“We have no enemies now. Why does Singapore need to spend so
much money on defense?”
“Why do we need to do National Service (NS)?”
“NS is a waste of my time. It has made me fall behind in my career
as compared to my overseas peers.”
“One bomb and Singapore is done for. Why bother with NS/defense/SAF?”
The answer to all these grouses/complaints/questions is actually pretty simple.
This is why.
Skulls, bones and other grisly remains being exhumed from a mass grave of Operation Sook Ching victims in Bedok on June 10, 1966. These remains were ultimately laid to rest at the Civilian War Memorial along Beach Road.
Japanese Troops posed triumphantly in front of the Railway Station, 1942. “昭南驛” translates into “Syonan Station”. (Source)
Japanese Atrocities: Soldiers preparing to shoot prisoners 20 meters away. Photo found amongst Japanese records when British retook Singapore.
Japanese Atrocities: Photo found amongst Japanese records when British retook Singapore.
Percival & other British Officers carrying the Union Jack to surrender Singapore to the Japanese
Read more here:
Singapore Infopedia - Operation Sook Ching
Biblioasia - The Sook Ching by Goh Sin Tub
AsiaOne - 75 years since Singapore fell: Operation Sook Ching during the Japanese occupation
Mothership - The Sook Ching (YouTube)
Singapore Infopedia - The Civilian War Memorial
Roots.SG - Civilian War Memorial
Picture.SG - Civilian War Memorial urn
Singapore Infopedia - Operation Sook Ching
Biblioasia - The Sook Ching by Goh Sin Tub
AsiaOne - 75 years since Singapore fell: Operation Sook Ching during the Japanese occupation
Mothership - The Sook Ching (YouTube)
Singapore Infopedia - The Civilian War Memorial
Roots.SG - Civilian War Memorial
Picture.SG - Civilian War Memorial urn
National Museum of Singapore - Surviving Syonan
National Archives of Singapore - The Old Ford Factory (Renamed as 'Syonan Gallery: War and Its Legacies' in Feb 2017.)
Singapore Infopedia - Information related to the Japanese Occupation of Singapore
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