{"id":8214,"date":"2013-11-04T19:56:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T11:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=8214"},"modified":"2013-11-18T14:51:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T06:51:33","slug":"sunday-17th-nov-battlefield-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2013\/sunday-17th-nov-battlefield-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 17th Nov Battlefield Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PLEASE NOTE THIS TOUR IS FULL<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Join Jon Cooper, historian and archaeologist on the Adam Road Project<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday 17th November\u00a0 for the Battlefield tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meeting point\u00a0 at the bridge on Sime Road\u00a0entering Bukit Brown, opposite the SICC traffic light. Start time: 9 a.m. Ends at 11:30 a.m. Reply to this post to register for the tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This\u00a0tour is limited to 15 persons. The size is kept small for safety reasons and for ideal interaction as Jon shares the maps, photos and stories of the battles. All things Bukit Brown<\/em>\u00a0is only the organizer as we\u00a0 support the work that Jon and his team are doing out of respect for our common heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Feb 15, 1942, Singapore fell just one week after Japanese forces landed. As they headed down south, fierce battles were fought in the Adam Park area and the fighting extended to Bukit Brown, then known as Cemetery Hill.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the evening of 14th February 1942, the rolling hills of the Bukit Brown Cemetery were suddenly engulfed in a barrage of flame and fire. It appeared like scene from Dante\u2019s \u2018Inferno\u2019. \u201d<\/p>\n

Jon Cooper, the battlefield archaeologist behind The Adam Park Project, wrote this gripping account as he retraced the battle ground route with\u00a0all things Bukit Brown<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is your chance to brush up on your history. Jon Cooper will take you through the paces. Don\u2019t miss his energetic retracing of the movements on both sides, as we commemorate the fallen. You will be expected to do some walking in the sun, so wear good walking shoes and bring snacks and water. The tour ends at the Bukit Brown Cemetery, where you will see the graves among which the soldiers sheltered and fought.<\/p>\n

Jon\u2019s post<\/strong>\u00a0on his interest in Bukit Brown and the missing soldiers is\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a visual guide to your route, cartographer Mok Ly Ying has done this wonderful\u00a0guide map<\/a>\u00a0for you.<\/p>\n

Previous tour reports here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 28 2013 tour<\/a><\/p>\n

May 26 2013 tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Oct 21 2012 tour<\/a><\/p>\n

July 22 2012 tour\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0
\n<\/a>
\nJune 17 2012 Father\u2019s Day Special<\/a><\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

To help you plan your Sunday morning and enjoy the tour, you can follow this map of a previous one:\u00a0https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msid=208524362450694978161.0004cc9d065f2a171893d&msa=0&ll=1.336901,103.817351&spn=0.003566,0.005681<\/a><\/p>\n

Jon conducts the Battlefield Tour once a month, when time permits. For other war-related stories, you can join tours by All Things Bukit Brown on the heritage tours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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