Fall of Singapore Full Day

Tour Summary

This comprehensive, one day tour will take you to many of the Duration: Full Day significant sites associated with the Fall of Singapore and its From/To: Singapore City aftermath and can be added to your Anzac Day Commemoration Departs: 28th April 2022 activities in either Thailand or Singapore or can be included as a stand-alone tour during your visit to Singapore. Tour type: Join-in/Small group Status: Guaranteed departure Visit the Alexandra Hospital where staff and patients were massacred by Japanese soldiers; Sarimbun Beach where the Pricing Details: Japanese made their first landing on Singapore and an area $365 per person defended by the Australian 22nd Brigade; pass-by Kranji Beach, All prices are quoted in AUD the site of the second Japanese landing and the area defended by Price valid to 28/02/2022 the Australian 27th Brigade; the Kranji Memorial (war cemetery) and hear the stories of some of the soldiers buried there or whose names are listed on the walls of the Singapore Memorial; the , the site of the allied surrender to the Japanese; travel to the east coast and visit the Johore Battery and view the replica 15” gun before making your final stop at the . On the return to your hotel, pass-by the and (if time permits) the Old City Hall and Padang where the formal Japanese surrender took place at the end of WW2.

Tour Details

Full Day Tour Hotel Pick-up: 8:30-9:00am (Singapore city location) Finish: 5:00pm approx.

The first stop is the Alexandra Hospital, a military hospital in 1942. Hear the story of the brutal massacre of about 200 defenceless patients and staff by Japanese soldiers only a day before the allied surrender. Travel through the rural west coast of Singapore following the approximate route of the first Kranji War Cemetery & Singapore Memorial Japanese invasion force. Pass Tengah Airfield, one of the key objectives of the Japanese before arriving at Sarimbun Beach on the shores of the Strait of Johore. This area was defended by the Australian 22nd Brigade and is where the Japanese made their first landing on the night of the 8th February 1942. Here, you will

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appreciate the narrowness of the strait and the terrain that the Australians had to defend. Pass-by Kranji Beach, the site of the second Japanese landing and part of the area defended by the Australian 27th Brigade before arriving at the Kranji Memorial (war cemetery). Here you will hear the stories and visit the final resting place of soldiers such as Breavington and Gale, the Rimau Commandos and then at the Singapore Memorial, the Traitor of Singapore and an Australian WW1 VC winner.

After lunch (own expense), visit the Former Ford Factory, the site of the allied surrender to the Japanese and now a museum to the plight of the civilians during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. Here you will be able to see the room where the allied surrender to the Japanese, took place. Travel east to the Changi area and stop at the Johore Battery where a replica 15” naval gun of the type used at the battery gives the visitor an appreciation of the size of this gun. Hear about this battery and the coastal defences of Singapore and their effectiveness during the Fall of Singapore. Then take the short drive to the Changi Chapel and Museum, a museum devoted to the conditions of the allied POW’s after the Fall of Singapore.

Return to the city and your hotel, passing the Changi Prison and if time permits, pass-by the Old City Hall and the Padang where the Japanese formally surrendered at the end of the war.

Activity level: * Alexandra Hospital - Low * Sarimbun Beach - Moderate * Kranji Memorial – Low-Moderate * Former Ford factory – Low-Moderate Changi Chapel * Johore Battery - Low-Moderate * Changi Chapel and Museum - Low

Inclusions: Exclusions:  Pick-up/Drop-off at your Singapore city hotel  Airfares, passport and visa expenses  Experienced, English speaking guide  Singapore accommodation  Comfortable, air-conditioned minivan with driver  Meals and other services not mentioned  All touring as per program  Comprehensive travel insurance  Personal expenses (e.g. telephone, internet, Please note: laundry, drinks, souvenirs etc.)  This tour is conducted in accordance with the  Tips to Guide and Driver Policies, Terms and Conditions of Historic War Tours (www.historicwartours.com.au/policies-ts- cs)  All travellers must have covid-compliant, comprehensive travel insurance for the duration of the tour. Page 2 of 3

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