Kundasang War Memorial

The Kundasang War Memorial is located in Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia. It took around two (2) hours travel (by car) to Kundasang from Kota Kinabalu (the state capital of Sabah). 

Source: Google map

This place is a good visit to those who yearn to know about historical event that took place in Sabah, particularly Ranau area. 

The entrance.

This historical memorial is actually dedicated to the British and Australian soldiers who died in the Sandakan POW (prisoner-of-wars) camp during their death marches to Ranau. You can obtain more information about this memorial place once you've entered the site. The details are being showcased for public information.  

Origami for remembrance of the death. 

Information board 1.

Information board 2.

Information board 3.

The establishment of this memorial can be traced back to Major G.S. Carter DSO, a New Zealand war veteran and employee of the Shell Oil Co. (Borneo), who gave the ideas for the construction of the memorial in 1962 (Source: Lynette Ramsay Silver, Friends of Kundasang War Memorial).

This place has four interconnecting continuous areas that are connected by trail. Each area has its own concept and uniqueness. 

Monument seen right after you entered the site.

The stairs to the connected garden.

The Australian Garden

The signboard looks a bit torn up

The English Rose Garden 

The Borneo Garden with wild flowers of Mount Kinabalu

Sorry for the pale face T.T

The Contemplation Garden

Going up to the Contemplation Garden

Just...beautiful...

Behind the Contemplation Garden, there is an empty space where you can see Kundasang view. 

Beware of the high place. Your action is at your own risk XD

Haha...ignore the face....

Even though the maintenance of this place seems to be lacked off, the view is simply amazing. I hope the site management will maintain the view and will keep on improving in the future.

Thanks for reading.