In 1945, over 1,000 British and Australian prisoners of war died on the Sandakan Death Marches, which took Allied prisoners on a grueling 120 mile trek through Borneo. It’s considered the most atrocious event ever inflicted upon Australian soldiers. This memorial, built in 1962, remembers the lives of those who died during the marches, as well as the local people of North Borneo who risked their own lives to help or hide some of the prisoners. There are four sections to the gardens surrounding the memorial, each dedicated respectively to the Australians, the British, the Borneans, and to contemplation and peace.

Kundasang War Memorial, 90 Km, Jalan Kundasang Kauluan, Kundasang, 89300, Ranau, Sabah, 89308, Malaysia, Phone: +6-01-98-99-20-41

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