Admiral Krom Luang Jumborn Khet Udomsakdi or the Prince of Jumborn. Formerly H.R.H. Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (RAMA V) was best known for his great contribution to the development of the Royal Thai Navy. . . . — — Map (db m69227) HM
After entering the Second World War in December 1941, Japanese forces quickly overran most of South East Asia. In
1942, in order to find a shorter and more secure line of supply between Burma (now Myanmar) and Siam (now Thailand),
the . . . — — Map (db m231181) HM
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden — Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dit gedenkteken is opgericht ter nagedachtenis van de Nederlandse krijgsgevangenen die overleden zijn in Birma en Thailand en van wie het stoffelijik . . . — — Map (db m228251) WM
Mr. Takashi Nagase (Fujiwara) born in Okayama
City, Japan, in 1918. He was a university student before
he joined the Japanese army. Later the army sent him to
work on the Death Railway construction from Thailand
to Myanmar (1941-1943) as an . . . — — Map (db m238330) HM
In honoured remembrance of the fortitude and sacrifice of that valiant company who perished while building the railway from Thailand to Burma during their long captivity. Those who have no known grave are commemorated by name at Rangoon, Singapore, . . . — — Map (db m228369) WM
JEATH war museum was established by chief abbot of Watchaichumpol (Ven.Phra Thamkhunaporn) in 1977 to
maintain a memory and to dedicate to the victims of the constructions of the River Kwae Bridge
and the Death Railway from Thailand to Burma . . . — — Map (db m238334) HM
1939 — 1945
These soldiers died
serving their country
and the cause of freedom
and lie buried
elsewhere in Thailand.
INDIAN FORCESThe Corps of Royal Indian Engineers
Lance Naik Karam Khan
Sapper Gadir Khan . . . — — Map (db m228307) HM
To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Railway, 1942 – 1992.
The railway was one of the great engineering feats of the Second World War. Asian labourers and prisoners of war (P.O.W.) moved 7 million cubic metres of earth and rock in . . . — — Map (db m227953) HM
Welcome to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Chungkai War Cemetery.
During the Second World War tens of thousands of Commonwealth, Dutch and American service personnel became prisoners of war (POWs) of the Japanese.
In 1942, the . . . — — Map (db m230117) HM WM
慰 靈 “to comfort spirits”(Japanese inscription on the reverse)
Misfortunes during the construction of the Thai-Burma railway link caused the death of laborers from southern . . . — — Map (db m225680) WM
1. During the Second World War the Japanese Army constructed a military railway line branching off the southern
line at Nong Pladuk station, km 64-196. This line crossed over the River Kwai at Kanchanaburi, traversed along
the bank of Khwae Noi . . . — — Map (db m227188) HM
The Bridge over the River Kwae was built during the Great Pacific War when Japan declared war on the United States of America and England, later became a part of World War II. The bridge was begun in October, 2485 B.E. (1942 A.D.) and completed in . . . — — Map (db m227908) HM
In memory of
the approximately seven hundred servicemen of
the United States of America, who as prisoners
of war of the Japanese during World War II were
moved to Thailand and Burma, interned in prison
camps and forced to work on the . . . — — Map (db m225679) HM WM
The Hellfire Pass (Konyu) cutting is an example of the type of
excavations of the 415 km Burma-Thailand railway constructed in
1942-1943 by American, Australian, British and Dutch Prisoners of
War and conscripted nationals from Burma, Malaya and . . . — — Map (db m226956) HM
In memory of
Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop
AC, CMG, OBE, KSI, MS, FRCS, FRACS, FACS, DSC.,
Patron of the Association and
Surgeon of the Jungle, whose ashes were scattered
in this area on 25th April 1994.
From 1942 to 1945 Weary Dunlop and his . . . — — Map (db m226967) HM
(translated from the Thai) Dedicated to Japanese soldiers who were killed in action or died of disease in this area of BanPong during World War II, 2484–2486 (1941-1943).
Erected 6 Nov 2534 (1991) — — Map (db m225683) WM
[Only the English inscription posted here]
Situated outside the city wall to the east, and north of Mae Lam Phan canal, this temple is a large group of ancient monuments on a vast area of land (100 m. x 157 m.), enclosed by a ditch. The . . . — — Map (db m199097) HM