Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Petagas Memorial Park.
Petagas Memorial Park will be busy every 21st January for the memorial service that being officiate by the State Government Of Sabah, Police, Army and The Navy. Petagas Memorial Park located about 9KM form Kota Kinabalu City. The Memorial services was attend by The Chief minister Of Sabah, City Mayor and many More. Public are welcome to visit it daily. For the Tamparulian who like to visit it, you are free to do it and wish your have a wonderful time when you visit there. More Story Please Read Below:
Adpted From Wikimapia.
This memorial park was erected in memory of those who died while defending Sabah against the Japanese during the world war II. It is built on the very spot where 176 of the Guerillas were massacred on 21 January 1944.
The heart-wrenching sacrifice of the brave and the fallen are revered at the Petagas War Memorial. The memorial was built in remembrance of those who lost their lives defending Sabah during the Japanese occupation in World War II. The Memorial is located on the exact spot where 176 Sabahan guerillas were massacred on January 21st, 1944.
Beautiful plaques are inscribed with the names of those who died, with well-kept lawns surrounding the area. Every year, a memorial service is held here on January 21st to commemorate those who fought and fell during the war.
Adapted From Sabah Tourism
Petagas War Memorial
Kota Kinabalu (Capital City)
The heart-wrenching sacrifice of the brave and the fallen are revered at the Petagas War Memorial. The memorial was built in remembrance of those who lost their lives defending Sabah during the Japanese occupation in World War II. The Memorial is located on the exact spot where 176 Sabahan guerillas were massacred on January 21st, 1944.
Beautiful plaques are inscribed with the names of those who died, with well-kept lawns surrounding the area. Every year, a memorial service is held here on January 21st to commemorate those who fought and fell during the war.
Getting There
A 15-minute taxi ride from the city centre will cost around RM17.00 per taxi. You can also take Bus No. 17B (headed in the direction of Putatan) from the bus station in front of the Wawasan Plaza shopping centre.
Inform the bus driver your destination and he will bring you to proper drop off point. Buses run between 6:30am to 8pm and fares are at RM2.00 per person.
Admission is free
Contact
Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu
(Kota Kinabalu City Hall)
Tel. no : +6088-521800
Fax : +6088-219175
Website: www.dbkk.sabah.gov.my
Stroy Arrangement By: Harry George
Picture: Sabah Tourism
Sources: Sabah Tourism, Wikimapia, Sabah Times
http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/destination/112-petagas-war-memorial/
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