Fort Siloso

Siloso Road, Sentosa Island
South West, Singapore

Fort Siloso was one of the coastal fortresses which hed to defend Singapore. It is the only fort restored and nowadays it is a museum. During the Battle of Singapore, the fort shelled Japanese troops. It also sunk a troop transport vessel. The fort itself was attacked by aircraft and bombers. After the British surrender, the fort became a POW-camp.

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Text by: Fedor de Vries

Photo(s): Eric Dullaart (1,2,3), Vedanta Barooah (4,5)