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Sandakan Memorial Park
Taman Peringatan Sandakan
Entrance to the park.
Map
5°53′19″N 118°2′50″E / 5.88861°N 118.04722°E / 5.88861; 118.04722
LocationSandakan
TypeStele
Dedicated toCommemorates to all prisoner of war who lost their lives during the Sandakan Death Marches

The Sandakan Memorial Park (Malay: Taman Peringatan Sandakan) is a memorial site built in the former grounds of the former Sandakan camp in the Malaysian state of Sabah. The site is dedicated as a memory for all prisoners in the camp who died during the Sandakan Death Marches, and to those died during a march to Ranau. It is also recognises the suffering and sacrifice of the native population. This park hosts the Sandakan Memorial Day service on August 15.[1]

  1. ^ "SANDAKAN MEMORIAL DAY". Sabah Tourism Board. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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