It is important to visit and rightfully uncomfortable to do so. So many young men cut down in the prime of their life. Yet it is also heartening to see how close the British and Australians were (and still are) to have fought, struggled, and died side by side.
Climatic conditions in the region determined that the traditional Portland headstones were not used. The deceased's details are instead recorded on bronze plaques mounted on low pedestals with a powerful epitaph etched into eternity.
To the left of the picture, is a memorial housing the ashes of 300 prisoners who were cremated at Nikki (Nieke) Camp in an attempt to halt a serious Cholera epidemic in May / June 1943.