Day 4 - Kundasang morning visit to War Memorial Site
Of the six survivors, only three survived the lingering effects of their ordeal in order to give evidence at various war crimes trials in both Tokyo and Rabaul. The world was able to receive eyewitness accounts of the crimes and atrocities committed. Captain Hoshijima was found guilty and hanged on April 6, 1946. Capt Takakuwa and his second-in-charge, Capt Watanabe Genzo, were found guilty of causing the murders and massacres of prisoners-of-war and were hanged and shot on 6 April 1946 and 16 March 1946 respectively.
Ada diantara mereka yang terlibat dalam The Sandakan Death Marches.
By the end of the war, of all the prisoners who had been incarcerated at Sandakan and Ranau, only 6 Australians survived, all of whom had escaped. It is widely considered to be the single worst atrocity suffered by Australian servicemen during the Second World War.
Cebisan kenangan yang ditinggalkan oleh perajurit yang mempertahankan Tanah Melayu (British) dari tentera Jepun.
Entrance to Australian Garden and English Garden - a tribute to the soldiers from the country.
Australian Garden
Hamdan is reading the history of this place.
Haneef and Hamdan
