Cenotaph, Penang

Cenotaph,Penang
வெறுங்கல்லறை,பினாங்கு
George Town, Penang
For Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Great War and the Second World War
The victims of Siam-Burma death railway [1]
Unveiled 1948
Location 5°25′21″N 100°20′30″E / 5.42247°N 100.34178°E / 5.42247; 100.34178Coordinates: 5°25′21″N 100°20′30″E / 5.42247°N 100.34178°E / 5.42247; 100.34178
Designed by Charles Geoffrey Boutcher

Cenotaph (Tamil:வெறுங்கல்லறை) or also known as Penang War Memorial is a war memorial, constructed in 1948 and located at the Esplanade, George Town, Penang. It lies by the sea at the intersection of Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah and Jalan Padang Kota Lama. Built in stone, it is an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, UK.The monument erected to commemorate the brave soldiers who sacrificed themselves in The Battle of Penang during World War I.[2][3][4] In reality, Penang saw very little action related to World War I, with the possible exception of the sinking of the Russian ship Zemschug by the German cruise ship Emden.

References

  1. ↑ "The Story Behind Georgetown'S Cenotaph | Simon Sundaraj-Keun". Simonsundarajkeun.wordpress.com. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. ↑ "Penang Heritage Trail - The Battle of Penang | War Memorial (Cenotaph)". Mywisewife.com. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. ↑ "Penang Heritage | War Memorial Monument and Cenotaph - The Battle of Penang". Asiarediscovery.com. 1914-10-28. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  4. ↑ "Cenotaph". Projectpenang.my. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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