Changi

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Changi was a prison camp for Allied servicemen and civilians situated on a promontory at the eastern end of Singapore. It was set up by the Japanese after the British colony fell to them in February 1942 in barracks belonging to the British garrison. Initially it contained 50,000 British and Commonwealth troops, but many were soon sent to work in Japan and Japanese-occupied countries, and some to the Burma–Thailand railway. In May 1943 the 6,000 prisoners remaining in the camp were moved to another barracks and in May 1944, when the 2,800 civilians were interned elsewhere, to Changi gaol.

Because of the large numbers involved the Japanese made those in Changi camp responsible for their own administration, organization, and discipline, and it was guarded by members of the Indian National Army not by the Japanese. See also prisoners-of-war.

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