WW2 historical site in Kampar gets new signboard

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KAMPAR: A new signboard for the Green Ridge World War II site here has been installed.

Malayan Historical Group chairman Shaharom Ahmad said the signboard was necessary as it provided information to visitors."We have also received plenty of feedback from the public hoping that we will install the signboard," he told reporters when met after unveiling the new signboard along Jalan Ipoh-Kampar here on Saturday .

It was put up to explain the significance of the Green Ridge World War II site here and also served as a marker for the 6.47ha site. The battle there also saw 150 British and 500 Japanese soldiers killed and buried in the same area, underlining the significance of the signboard in remembering the heroic deeds of the Allied troops during wartime Malaya.

 

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