La prison de Changi Lych Gate National Memorial Arboretum ,Staffordshire

• Contributeur: Mike Twigg,fotocapricorn / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: BBW04W
• Taille du fichier: 64,3 MB (2,1 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5732 x 3922 px | 48,5 x 33,2 cm | 19,1 x 13,1 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: mai 2009
• Lieu: National Memorial Arboretum,Alrewas,Staffordshire.UK

Informations supplémentaires

The Lych Gate is the original gate from Changi Jail in Singapore, it was designed by Captain C.D. Pickersgill and built in 1942 by the men from the 18th division who were prisoners of war at the jail.It was erected at the entrance to the jail cemetery to mark the graves of prisoners of war who had died at the camp.The gate was dismantled and brought back to the UK in 1971 when British troops withdrew from Singapore.The re-dedication of the gate took place at the Arboretum on the 8th February 2004.

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