Visit to Bukit Chandu and Labrador Secret Tunnels

Here's P4 Earnest with Mrs Tan, Ernest's mum. Thank you, Mrs Tan, for volunteering to help me in this trip. The pupils had lots of fun. Here are more pictures taken during the trip. As part of the post-fieldtrip homework, I tasked my pupils to write to Min Hui, who could not join us that day. Martin wrote a good letter and I would like to share with all of you.

Dear Min Hui,

My visit to Bukit Chandu Museum and Labrador Secret Tunnels

How are you? Are you feeling better? I would like to tell you about my visit to Bukit Chandu and Labrador Park. Firstly, I will tell you about my visit to Bukit Chandu Museum.

When we arrived at Bukit Chandu Museum, we saw a statue of three men who fought for Singapore. We took many photos there. We also took a class photo. Shortly after that, an elderly man brought us into the museum. He brought us to a mini theatre. Over there, we saw a short clip about how the British and Japanese fought. Then, the tour guide told us that the toughest battle was at Bukit Chandu.

Next, I will tell you about my visit to Labrador Park. We walked through some of the tunnels where the British stayed. The tunnels were quite dark and one of them was quite hot. The tunnels were built in the 1880s. There were some holes on top of the tunnels. Those were the ventilation holes. Then the tour guide brought us to another tunnel. That tunnel was even darker than the previous tunnel. The floor was built with metal.

I enjoyed the excursion very much. Visit http://www.s1942.org.sg/s1942/bukit_chandu/homepage.htm for more information about Bukit Chandu Museum.

Yours truly,

Martin Wong

If you like to know more about Prisoners-of-War (POWs), Ms Leong Mok Kam shared a website about their lives during the WWII. Thanks, Ms Leong!