War Memorial Labuan
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Commonwealth War Cemetery and Memorial, Labuan (Victoria), Malaysia
This cemetery and memorial were constructed and are maintained by The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
World War Two Memorial
The Labuan War Memorial is the largest in Malaysia. Here fallen heroes of World War Two are remembered. Soldiers from Australia, Britain, India, Malaya, and New Zealand buried here.
LABUAN REMEMBRANCE DAY
Remember Our Fallen Heroes
10 November 2019
Labuan War Memorial, Jalan Tanjung Batu
Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of the remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Following a tradition inaugurated by King George V in 1919, the day is also marked by war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November in most countries to recall the end of hostilities of First World War on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. (At the 11th hour refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 am.) The First World War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.
The tradition of Remembrance Day evolved out of Armistice Day. The initial Armistice Day was observed at Buckingham Palace, commencing with King George V hosting a Banquet in Honour of the President of the French Republic during the evening hours of 10 November 1919. The first official Armistice Day was subsequently held on the grounds of Buckingham Palace the following morning. During the Second World War, many countries changed the name of the holiday. Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations adopted Remembrance Day, while the US chose Veterans Day.
Labuan War Cemetery
(Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Perang Labuan) is a Commonwealth World War II graveyard in Labuan, Malaysia. Many of the personnel buried in this cemetery, including Indian and Australian troops, were killed during the Japanese invasion of Borneo or the Borneo campaign of 1945. Others were prisoners of war in the region, including a number of those who perished on the infamous Sandakan Death Marches.
This graveyard was erected by Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Among those buried are Jack Mackey (1922–1945) and Tom Derrick (1914–1945), each of whom received the Victoria Cross.
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9 Australian Division on Labuan Island
NX8 Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead KCB KBE CMG DSO ED; 351001 (NX7) Major General George Frederick Wootten CB CBE DSO; Rear Admiral Royal, US Navy; O38 (25) Air Commodore Frederick Rudolph William Scherger, Air Officer Commanding 1st Tactical Air Force RAAF, on damaged airstrip. Troops of D Company 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion moving along road to where Japanese opposition has been preventing A Company from advancing. Tanks from 2/9th Australian Armoured Regiment supporting D Company, returning after having made a reconnaissance. Corporal Williams, Fire Controller, relaying rangings to mortar crew. Coffee and biscuits being served to troops in the front line from Salvation Army Unit by Corporal Lang, HQ 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 590, first to use Pontoon jetty which reached approximately 100 yards from beach to LST ramp. A LCV ferrying an empty truck to a grounded LST to be loaded. Landing Craft, Vehicle (LCV) will then return the loaded truck to shore. This has been the method, since D Day, of getting all heavy stores ashore.
What to do In Labuan, Malaysia
My compilations on what to do and where to go while in the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia:
1. World War II War Memorial
2. Lunch at Raff Restaurant ????????????????????????
3. Masjid Jamek Labuan (macam kapal angkasa)
4. Peace Park
5. Layang-layangan Beach (UN Beach)
6. Japanese Surrender Point Memorial
7. Eating out at Batu Manikar Beach (UN Beach)
8. Stay at Hotel Aifa
9. Daytrip to ????????!!
10. Eat crabs at Anjung Ketam
11. Eat seafood at Anjung Ikan Bakar
12. The Chimney
13. Labuan Bird Park
14. Duty free at Ujana Kewangan
15. Souvenirs at Central Market
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Australian paratroops at Labuan and Singapore
The advance detachment of 1 Australian Paratroop Battalion, AIF, approximately one hundred and twenty men, were flown to Labuan from Cairns, QLD, in preparation for being called to Singapore. It was thought that they might be flown in on 5 September 1945, as this was the day of the British landing, but it was not until the 9 September that the detachment was called. Whilst at Labuan, activities were limited to a daily parade. On 11 September 1945, a rehearsal was held for the parade to be held on 12 September, for the Ceremony of Surrender of all Japanese forces in South East Asia Command (SEAC). Japanese troops were made to work on the parade area filling in trenches dug by Allied prisoners of war during occupation. VX6215 Major William David Clark DCM, OC, 1 Australian Paratroop Battalion. Colonel M Wardell, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, SEAC.
2/23 Inf. Battalion on Tarakan Island
Coverage of activities in Tarakan area made up from Cpl Doug Hardy's original job numbers 359, 365, 366 & 367. VX147635 Private (Pte) Reginald Vincent Clarke and VX142554 Pte Peter Leslie Dow of 11th Platoon B Company 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion. NX58227 Pte Ernest William Harding of D Coy 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, comforting two young Chinese children. Crew of Matilda tank C Squadron, 2/9th Australian Armoured Regiment on Collins Highway. Pte Bourke (?) takes a spell and has a dixie of coffee. SX10310 Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Alfred George Tucker at Tac II in bombed house near airstrip. NX93451 Padre Captain Gloster Stuart Udy of 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion. First plane to land on Tarakan strip - an Auster III, piloted by 405625 Flight Lieutenant Ronald Henry Drabsch - time 3 p.m., 6th May. Cross on grave NX125115 Pte John McBratney, DOW 2.5.45, Pres. Cross of VX32960 Pte Reginald George Redman KIA 3.5.45, Meth. 67973 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Kenneth Stephen Phillips and 118238 LAC James Gorey, 61 Op Base Unit RAAF, standing on truck with shrapnel scarred warehouse in background.
