Each nail represents 500 deaths. Did you know the biggest number of victims of the Railway of Death came from what is now Malaysia and Myanmar?
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The Japanese War Memorial in Kanchanaburi. The memorial was built in early 1944 by the occupying Japanese forces during World War II, just after the completion of the Thailand–Burma Railway.
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The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (Don Rak) is the main burial site for over 6,900 Allied POWs who perished constructing the "Death Railway" during World War II in Asia. It it serves as a resting place for British, Australian, and Dutch soldiers.
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The World War I Volunteer Monument, also known as the Memorial of the Siamese Expeditionary Force, is located near the Grand Palace in Bangkok. It honors the 19 Thai soldiers who died in Europe during World War I and houses their ashes.
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