Kundasang War Memorial

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Kundasang War Memorial building, Sabah was initiated in 1962 together with the Kinabalu Park by a New Zealander working with Shell Oil Company. The War Memorial was built to remember the 2828 Australian and British prisoners who died during the Second World War at the Sandakan POW Camp also to remember 3 infamous forced death marches from Sandakan to Ranau.
The Memorial is also a tribute to many locals who had risked their lives who risked their lives while releasing the prisoners at war. There were 6 Australian survivors to tell their horror. None of the English warriors survived. Kundasang War Memorial, Sabah is a fort like memorial that was designed by a local architect J. C. Robinson. It has 4 interlocking but separate gardens to represent the homelands of the warriors who had died. There is an Australian Garden, a formal English garden of roses, a Borneo Garden with wild flowers of Kinabalu, and at the top level is the 'Comtemplation Garden' with a refection pool and pergola.

The Memorial was restored beautifully in 2005 privately to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of World War II. The Gardens are replanted with flowers, particularly roses and rare orchids that include the much sought after valuable Rothchilds slipper orchids. Memorial services could also be organized with prior notice. The Memorial is open to visitors and a nominal entry fee is charged.

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