Editing Kranji War Memorial (section)

=== The Origins of Kranji War Memorial ===
The Kranji War Memorial was established after '''World War II''' by the '''Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)''' to honor the men and women from the '''United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, and the Netherlands''' who lost their lives defending Singapore and Southeast Asia.

During the war, the site was originally a '''military camp and depot''' used by Allied forces. After the Japanese occupation in 1942, it became a prisoner-of-war camp and later a burial ground.

When peace returned, the graves of soldiers from all over the region were gathered here, turning Kranji into a central site of remembrance. The memorial was officially opened in '''1957''' by '''Sir Robert Black''', then Governor of Singapore.
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