Sabah Tourism Upcoming Event: Sandakan Memorial Day

Date: 15 August 2009

Between January and June 1945, approximately 2400 allied prisoners were sent on three separate torturous 160-mile marches from Sandakan to Ranau, known today as the infamous Death March. Only six men survived. Australian relatives and friends of those who died and suffered the terrible atrocities are among those who attend the Sandakan Memorial Day. The poignant memorial service held at the Sandakan Memorial Park which was once the site of the Prisoner-of-war camp.

Organiser:
Sandakan Municipal Council

For further info:
Catherin Chua
Tel: +60 89 224026, +60 13 8869668
Fax: +60 89 274659, 272112, 213452
Email: Catherin.Chua@sabah.gov.my

Source: Sabah Tourism

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