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Location
Lat 1° 17' 35N Long 103° 51' 21E Island located to the south of the Malaya Peninsula.

History
Japanese Army 5th and 18th Divisions landed on the island on February 8, 1942. The British surrendered on February 15th.

Sembawang Airfield
Prewar airfield occupied by the Japanese

Seletar Airfield
Prewar airfield on the northern coast of Singapore.

     Kallang Airfield

Pre-war airfield with a single runway, located on the southern coast of Singapore Island, to the north-east of Keppel Harbor.

Allied Units at Kallang
RNZAF 488 Squadron (Buffalos) from New Zealand early October 1941
RAAF 453rd Squadron
RAF 243rd Squadron

Japanese Units Based at Kallang
71st Dokuritsu Chutai (Ki-45) 1945

 


     Sungei Buloh Airfield

Pre-war airfield with a single runway located on the north-west corner of Singapore Island, due north of Tengah.

 


     Tengah Airfield

Pre-war airfield with three crossing runways, located in the interior of Singapore Island, near the north-west corner. Sungei Buloh is located due north.

 

Keppel Harbor
Located at the middle of the island's southern coast.

Singapore Memorial (Kranji War Cemetery)
Click For EnlargementLinkCommonwelth War Cemetary, with 24,313 identified buried there, located at Kranji on a hill. Located 22 kilometres north of the city of Singapore, on the north side of Singapore Island overlooking the Straits of Johore.

Sentosa Island
Located on the western end of Sentosa island is Singapore's only preserved fort. Built in 1880s by the British to protect the western approaches of Singapore's harbour, it comes alive with its historic exhibits tracing from its early developments to the Battle for Singapore in 1942.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

 

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