Kranji Military Cemetery
- Country Singapore
- Total identified casualties 14 Find these casualties
- Identified casualties from First World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 1.41846, Longitude: 103.75747
Location information
Kranji Military Cemetery, which is a predominantly non-world war site, adjoins Kranji War Cemetery. Kranji War Cemetery is located at 9 Woodlands Road, at the intersection of Woodlands Rd and Turf Club Ave, 22 kilometres north of the city of Singapore. The Cemetery is known locally as Kranji Memorial, and one must be sure of the address before boarding a taxi as most taxi drivers do not know the Cemetery. There is a short, unmarked approach road to the cemetery from Woodlands Road, just to the south of Turf Club Ave. By train, take the North-South Line and alight at Kranji MRT train station (station no. NS 7). The distance from the train station to the cemetery is approximately 10 to 15 minutes away by foot. There are bus stops for the cemetery on Woodlands Road. Stop at no. 451119 (which is 2 bus stops away from Kranji Train station) or no. 45111 on the opposite side. Buses 160,170,178, 960, and 961 will take you there.
Visiting information
Kranji Military Cemetery is open every day 08:00-18:00.
History information
Kranji Military Cemetery is a substantial non-world war site of 1,422 burials, created in 1975 when it was found necessary to remove the graves of servicemen and their families from Pasir Panjang and Ulu Pandan cemeteries.
Some of the burials have since been re-classified as Commonwealth War Dead and there is also one Dutch Army burial from 1954 in the cemetery.