Sandakan Memorial Park
Taman Peringatan Sandakan | |
Entrance to the park. | |
| Location | Sandakan |
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| Coordinates | 5°53′19″N 118°2′50″E / 5.88861°N 118.04722°E |
| Type | Stele |
| Dedicated to | Commemorates 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.