Don Rak Allied War Cemetery

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Kanchanaburi War Cemetery on Saeng Chuto Road opposite the railway station and 4 Km before the bridge contains the remains of 6982 prisoners of war who perished during the construction of the 'Death Railway'; 3568 British, 1896 Dutch, 1362 Australians, 104 Malayan, 12 Indian, 1 Canadian, 1 Burmese and 35 unknown. Initially there were 4 cemeteries in the Kanchanaburi township, one at Tha Makham (a.k.a. Tamarkam) (5 Km North) and one at Tha Mueang (Tamuang) (1 Km South). Following the Japanese surrender in 1945, the bodies from these cemeteries were exhumed and reburied in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, together with those from cemeteries along the Burma-Thailand railway south of Nieke (280 Km North of Nong Pladuk) and other cemeteries throughout Thailand. All remains of American soldiers were repatriated. A second cemetery is located at Chung Kai, while the third is at Thanbyuzayat in Myanmar.

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Source: Ayutthaya Kayaking Experience

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