Cenotaph, Penang - GeorgeTown, Penang Island, Malaysia.
N 05° 25.332 E 100° 20.520
47N E 648680 N 599498
A First World War Cenotaph, with additional Wars & Conflicts, added at later dates. Stands proudly alongside the beach in the UNESCO World Heritage Zone, George Town on Penang Island, Malaysia.
Waymark Code: WMW1EV
Location: Malaysia
Date Posted: 06/27/2017
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The memorial was originally erected on Armistace day, November 11th 1929 for those who fell in World War I. The inscriptions on the obelisk reads '1914-1918', however, there is a second inscription, 1939-1945 added by the 'Penang Veterans Association' to the rear of the monument.
A side plaque on black marble is inscribed with all the Wars & Conflicts Commemorated:
World War I -1914-1918
World War II -1939-1945
Siam-Burma, Death Railway -1942-1945
Malayan Emergency -1948-1960
Indonesian Confrontation -1963-1966
Re-Insurgency Period -1968-1990
Physical Address of Monument:
Padang Esplanade
George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia.
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