Kuo Ming Tang Cenotaph - Malacca Warrier Monument
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This is a monument to the Chinese civilians who were murdered by the occupying Japanese Army.
A grim reminder to what can happen to a conquered people.
Waymark Code: WM89NR
Location: Malaysia
Date Posted: 02/23/2010
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The monument consists of a single column mounted on a raised platform. The column is inscribed with Chinese calligraphy on one side and a Kuo Ming Tang flag image at the top.
It is located at the base of Bukit Cina, opposite the junction of Jalan Temenggor and Jalan Munshi Abdullah, an easy walk from Jambatan Chan Coon Cheng in the old town.
The text, in Chinese, Bahasa Malayu and English reads:
IN MEMORY OF THE UNFORTUNATE CHINESE VICTIMS DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION IN MALACCA.
When the Japanese invaded China, the Overseas Chinese everywhere formed anti-Japanese movements. Their resistance included remittance to China and also taking up arms alongside the Allies in defence of their countries of residence.
Malacca fell into the hands of the Japanese on the 15th day of January, 1942.
Thousands of Chinese lost their lives. The methods of execution were barbaric and inhuman. Burying a few hundred people alive in a well and throwing babies and children up in the air and catching them with fixed bayonets are but two of the many awesome methods adopted.
After the surrender of the Japanese, the remains of their victims were collected from various known places by the Chinese residents and collectively buried at the foot of this Bukit China Hill.
This monument, erected in memory of those unfortunate and heroic deaths was unveiled officially by His Excellency Sir Edward Gent the high commissioner of the Federation of Malaya on the 5th Day of April, 1948.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1949
Property Permission: Public
Location of waymark:
Jalan Munshi Abdullah
Melaka, Melaka Malaysia
Commemoration: Massacre of Chinese Civilians by the Japanese Army in WW2
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