REMEMBERING OUR FOREFATHERS’ CONTRIBUTIONS IN WORLD WAR II
Remembrance Ceremony at Kranji War Memorial
“British, Australians, New Zealanders, Indians, Chinese and Malays
An international assortment of many races
Fought for a land so defensively stark
A noble calling not for faint hearts”
The above excerpt from the poem Tribute to Heroes, written by LTC Andy Tan of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 2005, lies at the heart of the Remembrance Ceremony, held at Kranji War Memorial, on 15 February 2012 – a homage to the joint local and Commonwealth forces who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Battle for Singapore, and the ensuing Japanese Occupation.
2. As part of the commemorative activities of the 70th anniversary of the Battle for Singapore, the Remembrance Ceremony honours the memory of the war dead who lost their lives for the defence of Singapore, and reflects on the contributions made by both the civilian and militia population in Singapore during the Battle and the ensuring Japanese Occupation.