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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
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Singapore - FEPOW
8 September - 15 September 2010

SINGAPORE
PROVISIONAL ITINERARY

Day 1 Wednesday 8 September
pm  Flight from London Heathrow to Singapore.
Day 2 Thursday 9 September
  Arrive Singapore. Free time.
Day 3 Friday 10 September
  Personal visits to Kranji War Cemetery followed by visit to Changi Murals and the Battle Box at Fort Canning.
Day 4 Saturday 11 September
am  Service of Remembrance at Kranji War Cemetery. Visit Changi Museum and Changi Chapel. 
pm Free time.
Day 5 Sunday 12 September
  Participate in events commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Japanese surrender.
Day 6 Monday 13 September
  Optional excursion to Sentosa Island.
Day 7 Tuesday 14 September
am Optional Harbour Cruises.
pm Overnight flight from Singapore to London.
Day 8 Wednesday 15 September
am Arrive London Heathrow.
 
Map of tour
 
Imperial War Museum CF703

Tour Code R2SG02

Singapore was the jewel in the British Empire's Imperial Crown - the impregnable fortress. Following the war in Malaya the Japanese shelled the city centre, fought for the freshwater reservoirs adn seized crucial landing sites on the island. General Percival was under pressure to surrender and di on 15 February 1942. 

It was a humiliating blow to those who fought so bravely. Those who were captured endured cruelty and illness on a scale not known before. Some were locked inside Changi Gaol, others worked on what became the infamous Burma-Siam Railway. These events, however, were avenged by those who fought in the Far East to ensure final victory in September 1945.   

Highlights include:
  • Participation in events commemorating the 65th anniversary of the official end of the hostilities in the Far East
  • Historical presentations about the background to the disaster of 1942
  • Service of Remembrance at Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery
  • Visit Changi Murals painted by a POW and Battle Box
  • See General Percival's HQ at Fort Canning
  • Visit Changi Museum and Changi Chapel
  • Optional excursions - visit to Sentosa Island (formerly a large British military base) and harbour cruise 
     

COST

£1,449 per person sharing
£276 single supplement
£100 deposit  
 
All entrance fees included (except optional tours).

Optional Sentosa Island Excursions
Morning at Sentosa £30 per person, duration 4 hours
Afternoon at Sentosa, £36 per person, duration 6½ hours

Optional Harbour Cruises
Morning Glory or Dragon Cruise £15 per person, duration 2½ hours
High Tea Cruise £18 per person, duration 2½ hours

ACCOMMODATION & MEALS

5 nights hotel accommmodation on a bed & breakfast basis, plus 1 lunch and farewell dinner.

TRAVEL

  • Return overnight flights from London to Singapore including all taxes and service charges.
  • Transport by coach throughout tour.

 
VISA
Not required

INNOCULATIONS
Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Polio, Malaria. Please consult your GP for up to date advice.

NOTES

Tour personnel: tour guide, doctor/nurse, National Chairman's representative, Standard Bearer.
 

 

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