Pasir Panjang Beach

Surprisingly Blue Waters of Labrador Park

Surprisingly Blue Waters of Labrador Park

Long time ago during the British era, the shore around Labrador park used to be a beach. This used to be known as Pasir Panjang Beach. Locals would come here and enjoy themselves here, and the place was really popular. Such was the popularity of this place that the rich would come and buy property here. Alas the drums of war reached this peaceful place and it became apparent to the British that Pasir Panjang Beach would be the perfect place to start a sea based invasion of Singapore during World War II.

A Machine Gun Post at Labrador Park

A Machine Gun Post at Labrador Park

As a result of this realization, barbed wires, mines and gun posts were set up along the beach primarily to defend again any Japanese invasion. On top of the hill behind the beach, large gun batteries were set up. This marked the end of what used to be the playground of the people. Alas, all these preparations went for naught as the expected southern invasion of the Japanese never happened. The Japanese crossed Malaya and made landfall in northern Singapore. This is where the Japanese assault began. Such was the failure of planning that the British were caught off guard and were unable to properly defend the island until the best way to protect the people was surrender.

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