Surrender to Major-General Wootten at Labuan
As a result of leaflets dropped by RAAF over Sapong Estate on mainland of Borneo, contact was made with Lieutenant General Maso Baba, Supreme Commander of Japanese forces in Borneo. He was instructed to fly to Labuan and surrender to 351001 (NX7) Major General George Frederick Wootten CB CBE DSO, General Officer Commanding 9th Australian Division. Also identified: Private L Taylor, Military Police, armed with Owen gun, patrols outside Japanese general's quarters and tent where rest of Japanese party is billetted. [Scenes from No 12 onwards were shot at the silent speed of 16 frames per second.]
Miri Oil Town Bombings 2nd World War
Miri Oil Field was under the Japanese occupation
North Borneo History - Labuan, 1945
Ini merupakan antara mangsa perang Dunia Kedua, hidup menderita di bawah pemerintahan Jepun, sebelum mereka dibebaskan oleh tentera British dan Australia dr cengkaman Jepun.
War Memorial, Surrender Point & Chimney Museum Labuan.
Jalan - jalan cuti sekolah. With my sons Ipong, Mae, my neighbor's son Rudy and my god daughter Ojing.
68 Years Of World War II - Sandakan Day Memorial
Each year August 15, families of the fallen heroes travel to Sandakan to take part and observe the memorial service to remember their love ones. More than 2000 Australian and British prisoners of war died in the infamous Sandakan-Ranau Death marches during the Second World War.
The Sandakan Day Memorial is held every year on August 15 to remember all those who gave their lives in Sandakan and particularly the Death Marches from Sandakan to Ranau.
After the fall of Singapore and Borneo to the Japanese, a Prisoner of War Camp was established just outside of Sandakan to house approximately 750 British and more than 1650 Australian prisoners who were sent to the camp during the period 1942-43. In 1945, when the Japanese started to realise that the war may have been lost, and the Allies were closing in, the emaciated prisoners were force marched, in three separate groups, to the village of Ranau in the jungle, 260 km away, under the shadows of Mount Kinabalu.
On 28 January, 1945, 470 prisoners set off, with only 313 arriving in Ranau. On the second march, 570 started from Sandakan, but only 118 reached Ranau.
The third march which comprised the last of the prisoners from the Sandakan camp totalizing 537 prisoners. Prisoners who were unable to walk were shot. The march route was through virgin jungle infested with crocodiles, snakes and wild pigs, and some of the prisoners had no boots. Rations were less than minimal. The march took nearly a year to complete.
Once the surviving prisoners arrived in Ranau, they were put to work carrying 20 kg sacks of flour over very hilly terrain to Paginatan, over 40 km away. By the end of July, 1945, there were no prisoners left in Ranau.
Only six Australians of the 2400 prisoners survived the death march
they survived because they were able to escape from the camp at Ranau, or escaped during the march from Sandakan. No British prisoners survived.
This part of the war is considered by many to be the worst atrocity ever suffered by Australian soldiers, and compares to the atrocities of the Burma Railway, where fewer Australian POW's lost their lives.
Those that survived the ordeal of the march, did so only because they escaped into the jungle where they were cared for by local natives.
An Australian Memorial honoring the survivors, POW's, local civilians who helped by clandestinely feeding the prisoners, and soldiers who perished at Sandakan and during the death marches into the jungle, has been erected at what was the Prisoner of War Camp in Taman Rimba close to the city of Sandakan.
The Sandakan Prisoner of War Camp has now been transformed into a very beautiful park with a pavilion on site which houses the history of this very tragic period.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY
Date : November 14th
Venue : World War II Memorial
Also known as 'Poppy Day', it is commemorated on Sunday closest to November 11 every year. War veterans from the Commonwealth Countries as well as locals and visitors from all over tribute to the brave souls of yesteryears.
Total of 3,908 soldiers lie in the famous WWII Memorial along Jalan Tanjung Batu in Labuan, which was officiated by the Australia, Great Britain, India, New Zealand and Malaysia. They are mainly the Prisoners-of-War (POWs) in Sandakan, perished war heroes of the Australian 7th and 9th Divisions, as well as those of the Punjab Signal Corp and a few locals.
Credits
idea by dRatz
video taken by MTPL 2009
photos taken by SRPhotography 2009
music by David Garret - November Rain
BnB In Labuan
Went to Labuan with them and simply film it just for fun and practice :)
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NLE: Davinci Resolve 12.5
LUT: Hackmanite by Lutify.
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In The Field by Audionautix (
Back To The Wood by Audionautix (
My Sad Old Heart by The 125Ers
Southern California by Riot
Landing on Labuan by 24 Australian Infantry Brigade
Activities of troops on board Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 637-1 on Saturday 9th June 1945 (D-1) prior to landing on Labaun Island. Australian troops in Victoria Town. VX67583 Lieutenant Neil Herbert Payne outlining plan for landing. Lance Corporal Bayless shaving before the landing. Private Round inserting fuse in one of his hand grenades. 515951 (WX3421) Lieutenant Colonel Colin Hugh Boyd Norman DSO MC, CO of 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion, speaking from wheelhouse to men of his Battalion. Troops on Alligator, amphibious tracked vehicle, approaching shore. Troops of 1 Australian Welding Platoon wander through colonade of bombed building. VX92511 Sapper Clive Robinson Coram and VX92512 Sapper Jack Berry Coram (twin brothers) of 1 Australian Welding Platoon gazing from balcony at Victoria Town.
Fallen heroes - Gone but not forgotten
More than 700 guests attended the Remembrance Sunday service hosted by the British High Commission at the National Monument on Sunday to remember those who served their countries, civilians included, in both World Wars and other conflicts since.
Kundasang War Memorial
Sejarah tetap sejarah...
Labuan Surrender Point, Labuan (2016).
Tapak penyerahan tentera Jepun kepada tentera Bersekutu, Perang Dunia kedua.