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  • Stephen Popplewell2404 Sabah, BorneoTraveler
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    • Day 4
    • Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8:00 AM
    • ⛅ 28 °C
    • Altitude: 14 m
    • MalaysiaSungai Sindil5°55’24” N  116°2’58” E
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    Mount KinabaluSandakan Memorial Park

    KK to Sandakan to Sepilok Nature Resort

    April 9, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    In Sandakan, we visited a War Memorial and were told quite a moving story about the 2,434 Australian prisoners who lost their lives here during WW2. They were forced to march 220km (bare foot) to Renau in the centre of Sabah - supposedly to build an airfield for the Japanese. Only 6 survived. They hold an Anzac Day Service at the Memorial Park here every year.Read more

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