Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ban Tai

By Jj Karwacki

The JEATH War Museum Marker at Entrance

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1 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — The JEATH War Museum — Forgive But Not Forget —

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

2 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — The Kanchanaburi Memorial — Memorial to Indian Prisoners of War — The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery at Don Rak —

1939 — 1945 These soldiers died serving their country and the cause of freedom and lie buried elsewhere in Thailand. INDIAN FORCES The Corps of Royal Indian Engineers Lance Naik Karam Khan Sapper Gadir Khan . . . — — Map (db m228307) HM

3 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — Kanchanaburi War Cemetery — / Kanchanaburi Oorlogsbegraafplaats — Don Rak Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery —

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

4 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — Memorial to Dutch Prisoners of War — Gedenkteken voor Nederlandse Krijgsgevangenen — The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery at Don Rak —

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

5 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — Takashi Nagase (Fujiwara) — 永瀬 隆 —

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

6 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — That Valiant Company Who Perished While Building the Railway — The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery at Don Rak —

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

7 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — The Tomb of 10,000 Souls — Asian Victims of the Siam-Burma Death Railway Construction — Wat Thavorn Wararam —

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌萬 . . . — — Map (db m225682) HM WM

8 ► Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi, Ban Tai — Tribute to Royal Dutch East Indies Army and the Royal Netherlands Navy Personnel Who Perished — Ter Ere van Gesneuvelde van Het Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger en de Koninklijke Marine — The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery at Don Rak —

1942 – 1945 . . . — — Map (db m230800) WM

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