Changi Museum and Chapel - Remembering WWII and POWs
On 15 February 1942, Singapore came under a new master, Japan. The city was named Syonan-To meaning the Light of the South. Life on the island changed dramatically. Many people feared Japanese brutality and suffered from a lack of food and other supplies. Changi gained prominence during World War II when the Japanese used Changi Prison, originally built by the British in 1936, as a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp. Thousands of Allied soldiers were detained under harsh conditions and interred POW. Changi Museum and Chapel is a small and free museum (free for the local residents, small fee applies for foreign visitors) in the eastern corner of Singapore that depicts the darkest days in Singapore history when Singapore fell on 15th February 1942, and this museum is a tribute to those who fought for Singapore. Inside the museum are remnants of Changi goal, photos, letters and personal artefacts of the POWs, and highlight the imprisonment, suffering and life of the POWs and how human spirit triu...