Telephone enquiry on the Civilian War Memorial

Thank you for your telephone enquiry. You wanted to have general information about the Civilian War Memorial in Singapore. You can refer to the following books:

1. Title Singapore's monuments & landmarks : a philatelic ramble / Tan Wee Kiat, Edmund W.K. Lim, Kevin Y.L. Tan.
Author Tan, Wee Kiat.
Publisher Singapore : Preservation of Monuments Board : Singapore Heritage Society : Singapore Philatelic Museum, 2007.
Call no.: SING 769.5695957 TAN

2. Title Singapore landmarks : monuments, memorials, statues & historic sites / by Pugalenthi Sr.
Author Pugalenthi Sr.
Publisher Singapore : VJ Times International, 1999.
Call no.: SING 959.57 PUG -[HIS]

3. Title Singapore's heritage : through places of historical interest / Dhoraisingam S. Samuel.
Author Samuel, Dhoraisingam S.
Publisher Singapore : Elixir Consultancy Service, c1991.
Call no.: SING 959.57 SAM -[HIS]

To check the availability of the titles, please visit our online catalogue at http://www.nlb.gov.sg/

Below are websites on the Memorial:

infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_516_2004-12-23.html

www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbportal/en/home/what_to_see/world_war_ii_sites/civilian_war_memorial.html

www.newasia-singapore.com/places_to_go/world_war_ii_sites/civilian_war_memorial_20070601124.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_War_Memorial
(please note that wikipedia can be edited by members of the public and so information found there may not be entirely accurate.)


Lastly, these are some articles from the Straits Times that mentioned the Civilian War Memorial:

Another blow to sanctity of Civilian War Memorial
Straits Times, 22 May 2007, 269 words, (English)
"THE areas bordering War Memorial Park in Beach Road have seen tremendous changes since the monument was unveiled in 1967.
But with recent urban developments, as well as logistics-heavy events such as the National Day Parade and ..."

Reaching high for big scrub
Straits Times, 29 December 1994, 212 words, (English)
"THE Civilian War Memorial is being cleaned - literally inside out. This is part of the tower's routine maintenance carried out by the
Public Works Department. It takes a week just to construct the scaffolding which has to be 60 m high - ..."

The above articles can be accessed via our online database, Factiva. If you are interested, you can learn how to access the database via this link: http://dl.nlb.gov.sg/ask/eresources_guide/factiva/


I hope the above satisfies your enquiry. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to email us.