The Taiping War Cemetery is the final resting place for Allied personnel who were killed during World War II, particularly the Malayan Campaign and the Japanese occupation of Malaya following the Brit
Headstone of Sqn Ldr A. S. K. Scarf VC
Malaya, then under British occupation, was gradually occupied by Japanese forces between 8 December 1941 and the Allied surrender at Singapore on 15 February 1942. The Japanese remained in occupation
HMS Prince of Wales sinking after being hit by Japanese bombs and torpedoes on 10 December 1941
Japanese troops take cover behind steam engines at the Johor railway station in January 1942.
Propaganda poster in Malay, Chinese, and Latin-script Hindustani encouraging Malays to learn Japanese and adopt Japanese culture
U-848 under attack by Allied aircraft while sailing to join the Monsun Gruppe