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Every year on 15 February (Total Defence Day in Singapore, commemorating the 1942 surrender of Singapore to the Japanese), a memorial service is held at the Civilian War Memorial to remember the victims of the war.
This is the first memorial in Singapore dedicated to the civilian victims of the Japanese Occupation (1942–1945). It calls to mind the shared sufferings of the various ethnic communities in Singapore, and the ardent hope that locals had after the war to rebuild their homes.
The Civilian War Memorial, located east of the Padang on Beach Road, commemorates these civilian victims of World War II and the unity of Singapore’s four main races—Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian.
Aug 17, 2020 · The Civilian War Memorial is a monument dedicated to civilians who perished during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942–45). It is located on a parkland, along Beach Road, opposite Raffles City.1 The memorial’s structure comprises four tapering columns of approximately 68 m high.
The Civilian War Memorial, also referred to as "The Chopsticks", was built to honour civilians killed during the Japanese Occupation. The four pillars of the memorial, standing at 61m, symbolise the Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians who died in the war.
Aug 22, 2023 · The Memorial to the Civilian Victims of the Japanese Occupation, which is commonly referred to as the Civilian War Memorial, is a memorial sculpture in Singapore.
Situated on a piece of parkland along Beach Road, the Civilian War Memorial was erected as a monument dedicated to the memory of those civilians who died during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942-1945).
The government reshaped the Civilian War Memorial from one that was intended to commemorate Sook Ching victims and the Chinese community to a memorial that honoured all victims of the atrocities during the Japanese Occupation, regardless of ethnicity.
This 67m-high memorial is dedicated to the civilian victims of the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The four pillars represent the shared suffering of Singapore's main ethnic groups (Chinese, Eurasians, Indians and Malays) and is often referred to as 'the chopsticks'.
The Civilian War Memorial is a heritage landmark that was built in memory of the 50,000 civilians who were killed during the Japanese occupation of Singapore during the Second World War. The tall structure, located on Beach Road, was unveiled to the public on February 15, 1967.
