942 and Lie Buried in One Grave in The Grounds of Singapore Civil General Hospital". It is a mass grave.

Chinese Memorial

Chinese Memorial can be found on the right and further away from the Kranji War Memorial. The inscription reads "The Men Whose Names Are Recorded On These Panels Perished in Captivity in February 1942 and Lie Buried Here in One Grave With Ten Comrades Whose Names are Not Known""






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