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ANZAC Day 2024
ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces. On 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand forces soldiers formed part of the expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the Allied navies. The significant date is commemorated in both Australia…
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Singaporean Historian awarded Honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; dedicates the award to Singapore
Mr Jeya Ayadurai – local historian and heritage entrepreneur – is now on an exclusive list populated by only a handful of his countrymen: the prestigious Honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). The honour was conferred upon the 61-year-old during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, celebrating the…
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80th Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, 15 Feb 2022
15 February 2022, a Commemoration Ceremony was organised at Kranji War Cemetery to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore.The Ceremony, which started at 7.30am and lasted around 50 minutes, was organised by the Singapore-led Commemoration Committee for the 80th Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore. Exactly 80 years ago, on 15 February…