WWII Southern Front – Bukit Chandu and Fort Siloso

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WWII Southern Front – Bukit Chandu and Fort Siloso

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This tour will cover historical events leading to the fall of Singapore on 15th of February 1942. We will learn about heroic events as well as the struggle to defend Keppel Harbour and the southern front of Singapore from Japanese invasion. The southern sector was assigned to the Malay Regiment and the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force who fought there until the very end.

Our tour will start at the newly renovated museum: Reflections at Bukit Chandu (Opium Hill in Malay). This restored colonial bungalow focuses on the spirit of the Malay Regiment under the command of 2nd Lieutenant Adnan Saidi causing many enemy casualties.

 After the battle of Pasir Panjang Ridge the Malay Regiment withdrew to Bukit Chandu as their last resort and only a few managed to escape.

In the gallery we will see maps, videos, rifles, together with personal objects and then continue to see how the opium factory operated.

As we head down from Bukit Chandu we will drive by Labrador Park where Fort Pasir Panjang was constructed as one of 11 coastal artillery forts built by the British to protect the Keppel Harbour. 

After a short refreshment stop we will cross over to the Island of Sentosa  (Pulau Blakang Mati in Malay) and take a walk from Siloso Point on a skywalk trail 11 storeys above ground offering amazing views of the Keppel Harbour and surrounding Islands all the way to Fort Siloso the only preserved coastal fort in Singapore. 

We will see the battery with six-inch guns, as well as the command post and an underground tunnel leading to the fire director tower. 

Date: Saturday  25 March 2023

Time : 09.30am – 12.30 pm

Meet: 9.20am carpark entrance to Newton Food Centre, nearest MRT Newton

 Cost: $65 ANZA Member, $75 Non-Member

 Additional Notes : Please note that there will be lots of walking, please put on comfortable footwear and bring a bottle of water.


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March 25, 2023 @ 09:30 to
March 25, 2023 @ 12:30
 

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