Sandakan Memorial Park, Sabah, Malaysia, on the site of the Sandakan prisoner of war POW camp.
Sandakan Memorial Park on the site of the Sandakan prisoner of war POW camp. The Sandakan Memorial Park commemorates the sacrifice and suffering endured by both Australian and British soldiers who were held by the Japanese as prisoners of war between 1942 and 1945.
The Memorial provides information on the atrocities suffered by the soldiers during this time to the many visitors who travel to the park including those from Malaysia, Australia and other countries.
To be honest we had a lump in our throats after visiting the park (a fleeting visit before our plane journey home) and reading about the awful atrocities that went on....how any human-being can do this to another is beyond belief. The park has beautiful grounds and is well kept by the Australians who regularly make trips over to look after it. Well worth a visit but it may leave you feeling very sad. We would have liked to have stayed longer!
Sandakan Memorial Park, Sabah, Malaysia, on the site of the Sandakan prisoner of war POW camp.
Sandakan Memorial Park on the site of the Sandakan prisoner of war POW camp. The Sandakan Memorial Park commemorates the sacrifice and suffering endured by both Australian and British soldiers who were held by the Japanese as prisoners of war between 1942 and 1945.
The Memorial provides information on the atrocities suffered by the soldiers during this time to the many visitors who travel to the park including those from Malaysia, Australia and other countries.
To be honest we had a lump in our throats after visiting the park (a fleeting visit before our plane journey home) and reading about the awful atrocities that went on....how any human-being can do this to another is beyond belief. The park has beautiful grounds and is well kept by the Australians who regularly make trips over to look after it. Well worth a visit but it may leave you feeling very sad. We would have liked to have stayed longer!