The Kanchanaburi War Cementry

Approximately 15 000 prisoners of war (POWs) and 100 000 civilan lost their lives in 1942 as sickness, malnutrition, exhaustion and mistreatment whilst constructing the railway to link Burma (now Myanmar) with Thailand) during the Japanese Occupation in WWII.
More than 5000 Commonwealth and 1800 Dutch casualties are commenorated at this cemetry.

The Commonwealth War Grave Commission is responsible for the maintenance and memorials worldwide to remember those who have fallen and the ultimate sacrifice that they have made. The nearby JEATH WAR MUSEUM was served as a reminder of the "dark" times of the conditions the POWs had to ensure whilst building the railway and the Bridge of the River Kwai. The exit of the Museum stands a lone watch tower that overlooks the river which was then the major obstacle for the railway to pass over.