ALL ASIAN WAR GRAVES PHOTOS AVAILABLE – FREE! In 2011 it was announced on the Taiwan POW Society website that photos of the graves of the former Taiwan POWs who are buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong were available from the Society to POWs, family members, historians etc. - FREE of CHARGE. At the same time it was mentioned that photos of other war graves in the cemeteries in Hong Kong were available from Tony Banham, and that the Thai-Burma Railway Centre (TBRC) in Thailand would also pass on photos from the cemeteries at Kanchanaburi, Chungkai and Thanbyuzayat, Burma - all at no cost as well. Another member living in Asia - Tony Beck, who has photographed literally tens of thousands of war graves and memorials throughout the region, has joined with us and on July 1, 2012 we launched the ASIA WAR GRAVES PHOTO GROUP (AWGPG) The purpose of the group is to distribute good quality photos of war graves and names on the various memorials from the war cemeteries located all across Asia - FREE OF CHARGE - to POWs, family members, relatives, researchers and historians – with the sole aim of keeping the memory of the veterans and POWs alive, so that present and future generations will not forget the sacrifices they have made so far from home. We want to help ensure that they are not forgotten. We offer FREE photos of ALL the graves and ALL the names on the memorials from the following countries and cemeteries: Largest Asian War Memorials completed to May 2016: Afghanistan - Camp Bastion Memorial Wall - images of c444 names available Singapore - Kranji/Singapore War Memorial - images of all c23,000 names available Myanmar/Burma - Rangoon Memorial - images of all c27,000 names available Philippines - Capas National Shrine Memorials (Bataan Death March) - images of c33,000 names available Republic Of Korea - Wall Of Remembrance (UNMCK) - images of all c41,000 names available Israel - Jerusalem Memorial - images of all c3300 names available India - Madras 1914-1918 Memorial - images of c1000 names available India - Delhi Memorial (India Gate) - images of c9500+ names available India - Kirkee Memorial 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 (Pune) - images of c2000+ names available Cemeteries - includes all graves/names on memorials - completed to May 2016: AFGHANISTAN: Helmand Province - Camp Bastion Memorial Wall BANGLADESH: Chittagong and Maynamati Cemeteries BURMA: Rangoon, Taukkyan, Thanbyuzayat Cemeteries and all Memorials CAMBODIA: (Postwar Forum) Killing Fields (Choeung Ek) and S.21 (Toul Sleng Genocide Museum) CHINA/HONG KONG: Sai Wan, Stanley, Happy Valley (12 cemeteries in total) plus all Memorials INDIA: Kohima, Imphal (2 cemeteries), Madras (5 cemeteries), Digboi, Gauhati, Calcutta (Bhowanipore), Ranchi, Delhi, Kirkee (Pune/Poona) 3 cemeteries INDONESIA: Jakarta War Cemetery, Ancol Cemetery, Ambon Cemetery and all Memorials ISRAEL: Ramlah, Khayat Beach, Jerusalem/Beersheba - brief visits Cemeteries and all Memorials JAPAN: Yokohama Commonwealth War Cemetery and British Commonwealth Forces Cemetery (post WW2) THAILAND: Kanchanaburi and Chung Kai Cemeteries and all Memorials MALAYSIA: Taiping, Labuan-Borneo, Cheras Road, Terendak Cemeteries and all Memorials PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul Cemeteries and all Memorials PHILIPPINES: CWGC graves and Bataan/Capas-Kamikaze-Manila Memorials. REPUBLIC OF KOREA: United Nations Military Cemetery in Busan (UNMCK) SINGAPORE: Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji Military Cemetery (post WW2), and all Memorials SRI LANKA/CEYLON: Colombo, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Trincomalee Cemeteries and all Memorials VIETNAM: (Postwar Forum) VC/ARVN cemeteries, Reunification Palace, HCMC museums and Qu Chi tunnels In addition, the graves of the AMERICAN POWs who died in Taiwan and are buried and commemorated in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at the Punchbowl Hawaii, the Manila American Cemetery, and National VA Cemeteries and private sites in the USA, are available from the POW Society. Our Group specializes in photos of the names on the many memorials – we have all 25,000 names on the SINGAPORE / KRANJI MEMORIAL, all 27,000 names on the TAUKKYAN / RANGOON MEMORIAL, and all the other memorials such as SAI WAN, LABUAN and YOKOHAMA. We are finding that over 60% of requests are for names on memorials and are happy to be able to supply them – FREE of CHARGE on request. Please kindly supply the location / panel number when requesting photos of names on memorials. For photos of graves and names on memorials in these respective areas, please contact: Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society - society (at) powtaiwan.org Thai-Burma Railway Centre - admin (at) tbrconline.com Tony Banham - Hong Kong War Diary - tony (at) hongkongwardiary.com Tony Beck - All Asia Cemeteries & Memorials - nt872b (at) hotmail.com "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM! " NOTE: As more cemeteries and memorials become available we will endeavour to keep you informed. Please watch our websites for update information or contact any of the above if you have a question. Please help us to spread the word about the Asia War Graves Photo Group around the FEPOW Community and we hope that many will avail themselves of our services. Never Forgotten :: The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the men who were intered in them.. The above update was recently published by Michael on his own website. We're here to help you folks...just ask! Bucklt Asia War Graves Photo Group and now, since January 2017: www.asiawargraves.com
What a fantastic offer from you and the group Tony. This offer will, I am certain, be very well received by family, friends and researchers around the world. You have been of great assistance with my RAAF project however mine pales compared to the work you and the other members of your group have undertaken. Cheers Geoff
Absolutely great news and thanks to all the many volunteers who've helped put this together. They are to be appluaded, too, for offering these photos free of charge. Tony has already helped me with research into a couple of RAF Regt casualties in Indonesia and I can vouch for the fast and friendly response and the quality of the photos too. Cheers Ian
Hi Tony Beck has helped me with my research into Walsall men and provided headstone photographs. I cannot praise him enough for his efforts to assist. Many thanks, Graeme
What a fantastic offer from you and the group Tony, you have helped me with my research into Recce men and provided headstone photographs. Cheers Paul
Tony's efforts for this and other forums has been immense. If I include the one special assignment he undertook for me, then my photo count extends well into three figures. He and the rest of the group perform an invaluable role in providing, first and foremost, images for families who would otherwise never get to see their loved ones final resting place or memorial inscription.
Not wanting to hijack a thread but the title is relevant. The National Archives of Australia (NAA – www.naa.gov.au) holds burial cards for many of the Australian & other Commonwealth personnel buried in Ambon, Jakarta & Labuan cemeteries. They hold burial cards for Australian personnel only for Sydney, Bomana, Yokohama, Kranji, Kanchanaburi, Lae & THANBYUZAYAT cemeteries. The cards provide the normal service details on the member plus any information on the search for the remains and any reburials etc. Sometimes on the back of the card is information regarding the cause of death. The cards are normally filed in plot sequence and using the CWGC will provide info on what plot number to search for. Hopefully one day this info might be of assistance when doing research into personnel buried in these cemeteries.
