Kranji War Memorial Monument

Address: Kranji War Memorial, Woodlands Road, Singapore

Website: https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/country/singapore/kranji-war-memorial/

Hours: Daily 8:00am-6:00pm

Admission: Free

Kranji War Memorial is a memorial and cemetery complex in the Kranji area of northwestern Singapore that commemorates Commonwealth service personnel who died in the region during the Second World War. It combines a landscaped cemetery with inscribed memorial panels.

The site includes rows of headstones and memorial panels listing those with no known grave; visitors commonly walk the grounds to locate individual graves or read inscriptions. The layout is formal and intended for remembrance rather than recreation.

The memorial was established after the Second World War to record and honour Allied personnel who died in the Malayan Campaign and in surrounding sea and air operations. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is responsible for its upkeep.

The complex sits in the Kranji area of northwestern Singapore, adjacent to the Kranji War Cemetery and accessible from local roads serving the Kranji district.

• Caretaker: The cemetery and memorial are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
• Remembrance: Formal remembrance services are held on notable commemorative dates and the grounds are intended for quiet reflection.

What to See#

• Kranji War Cemetery: Contains graves of Commonwealth service personnel from the Second World War and is laid out as orderly rows of headstones within maintained lawns.
• Singapore Memorial: A set of memorial panels within the complex that record the names of service personnel with no known grave from the region.

Take Singapore MRT’s North-South Line to Kranji station (NS7). From there a short taxi ride or local bus will take visitors to the cemetery entrance on Woodlands Road; expect a 10-20 minute transfer depending on traffic. There is parking and a small information area at the site.

• Visit at dawn for a near-empty experience and to see the morning ceremony at the memorial wall if one is scheduled.
• Take the North-South MRT line to Kranji and then a short bus or taxi; the walk from the closest bus stop surfaces into quiet green lawns - go quietly and leave flowers at the designated areas only.
• Respect the cemetery rules: photography is allowed on the grounds but keep noise low and don't climb on headstones.