The early days of Japanese Occupation of Singapore….At 8.30 PM on February 8th, Australian machine gunners open fire on vessels carrying a first wave of 4,000 Japanese troops sailing towards Singapore. Fierce fighting raged all day but eventually the increasing Japanese numbers, as well as their superiority in artillery, planes and military intelligence – began to take their toll.The opening at Kranji made it possible for Imperial Guards armoured units to land unopposed at Kranji. Tanks with flotation equipment attached were towed across the strait and advanced rapidly south, along Woodlands Road.
Bullet hole on tomb stone
Till this date, the cruel bullets scars inflicted by the Japanese Occupation of February 8th is still extremely evident and clearly visible on numerous tomb stones doted within the 3 acres of burial ground.
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