On Sandakan Memorial Day we remember the fallen heroes who perished on the death marches that took place towards the end of the Second World War in 1945.
Australian and British prisoners-of-war were transported to Sandakan to build airstrips, where they were malnourished and tortured. They were forced to walk back from Sandakan to Ranau, an arduous 260km trek through untamed, Borneo jungle.
Only 6 survived by escaped and were hidden and kept by locals.
Every year family and friends travel from afar to Sandakan, to commemorated these brave souls with a memorial service in their honor, held at the Sandakan Memorial Park, once the site of a POW camp.
Sandakan Memorial Day takes place on 15 August. Lest we forget.
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